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A lock icon, signifying an encrypted Internet connection, is seen on an Internet Explorer browser in a file photo illustration. Internet security company FireEye Inc gets a 3 rating from StockReports+Reuters

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FireEye Inc. (FEYE-Q) gets an overall rating of 3 from StockReports+. The current score for FireEye is on a negative trend as it fell to 3 from 4 on June 14. The recent change in its Average Score was primarily due to a decline in its Earnings and Risk component scores. Its score of 3 places it among the bottom quartile of stocks scored.

Earnings -- Rating: 7 --  The outlook for FireEye's earnings is neutral, with mixed earnings expectations and performance. It score is higher than the 6 rating for the software and IT Services Group and Sector. The company has reported four positive earnings surprises in the past four quarters.

Fundamentals -- Rating: 1 -- The outlook for the stock's fundamentals is negative, with weak fundamentals such as low profit margins, high debt levels or falling dividends. The score for its industry averages 3.9, much higher than FireEye's 1 rating. The company's net margin has been lower than its industry average for each of the past five years. It currently does not pay a dividend.

Risk -- Rating: 2 --  FireEye's risk profile is negative, with variable return patterns and high volatility. It's rating of 2 is much more bearish than the 4.6 rating for the Software and IT Services Group. Its shares are often more volatile than the market as a whole.

Price Momentum -- Rating: 10 -- The outlook for the price momentum of the stock is positive with strong recent price performance or entering a favourable seasonal period. On June 24, FireEye closed at $50.95, which is 7.9 per cent below its 52-week high and 105.4 per cent above its 52-week low. They're 11 per cent above their 50-day moving average of $45.89, and 35.4 per cent above their 200-day moving average of $37.62.

Insider Trading -- Rating: 1 -- The outlook is negative with recent or a longer term trend of selling by company insiders. That rating is more bearish thatn the Software and IT Services industry group average of 4.3. Since the beginning of the current quarter, sales by FireEye executives have totalled $59.4-million (U.S.), which exceeds the five-year, second-quarter sell average of $33.1-million.

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