Red Hat Company Profile (NYSE:RHT)

Red Hat trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "RHT."

Red Hat Inc (NYSE:RHT) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March, 27th. The company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.61. The company had revenue of $628.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $618.64 million. Red Hat had a return on equity of 20.57% and a net margin of 10.36%. The firm's revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.52 earnings per share. View Red Hat's Earnings History.

Red Hat is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, June, 20th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Red Hat.

Red Hat updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, March, 27th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.60-2.64 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.59. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.72-2.76 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.71 billion.Red Hat also updated its Q1 guidance to $0.52-0.53 EPS.

29 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Red Hat's stock. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $110.00. On average, they expect Red Hat's share price to reach $91.38 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Red Hat.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Red Hat stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Red Hat Inc. is a leading developer and provider of open source software and services, including the Red Hat Linux operating system. Unlike proprietary software, open source software has publicly available source code and can be copied, modified and distributed with minimal restrictions. The web site, REDHAT.COM, is a leading online source of information and news about open source software and one of the largest online communities of open source software users and developers. " (5/3/2017)
• 2. Drexel Hamilton analysts commented, "Last night, Red Hat reported strong 4Q:FY17 results and a better than expected 1Q:FY18 revenue outlook, combined with a solid initial guidance for FY:18. As such, we are increasing our estimates and raising our 12-month price target to $110.00 from $105.00." (3/28/2017)
• 3. Barclays PLC analysts commented, "A Strong Finish to the Year: After these results, we think Red Hat shares should be able to move higher from current levels. The company delivered on all the main aspects that investors are focused on: healthy billings growth, reacceleration of emerging product growth, strong backlog growth, and the return of leverage in the model. We think that investors will want to pay a higher multiple for a story that is finally coming together, hence, we maintain our Overweight rating." (3/28/2017)
• 4. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "RHT reported very strong F4Q results that are solid even when taking into account the performance over the last two quarters, including the F3Q quarter that was very weak. Guidance was also better than consensus estimates, but implies only single digit billings growth in the first half, low teens for the year, and no new business growth by our calculations. Margins continue to be flat, which we expect to persist." (3/28/2017)
• 5. William Blair analysts commented, " Red Hat turned in a strong fiscal fourth quarter, topping revenue consensus by $10 million and meeting the Street estimate on non-GAAP EPS (reported EPS would have been $0.02 higher if not for a higher-than-expected tax rate). The much-scrutinized billings metric accelerated sharply to 29% year-over-year growth versus guidance of midteens growth and compared with 9% and 19% growth in the previous two quarters, respectively. Also noteworthy was rolling-12-month billings growth of 19% (in constant currency), the highest level in five quarters." (3/28/2017)

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Red Hat's management team includes the folowing people:

• Henry Hugh Shelton USA, Independent Chairman of the Board
• James M. Whitehurst, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Eric Ryan Shander, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Michael R. Cunningham, Executive Vice President, General Counsel
• Arun Oberoi, Executive Vice President - Global Sales and Services
• DeLisa K. Alexander J.D., Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer
• Paul J. Cormier, Executive Vice President, President - Products and Technologies
• Sohaib Abbasi, Independent Director
• W. Steve Albrecht, Independent Director
• Charlene T. Begley, Independent Director

Red Hat's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.65%), Jennison Associates LLC (5.70%), FMR LLC (5.67%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (1.99%), Sustainable Growth Advisers LP (1.36%) and DF Dent & Co. Inc. (1.01%). Company insiders that own Red Hat stock include Arun Oberoi, Delisa Alexander, General Henry Hugh Shelton, James M Whitehurst, Jeff Clarke, Michael Cunningham, Paul J Cormier and William S Kaiser. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Red Hat.

Red Hat's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jennison Associates LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, William Blair Investment Management LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD, TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC, Lazard Asset Management LLC, Strs Ohio and Granahan Investment Management Inc. MA. Company insiders that have sold Red Hat stock in the last year include Arun Oberoi, Delisa Alexander, General Henry Hugh Shelton, James M Whitehurst, Michael Cunningham, Paul J Cormier and William S Kaiser. View Insider Buying and Selling for Red Hat.

Red Hat's stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P., MARSHALL WACE ASIA Ltd, Marshall Wace North America L.P., TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., BB&T Securities LLC, FMR LLC and Quantitative Investment Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Red Hat.

Shares of Red Hat can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Red Hat stock can currently be purchased for approximately $88.58.