** Netgear NTGR.O shares up 33.6%, on track for biggest daily
pct gain on record, to $21.30
** Shares of the home networking company had earlier risen
as much as $21.63, its highest level since Dec. 13
** NTGR disclosed in an SEC filing late Wed that it had
reached a settlement agreement regarding all pending patent
litigation, and boosted its Q3 revenue guidance from between
$160 mln to $174 mln to between $170 mln to $180 mln
** Also sees Q3 GAAP operating margin between 48%-51% vs
prior guidance of a negative 15.2% to a negative 12.3%
** Raymond James raised its price target on the stock to $22
from $17 on Thursday
** NTGR shares now up 45.5% YTD
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak)
((charles.mikolajczak@tr.com; @ChuckMik;))