Why Ubiquiti Networks Shares Rose

Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.

What: Shares of Ubiquiti Networks (NAS: UBNT) , a provider of wireless networking products and solutions, are headed higher by as much as 13% after receiving an analyst upgrade.

So what: Today's move higher is being precipitated by brokerage firm Wunderlich, which upgraded its rating on Ubiquiti to buy from hold while keeping its price target at $35. The move follows Wedbush Securities, which also initiated coverage of the stock with an outperform rating and a $29 price target earlier this month.

Now what: As with all analyst upgrades and downgrades they should be taken with a grain of salt and shouldn't change your investment thesis on a company despite the wild price swings they may cause. As a case in point, Wunderlich downgraded Ubiquiti to hold from buy just four weeks ago! Not much has changed fundamentally with Ubiquiti within that time period, yet Wunderlich has now done a complete flip-flop with its rating on the company. That's why I give little credence to analyst ratings.

As for Ubiquiti, the company reported a 130% increase in sales and a 79% jump in earnings last quarter; so if you're an optimist, I'd say your investment thesis still seems very much intact.

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