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BlackBerry Price Target Raised to US$8.50 at CIBC

CIBC Capital Markets raised its price target on BlackBerry Ltd. (BB.TO, BB) to US$8.50 from US$6.Analyst Todd Coupland maintained an Outperformer rating on shares of the Canadian software company following CIBC's Technology & Innovation Conference on May 21."...Management signalled better operating visibility and a clearer path to profitable growth across both QNX and Secure Communications," Coupland said in a note to clients."For PMs, the key debate is increasingly shifting from turnaround credibility to the pace and durability of backlog growth and conversion, with QNX execution the most important driver of upside," the analyst said."In our view, that setup supports sustained momentum into F2027 and F2028, with a credible path to the high end of guidance - and potential upside versus what still looks like a conservative framework," Coupland said."We believe that if BlackBerry continues to execute, the stock will increasingly be valued on improving growth quality and margin progression rather than legacy skepticism."

BlackBerry Achieves FedRAMP Class D (High) Re-Certification

BlackBerry's (BB.TO, BB) BlackBerry AtHoc successfully completed its 2026 Class D (High) re-certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), it said on Wednesday."Re-certification with FedRAMP Class D (High) underscores the operational maturity and security rigor BlackBerry AtHoc delivers to government and critical infrastructure customers every day," said BlackBerry AtHoc General Manager Ramon Pinero. "We are the only CEM platform to reach this bar in 2025, and this re-certification reflects our sustained investment in helping organizations coordinate faster, operate more securely, and respond effectively when conditions are most demanding."Shares of the company were last seen unchanged at $8.53 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.Price: $8.57, Change: $+0.04, Percent Change: +0.47%

BlackBerry Says Achieves FedRAMP Class D (High) Re-Certification as Government Demand for Mission-Critical Communications Grows

BlackBerry Renewing Share Buyback Program

BlackBerry (BB.TO) is renewing its share buyback program, the company said on Friday.Blackberry may buy back up to 26.8 million shares from May 12, for one year.Under its previous normal course issuer bid, which expires on May 11, BlackBerry repurchased 18.1 million shares at a weighted average purchase price of US$3.85.Blackberry shares were last seen up US$0.05, to US$6.15, in U.S. pre-market trading.

BlackBerry Says This Represents Approximately 4.58% of Outstanding Public Float As At Close of Business on April 30, 2026

BlackBerry's Renewed Program Allows For Repurchase of Up to 26,785,714 of Its Common Shares

BlackBerry Announcing Renewal of Normal Course Issuer Bid Share Buyback Program

Blackberry's QNX and NVIDIA Collaborating on AI Systems

QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE and TSX:BB) announced earlier Monday an expansion of its collaboration with NVIDIA to enable developers to "build and deploy next generation, safety critical edge" AI systems on NVIDIA IGX Thor.A statement noted the expanded relationship sees QNX OS for Safety 8.0 integrated with NVIDIA IGX Thor and Halos Safety Stack.QNX announced over the weekend that Chinese electric vehicle company, Leapmotor, has selected QNX technology to serve as the foundational software platform for its forthcoming premium electric SUV, the D19. Shares in BB were down 0.8% at last look in US premarket amid a lower U.S. futures market.

Blackberry's QNX and NVIDIA Deepening Collaboration to "Advance Safety-Critical Edge AI Across Robotics, Medical, and Industrial Systems"

Blackberry Up Near 0.25% In US Premarket As Its QNX Division Collaborates With TKMS On Naval Defence Programs

QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE and TSX:BB) was at last look up 0.25% in US premarket after announcing a collaboration with TKMS, a global naval defence companies, for strategic collaboration in support of Canada's submarine program. As part of the deal, TKMS will adopt QNX's foundational software across its next generation naval platforms.A statement said the collaboration also reflects a broader industry shift toward software-defined defence platforms that deliver improved long term adaptability and reliability.

Blackberry's QNX and TKMS Collaborating to Bring Canadian Software Innovation to Global Naval Defence Programs

RBC on Blackberry Returning to Growth

RBC Capital Markets on Friday said BlackBerry (BB.TO, BB) reported solid fourth-quarter results that beat RBC and consensus estimates.The company's fiscal 2027 revenue guidance also flagged improved growth, above expectations, notes analyst Paul Treiber, who is nevertheless maintaining a sector-perform rating and US$4.50 price target on the stock to reflect compression in software peer valuations.The company is benefitting from increasing uptake of its expanded QNX portfolio: management sees middleware as an emerging opportunity, and initial interest appears positive, with Mercedes-Benz currently in discussions, Treiber notes.Secure Communications also returned to growth with BlackBerry seeing increasing demand from governments related to digital sovereignty.Price: $5.29, Change: $+0.04, Percent Change: +0.76%

TSX Down 72 Points at Midday With Most Sectors Lower

The Toronto Stock Exchange is down 72 points at midday, with most sectors lower.The worst performers are the telecoms sector and energy, down 2.3% and 1.7%, respectively.Financials and industrials are the biggest gainers, up 0.8% and 0.5% respectively.The tenuous two-week ceasefire in the Middle East is holding, albeit by a thread, as attacks on Lebanon continue and Iran says traffic in the Strait of Hormuz will remain restricted to around a dozen ships per day (versus over 100 before the war). Formal peace talks begin Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan to try to bridge the seemingly large differences between the U.S.'s 15-point and Iran's 10-point plans.In company news, G2 Goldfields (GTWO.TO) has jumped near 74% to $10.46 after G Mining Ventures (GMIN.TO) said this morning it is acquiring the company in a $3.0 billion all-share transaction with G2 shareholders receiving 0.212 GMIN common shares per G2 share held. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of this year.BlackBerry (BB.TO) is up 11% to $5.45 after it reported better than expected revenues for the fourth quarter, led by its QNX unit, and forecast better than expected growth in fiscal 2027.