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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (CRUS, ASML, GERN, COCO)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 8:51am | 129Cirrus Logic Inc (NASDAQ: CRUS) dipped 5.33% to $15.45 in the pre-market session. Analyst Tore Svanberg of Stifel Nicolaus downgraded CRUS from "buy" to "hold." ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ: ASML) lost 3.91% to $26.55 in the pre-market session. ASML is expected to earn $0.95 per share in the next...
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Citi Sees 60% Upside In Shares Of Veeco Instruments Inc (VECO)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 8:50am | 257Citi Investment Research has a $52 price target and a Buy/High Risk rating on shares of Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: VECO) after the sell off in shares may be overdone. This $52 price target represents a nearly 60% return from current levels. In a note to investors, Citi writes, "Fears of order...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (DTPI, FMCN, AVII, VECO)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 8:35am | 176Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Inc (NASDAQ: DTPI) rose 30.40% to $12.44 in the pre-market session. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has agreed to buy all of the outstanding common shares of DTPI for $378 million or $12.50 per share in cash, representing a premium of 31% to DTPI's closing...
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Majoring in the Minors
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 4:53pm | 1991The lead story today on one of the more popular news websites today is titled “10 things Obama must do in 10 weeks”. These were earth shattering recommendations, worthy of real focus for the most powerful man in the world. The top few suggestions were: Simplify the message, Channel Ronald Reagan,...
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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (NANO, HSFT, HANS, UNCA)
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 12:20pm | 149Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ: NANO) shares reached $14.50 to create a new 52-week high, before falling to $14.44, representing a 6.73% gain. WSCI’s quarterly revenue surged 250.20% y/y. HiSoft Technology International Ltd (NASDAQ: HSFT) shares rose 3.97% to touch a new 52-week high of $16.50....
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Nanometrics Inc. - Aggressive Growth
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 8:19am | 553Nanometrics (NANO) is up sharply on its most recent earnings report. But shares are still a great value after sizable estimate revisions. Company Description Nanometrics makes control metrology systems used by semiconductor, LED, data storage and solar photovoltaic manufacturers. The systems are...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (COCO, ASML, RIMM, DELL)
Friday, August 20, 2010 - 8:25am | 128Corinthian Colleges Inc (NASDAQ: COCO) dipped 7.41% to $5 in the pre-market session. COCO has reported weaker-than-expected Q4 earnings. ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ: ASML) lost 3.82% to $27.97 in the pre-market session. ASML was also among the list of top pre-market gainers yesterday. Research In...
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Verigy Beats on Top and Bottom Line (VRGY)
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 4:11pm | 218Verigy, Ltd. (VRGY) reports Q2 EPS of $0.21 versus estimates of $0.16. Verigy, Ltd. reports revenues of $154 million versus estimates of $147.57 million. Revenue increased 77% year over year and 28% sequentially. For the fourth quarter ending October 31, 2010, the company is providing the following...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Suntech Power Holdings Company, Real Goods Solar, China Sunergy, ReneSola and Foster Wheeler AG - Press Releases
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 2:34pm | 1223For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 19, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Suntech Power Holdings Company Ltd. (STP), Real Goods Solar Inc. (RSOL), China Sunergy Co. Ltd. (CSUN), ReneSola Ltd. (SOL) and Foster Wheeler AG (FWLT ). Here are highlights from Wednesday’s Analyst Blog:...
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Applied Grows But Misses - Analyst Blog
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 2:13pm | 1809Applied Materials’ (AMAT) third quarter earnings missed the Zacks Consensus by 8 cents. This was in spite of the revenue beat of 6.1% and mainly on account of a higher-contribution from the loss-making EES unit (even excluding the one-time inventory adjustments, EES segment margins declined 309...
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Company News for August 19, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 1:34pm | 771• Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) posted a second quarter loss of 19 cents per share, one cent above Zacks estimates, on revenues of $10.5 billion, below Zacks estimates of $10.6 billion • Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) posted in-line second quarter earnings of 20 cents a share; however, revenues of $5.5...
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Deutsche Bank Reiterates Hold Rating on Applied Materials (AMAT)
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 9:12am | 179Deutsche Bank is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Hold rating on Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT); it has a $12.50 price target on the stock. The DB analysts cited the company’s recent earnings report, which was better than expected due to stronger revenue...
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Goldman Sachs Reiterates Buy Rating on Applied Materials (AMAT)
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 9:10am | 152Goldman Sachs is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Buy rating on Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT); it has a 6-month price target of $17.00. The GS analysts cited the company’s recent earnings report, which was better than expected due to higher than expected...
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Applied Materials Target Lowered At J.P. Morgan (AMAT)
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 8:19am | 151J.P.Morgan Chase & Co. is lowering its price target on Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) from $14 to $11, but keeping its Overweight rating after the company reported earnings yesterday after the bell In the research note, J.P. Morgan states, "Applied reported a strong F3Q10 (Jul) with...
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3 Chinese Solar Stocks That Are Heating Up
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 7:41am | 309NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Is there a new king on the Chinese solar module maker block? Jinko Solar (NYSE: JKS) stock experienced its biggest trading volume day ever on Wednesday, just missing the one million share mark, and leading all gainers on the tape at the close on Wednesday. It was the...