The downbeat sentiment was largely attributed to the company’s guidance for the upcoming period ending in October. Excluding certain items, the company stated that it expected earnings in a range of $0.31 to $0.32, which falls short of the average expectation of $0.34 by analysts. The lowered guidance has largely been attributed to increased competition as companies like Oracle (ORCL) and SAP AG (SAP) move more aggressively into this cloud computing model.
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