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title: "New CFO, Court Drama Leaves BlackBerry (TSE:BB) Down Somewhat"
description: "BlackBerry's stock was down slightly following the appointment of a new CFO and a court case involving the CEO. The court dismissed claims against the CEO, but allowed the plaintiff to modify the comp"
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published_at: "2024-07-29T16:02:32.000Z"
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# New CFO, Court Drama Leaves BlackBerry (TSE:BB) Down Somewhat

> BlackBerry's stock was down slightly following the appointment of a new CFO and a court case involving the CEO. The court dismissed claims against the CEO, but allowed the plaintiff to modify the complaint. The company is also looking to separate its cybersecurity operations from its IoT operations. Analysts have a Hold rating on the stock with a potential upside of 24.98%.

Despite a couple of new moves—one connected to the C-suite and another connected to a court case involving the C-suite—BlackBerry (TSE:BB) investors were pretty ambivalent about BlackBerry stock in Monday morning’s trading session. Shares were ultimately down modestly in Monday morning’s trading.

First came good news for BlackBerry in court, as a US judge—Sallie Kim—tossed out three claims against the company’s CEO, John Giamatteo. Late Friday, a claim that Giamatteo was at least somewhat responsible for creating a “hostile work environment,” mostly due to lack of evidence that Giamatteo’s behavior was “…pervasive or severe.”

Issues of discrimination in pay, as well as issues of wages being in arrears, were also tossed out, as the plaintiff involved in the case failed to even state a claim on those points. Though Kim ultimately agreed with BlackBerry in most points, Kim was willing to allow the plaintiff to modify the complaint and try again another time, which means BlackBerry isn’t quite out of the woods on that point.

## **C-Suite Shakeup**

Meanwhile, BlackBerry also staged a roster move, bringing in a new chief financial officer (CFO) to replace outgoing officer Steve Rai. Taking the slot is Tim Foote, who comes in as BlackBerry is looking to branch off its cybersecurity operations from its internet of things (IoT) operations to improve focus.

Rai, for his part, is departing the company “to pursue other opportunities,” a classic old statement if ever there was one. Foote, meanwhile, previously served as CFO of the cybersecurity division, which means branching into CFO for the whole operation is a reasonable progression. More work, maybe, but not exactly unfamiliar ground for him.

## **Is BlackBerry Stock a Buy or Sell?**

Turning to Wall Street, analysts have a Hold consensus rating on TSE:BB stock based on one Buy and three Holds assigned in the past three months, as indicated by the graphic below. After a 49.18% loss in its share price over the past year, the average TSE:BB price target of C$4.22 per share implies 24.98% upside potential.

**See more TSE:BB analyst ratings**

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