*Cisco shares rise 9 pct in early trading. Aug 16- Shares of Cisco Systems Inc jumped 9 percent on Thursday as a dividend hike and share buyback plan overshadowed comments that business conditions in Europe would not improve anytime soon for the network equipment maker.
*Adtran Inc: Cowen starts with underperform- Theflyonthewall.com. *Juniper Networks: Cowen starts with neutral- Theflyonthewall.com. *Infoblox: Cowen starts with outperform- Theflyonthewall.com.
April 26- F5 Networks Inc:. *FBR cuts to market perform from outperform- theflyonthewall.com. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
Stocks rose, boosted by gains in shares of materials companies, including iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources, and by a drop in weekly jobless claims. **IMPERIAL OIL LTD, $39.78, up 1.6 pct.
Stocks edged higher on Thursday, as investors digested a raft of earnings and a drop in initial jobless claims, though declines in Dow components ExxonMobil and 3 M Co capped the advance. **IMPERIAL OIL LTD, $39.36, up 0.6 pct.
April 25- F5 Networks Inc:. *Sterne Agee cuts price target to $87 from $95; rating buy. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
Stocks edged higher on Thursday, as investors digested a raft of earnings and a drop in initial jobless claims, though declines in Dow components ExxonMobil and 3 M Co capped the advance. **IMPERIAL OIL LTD, $39.36, up 0.6 pct.
April 25- F5 Networks Inc:. *Northland Capital cuts price target to $80 from $83. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
**COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO, Wednesday close $117.90. Colgate-Palmolive Co posted lower quarterly profit on Thursday as sales grew but the recent devaluation of the Venezuelan bolivar led to a hefty charge. Net income rose to $550 million, or 46 cents per share, in the first quarter from $412 million, or 35 cents per share, a year earlier.
April 25- F5 Networks Inc:. *Lazard cuts target price to $90 from $100; rating buy. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
April 25- F5 Networks Inc:. *MKM Partners cuts price target to $90 from $100; rating buy. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
April 25- F5 Networks Inc:. *Piper Jaffray cuts price target to $80 from $82. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
April 25- F5 Networks Inc:. *Nomura raises target price to $88 from $85; rating buy. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
April 25- F5 Networks Inc:. *UBS cuts target price to $80 from $105; rating neutral. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.