Sophos Group plc is a security software and hardware company. Sophos develops products for communication endpoint, encryption, network security, email security and mobile security as well as unified threat management. Sophos is focused on providing security software to organizations, businesses, and individual users. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange 1 July 2015
LSE: SOPH

5 Apr
Deutsche Bank
N/A
Buy
5 Apr
Citigroup
380.00
Buy

Final results due on Wednesday.

Even after the very bullish update on 4th April there could be scope for further upgrades after the worldwide cyber attack yesterday.

LedZep4 love it , first Zep album i heard and it blew my mind a very underrated band , listened to 3 and 1 the other day , stonking .

Victim,

LZ4 was indeed an extraordinary album. I was privileged enough to see them at Knebworth in 1979 (crowd of approximately 120,000) and also see Page & Plant at Shepherds Bush Empire in 1995 (approx. 2000 people) - tickets for the latter obtained courtesy of a tip off given by Ronnie Wood to my friend who was doing some electrical work at his house !!!

Happy days.

Anyway I think this could be a good week for Sophos.

;o)

Good call here LedZep4. In long on the spreads this morn for a quick punt @ 348.88p stop to lock in profit @ 358.88.

Stairway To Heaven classic :0)

08:30 15/05/2017
Broker Forecast - Deutsche Bank issues a broker note on Sophos Group Plc
Deutsche Bank today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Sophos Group Plc (LON:SOPH) and raised its price target to 350p (from 290p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

Final results

Business highlights
·      FY17 reported billings grew 18.2% to $632.1 million, or by 19.9% at constant currency, with strong momentum across all regions and products, in new business and renewals
·      Cash flow growth exceptionally strong, with unlevered free cash flow almost tripling to $133.4 million
·      Very strong performance from Sophos Central, growing 220% to $87.7 million from $27.4 million in the prior year; now representing 17.1% of subscription billings (FY16: 6.5%)
·      Enduser security increased by 24.4% to $298.5 million and network security grew by 17.8% to $319.1 million at constant currency, reflecting continued market share gains
·      Operating loss increased over prior-year, primarily as a consequence of cost increases associated with the strong growth in billings, whilst the majority of revenue is deferred and recognised over time
·      Deferred revenue grew 16.5%, growing $82.3 million to $581.0 million, increasing visibility of future revenue growth
·      Cash EBITDA margin increase by 110 basis points to 23.7%
·      Net renewal rate (including cross-sell and upsell) increased to 106% (FY16: 102%) with UTM/endpoint cross-sell at 9.6% (FY16: 7.4%)
·      Launch in September of Intercept X, a next-generation endpoint protection application, featuring signature-less anti-exploit and anti-ransomware capabilities, already with more than 8,000 customers
·      Integration of Invincea's machine learning technology progressing well, with new endpoint protection solution expected to be available in Sophos Central in 2017
·      Final dividend of 3.3 US Cents per share, an increase of 200%; total dividend for the year of 4.6 US Cents, an increase of 156% over the prior year

Well positioned in the market, with recent attacks.

The Co founder, Dr. Peter Lammer was in the year below me at School!

Will he give you a job in the company. lol

:-)

17 May
Shore Capital
N/A
Sell

15 May
Deutsche Bank
350.00

Deutsche Bank today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Sophos Group Plc (LON:SOPH) and raised its price target to 430p (from 350p).

JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its overweight investment rating on Sophos Group Plc (LON:SOPH) and raised its price target to 430p (from 360p).

Nice.

Out the spreads @400p back on watch list.

Shares - could go 28% higher.

26 Jun
Morgan Stanley
N/A
Overweight

bought in June at 416 now 34.6% up and rising

Well done. :-))

09:00 27/10/2017
Broker Forecast - JP Morgan Cazenove issues a broker note on Sophos Group Plc
JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its overweight investment rating on Sophos Group Plc (LON:SOPH) and raised its price target to 630p (from 610p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com