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SPIRENT SPT......

Latest Broker SP targets on this stock.........

Date Broker name New Price Old price target New price target Broker change

06-Apr-11 Panmure Gordon Buy 136.70p 164.00p - Reiteration
06-Apr-11 Morgan Stanley Equal-weight 136.70p - 160.00p New Coverage

Should provide some nice upside.

Broker upgrade just out for SPT......

Spirent Communications
FTSE 250
Communications
Buy
165
134.4
22.8%
Singer Capital Markets

SP Target 165p 22.8% upside.

The arrival of the new 4G mobile networks this year is likely to give telecoms testing business Spirent a major boost. New product development and acquisitions have added unique technology capabilities, which mean its more profitable than industry rivals despite trading on a similar rating.

The share price should rally ahead of its 2012 full year results announcement on 28 Feb. The share has fallen from a high of 170p in Sept. Some analysts are targeting a 23% upside for the shares over the coming months. Current PE of 13 perhaps re-rating to a sector average rating of 16. Broker Panmure Gordon believes the shares could hit 184p as the market re-rates the stock.

Re-rating , getting towards PG target of 184p

Sold my holding

London, UK - 2 March 2017: Spirent Communications plc ("Spirent", the "Company" or the "Group") (LSE: SPT), a leading communications technology company, today announces its full year results for the financial year ended 31 December 2016.

Performance highlights
· Strong growth in largest business, Networks & Applications, revenue increased 6 per cent driven by strong demand for high-speed Ethernet and test automation, operating profit before exceptional items up 33 per cent.
· Positioning delivered strong growth, although revenue in Wireless & Positioning reduced 14 per cent due to the contraction in the device test market. Operating profit before exceptional items increased 15 per cent and operating margin before exceptional items rose to 14.4 per cent due to strong performance in Positioning and operating expense management.
· Service Assurance revenue decreased by 17 per cent as expected, reflecting part of the non-repeating contract for hand-held test tools delivered in 2015, while maintaining operating margin before exceptional items at 14.6 per cent.
· 18 new products were launched including the industry's first Quint-speed high-speed Ethernet product covering 100G, 50G, 40G, 25G and 10G, the industry's first 2.5G and 5G BASE-T Ethernet test solution, software-as-a-service solution for network and cloud testing, next-generation channel emulator, an innovative security test product and a mid-range global navigation satellite system (GNSS) simulator.
· Major contract won with Tier-1 service provider for active testing in the network.
· Completed our security test product (CyberFlood) and launched our security consulting practice (SecurityLabs). Closed deals with a large global telecoms company, a leading security products vendor and a global financial institution.
· Received Duke of Edinburgh's Navigation Award for Technical Achievement.

Business review
· Business review undertaken to accelerate progress on strategy.
· Sought to identify areas most likely to deliver combination of long-term operational success and optimal earnings growth potential.
· From a wide portfolio of technical offerings, we have decided to narrow our focus on key growth areas and combine business units which result in synergies for both technical and customer offerings, allowing a more streamlined management structure. Reorganisation around three focused segments driven by market trends: Networks & Security, Lifecycle Service Assurance and Connected Devices.
· Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment of $69.1 million taken in the year, reflecting the impact of narrowing of focus and new segmentation, relating to the Wireless, Device Intelligence and Developer Tools lines of business.

Outlook
Strategic contract wins in our core business in 2016 for high-speed Ethernet test systems, virtualisation, cloud, and active test in operational networks for major service providers, combined with competitive wins with new security test solutions, give the Board confidence to expect growth in 2017.

Eric Hutchinson, Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"We are focusing the business on the large sustainable growth vectors that matter most to our customers. These are driven by the exponential growth in data, the virtualisation of networks and assurance against cyber security threats. Our competitive wins and market share gains demonstrate that we are on track and are well positioned for future growth."

Barclays Capital today reaffirms its equal weight investment rating on Spirent Communications PLC (LON:SPT) and raised its price target to 101p (from 74p).