For the quarter ended March 2025, Juniper Networks (JNPR) reported revenue of $1.28 billion, up 11.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.43, compared to $0.29 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.85% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.26 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.41, the EPS surprise was +4.88%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Juniper performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net revenues- Wide Area Networking: $407.90 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $364.04 million.
• Net revenues- Data Center: $177.20 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $199.49 million.
• Net revenues- Service: $525.20 million versus $496.69 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Net revenues- Hardware Maintenance and Professional Services: $400.90 million compared to the $402.60 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Net revenues- Product: $755 million compared to the $758.15 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Net revenues- Campus and Branch: $294.20 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $274.49 million.
• Non-GAAP Gross margin- Service: $385.30 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $362.58 million.
• Non-GAAP Gross margin- Product: $385.40 million compared to the $400.11 million average estimate based on three analysts.

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Shares of Juniper have returned +0.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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