Antonio Neri
Anjali Sundaram | CNBC
Juniper Networks shares soared greater than 20% in prolonged buying and selling on Monday after the Wall Avenue Journal reported that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is in “superior talks” to accumulate the corporate for round $13 billion.
A deal might be introduced as quickly as this week, the Journal stated, citing folks aware of the matter. Juniper and HPE representatives did not instantly reply to CNBC’s requests for remark.
Juniper, which has lengthy competed with Cisco within the networking gear market, underperformed the tech trade final 12 months. The corporate’s inventory worth fell about 8% in 2023, whereas the Nasdaq Composite gained 43%. HPE rose almost 10%.
Juniper’s income shrank 1% within the third quarter from a 12 months earlier to $1.4 billion.
A deal may bolster HPE’s efforts to problem Cisco, the main supplier of networking switches. Within the newest quarter, HPE reported 2% income development from a 12 months earlier. Its fastest-growing phase within the quarter was Clever Edge, which incorporates knowledge middle switching.
HPE held $4 billion in money and equivalents on the finish of October.
HPE was fashioned in 2015, when Hewlett-Packard break up into two firms. HP, the opposite spinout, makes PCs and printers.
For the reason that break up, HPE has largely averted making splashy acquisitions. Its largest deal was the $1.5 billion buy of supercomputer maker Cray in 2019.
In Could, HPE agreed to promote its stake within the Chinese language three way partnership H3C for $3.5 billion. An govt stated on the firm’s analyst assembly in October that HPE does not plan to carry extra money over the long run.
Learn the total Wall Avenue Journal report right here.
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