Can Research In Motion Be a Four-Bagger?

By Evan Niu, CFA – Nov 22, 2012 at 4:01PM

NYSE: BB

BlackBerry

Market Cap

$2B

Today's Change

(-1.43%) -$0.04

Current Price

$2.75

Price as of April 19, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

One analyst thinks it's a possibility.

Struggling BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (BB -1.43%) recently received a rare analyst upgrade from Jefferies analyst Peter Misek. Carriers are starting to show more interest in BlackBerry 10, but they have a vested interest in reducing the influence of Apple (AAPL -1.22%) iOS and Google (GOOGL -1.23%) Android. Meanwhile, Microsoft (MSFT -1.27%) continues to eye RIM's No. 3 spot in the smartphone market. The best-case scenario that Misek sees is that BlackBerry 10 matches iOS and Android competitively in features, but he believes the platform's success could skyrocket shares to $43 over the next 12 months -- a 300% upside from current prices.

See more in the following video with Fool contributor Evan Niu.

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