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FireEye Curbs 2016 Loss Expectations, But Stock Still Tumbles

FireEye ( FEYE ) curbed its loss expectations for 2016 by a nickel at the midpoint of its guidance range as the cybersecurity firm slashed its capital expenditures view by $15 million, but its shares still fell. FireEye stock was down 2.5%, near 18, in afternoon trading on the stock market today , after shares had risen for nine straight trading days. Shares edged up last week during the cybersecurity RSA Conference in San Francisco. At the conference, FireEye announced a partnership with agent-less vendor ForeScout Technologies and unveiled an endpoint exploit-protection product. And its $275 million  iSight Partners acquisition is already bearing fruit, FireEye executives told IBD. Tuesday, FireEye cut its 2016 capital expenditures view to $35 million vs. its earlier guidance for $50 million. FireEye sees $1.20 to $1.27 losses per share ex items, trimming earlier views for $1.25 to $1.32. FireEye reiterated sales guidance for $815 million to $845 million, which would be up 33% vs. 2015. FireEye retained its billings ex items guidance for $975 million to $1.055 billion. The consensus of 34 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected $829.9 million in sales and a per-share loss ex items of $1.30. Positive cash flow is still expected to come in at $70 million to $80 million, FireEye said. The updated guide comes as FireEye kicks off its 2016 analyst briefing. IBD’s 25-company Computer Software-Security industry group, which ranks a lowly No. 177 out of 197 groups, was down 1% Tuesday afternoon. FireEye stock has a low IBD Composite Rating of 17 out of a possible 99. Verisign ( VRSN ), Palo Alto Networks ( PANW ) and Check Point Software Technology ( CHKP ) stocks lead the group with CRs of 84, 79 and 73, respectively.

Move Over Palo Alto: 2 Other Hot Cyber Stocks

Cybersecurity stock Palo Alto Networks (PANW) leads the Security-Software industry group with an IBD Composite Rating of 98 out of 99. Palo Alto crushed fiscal fourth-quarter estimates late Wednesday and sees larger deals with larger customers. Its shares have risen 44% so far this year. Let’s take a look at two other stocks in the group that are showing compelling chart action: Verisign (VRSN) and Imperva (IMPV). Verisign is working on a flat

Top 10 Cyberthreats For 2015: VeriSign Report

Corporations and government agencies can expect more frequent and severe cyberattacks this year as mobile and point-of-sale devices and Windows XP users come under siege, network security firm VeriSign (VRSN) said Monday in a list of top 10 cyberthreats and trends for 2015. VeriSign researchers say cybercriminals continued to employ Microsoft (MSFT)’s Windows-based banking Trojans as a key tactic last year. They also significantly changed their