** Shares of Dropbox DBX.O up ~2% in choppy early trading
after the file hosting service co reports stronger-than-expected
Q1 results
** Its stock was last at $23.60
** Based on late Thurs report, DBX posted Q1 rev up 3.3%
yr/yr at $631.30 mln vs Wall St expectations of $628.67 mln, per
LSEG data
** Analysts at Jefferies in a note write that DBX delivered
a "modest top line and bottom line beat," but add that
"questions around growth still remain."
** Jefferies has a "hold" rating on DBX; overall analyst
recommendations on the stock are three "buy", six "hold" and
three "sell" ratings, per LSEG
** Median PT of $28 down for $30 a month ago
** Including session move, DBX is down ~20% YTD vs >9% gain
in the Nasdaq .IXIC
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch)
((caroline.valetkevitch@thomsonreuters.com))