Medtronic (MDT): In-Line Quarter, Raising PT - Piper Jaffray

Piper Jaffray analyst, Brooks West, raised his PT on Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) to $93 from $85 after the company reported F4Q revenue of $7.57B (+6%cc) vs. consensus of $7.49B. EPS of $1.27, was $0.01 above consensus but the Street’s expectation for 300bp of sequential operating leverage fell short .

Management stated that the benefit of FX hedges to the bottom line were rolling off which will result in $0.20-0.25 of EPS benefit from hedging gains in FY16 not repeating in FY17. Additionally, one less selling week in F1Q17 vs. the prior year period would impact FY17 revenue growth by 150bps (~600bp in 1Q17). FX looks to be less of a headwind than expected and FY17 EPS increases 0.05 to $4.64 from $4.59.

Medtronic’s analyst day will be held on Monday, June 6. No change to Overweight rating.

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Shares of Medtronic, Inc. closed at $80.48 yesterday.

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