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Microsoft, IBM, HPE May Lead 2016 M&A Software Deals

Well, they’re not exactly handicapping, but FBR Capital Markets and its prolific analyst Daniel Ives have released their “Top 2016 M&A Marriages” among software companies, expressly “in no particular order,” other than 1 through 10, issued Wednesday morning in a research note. They are — drum roll, please: 1) Cisco Systems (CSCO) and NetApp (NTAP) 2) Cisco and FireEye (FEYE) 3) IBM (IBM) and Splunk (SPLK) 4) IBM and Qlik (QLIK) 5) Hewlett Packard

‘Mega Breaches’ Drive Growth At Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks (PANW)topped two investment banks’ 2016 stock winners lists, and one analyst suggests the cybersecurity firm’s rising tide could buoy other security software makers, including Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Fortinet (FTNT), Imperva (IMPV) and Proofpoint (PFPT). But the analyst says 2016 might also leave FireEye (FEYE) to drown. FBR analyst Daniel Ives upped his price target on Palo Alto Networks stock to 235 from 210

Palo Alto Networks Swamps FireEye, Cisco, Check Point

Palo Alto Networks’ (PANW) fiscal Q1 beat-and-raise late Monday came at the expense of rivals Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and FireEye (FEYE), analysts wrote Tuesday. Palo Alto Networks stock was rising for a seventh consecutive day, up 5% in midday trading in the stock market today, above 181. Shares hit an all-time high of 199 on July 24 and are up more than 45% this year. On Tuesday, at least seven analysts