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VSEA Continues To Execute Well In The Current Recovery
Friday, January 29, 2010 - 1:06pm | 140Analysts at Needham & Co maintain their "hold" rating on Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc (NASDAQ: VSEA), while raising their estimates for the company. Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates reported its F1Q10 revenues inline with the consensus and EPS ahead, driven by better...
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MEMC (WFR) Efficient But Overpriced
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 1:34pm | 139Silicon wafer manufacturer MEMC Electronic (NYSE: WFR) is rather non-sensitive when compared to its peer stocks, and is not very likely to outperform the market. MEMC also shows a rather high degree of overpricing, especially when compared to peers like National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) and QLogic...
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Lightening Round: Time To Sell Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B, AONE, THS, PAR, SVU, AMAT, FLEX, SRE, MO, KSU, NICE, GLD, SLW)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 11:05am | 320In his “Lightening Round”, Jim Cramer says that it is best to sell Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), after the stock spiked on being added to the S&P. Cramer asks investors to wait for a dip. He also advices against buying A123 (NASDAQ: AONE). Jim advises investors against buying into 3Par (...
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Is it the Right Time to Buy Solar Sector?
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 5:38pm | 1199As the Great Recession of 2008 finally winds down, many Americans face diminished lifestyles. People are only willing to pay for the value they perceive and no more. There will be continued slow recovery in US consumer spending due to a lack of discretionary cash and increased savings rates ( http...
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Cymer Inc. (CYMI) Remains ‘Overweight’
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 3:39pm | 101According to a report released by Caris & Company, Cymer Inc. (NASDAQ: CYMI) is likely to report its earnings for Q4Y09 in sync with the research firm’s estimates. The research firm has predicted the Q4 EPS figure for Cymer Inc. at $0.34 and revenue at $94 million. Market estimates are at $0....
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (LTD, ETN, NVLS, DIOD, STT)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 10:23am | 282Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LTD) was upgraded today by BMO Capital Markets from Market Perform to Outperform with a price target of $25. Limited Brands closed at $18.60 in the previous trading session. In the last year, LTD has gained over 117%. The 52 week trading range for LTD is $5.98 - $20.90...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (ARCC, GNVC, RINO, KTEC, PALM, AIXG)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 9:52am | 289Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCC) decreased $0.40 or 3.04% to $12.75 in the pre-market session. Ares Capital Corporation announced yesterday that it plans to make a public offering of 19,000,000 shares of its common stock. The 52-week trading range for ARCC is $3.12 - $14.32. Ares Capital...
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CYMI Currently Offers High Value
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 10:14am | 132Cymer Inc (NASDAQ: CYMI) manufactures excimer light sources that are used by chipmakers to pattern advanced semiconductor chips. With CYMI seeing a pickup in demand, the company's installed base, which currently stands at 3,300 systems, is poised to surge. Cymer is scheduled to post its results...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (SKF, SSG, FAZ, ZSL)
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 3:34pm | 286ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors(ETF) (NYSE: SSG) is trading on the upside today because of the weakness of the Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductors Index, whose components, among others, include Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) and Applied Materials, Inc. (...
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KLAC Threatened By Correction
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 11:44am | 50Citigroup downgraded KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ: KLAC) from “hold” to “sell.” The target price has been reduced from $35 to $27. Citigroup downgraded KLAC on threat of a correction in the semi equipment group. More Analyst Ratings here
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Citigroup Expects Correction To Pull down NVLS
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 11:43am | 63Citigroup downgraded Novellus Systems (NASDAQ: NVLS) from “buy” to “hold.” According to Citigroup, there is a high possibility of a correction in the semi equipment group. NVLS’s shares have lost 1.04% to $21.90 in pre-market trading. The target price has been reduced from $27 to $25. More...
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Correction Poses Threat For AEIS
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 10:30am | 70Citigroup downgraded Advanced Energy (NASDAQ: AEIS) from “hold” to “sell.” According to Citigroup, there is a high possibility of a correction in the semi equipment group. AEIS’ 52-week trading range is $5.36-$16.82. The company was trading at $15.62 at yesterday’s close. Citigroup has set a...
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AMAT May Be Hit By Correction
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 10:21am | 70Citigroup downgraded Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) from “buy” to “hold.” Citigroup believes that there is a high possibility of a correction in the semi equipment group. AMAT’s 52-week trading range is $8.19-$14.94. The company closed the day yesterday at $13.58. Citigroup has reduced its...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (SSYS, ASYS, EVVV, MAPP, OZRK)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 3:46pm | 330Stratasys Inc (NASDAQ: SSYS) shares have jumped 38.27% to $25.76. The volume of SSYS shares traded was 2452% higher than normal. SSYS has signed a definitive agreement with Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) to manufacture an exclusive line of 3D printers. Read more about this company here. Amtech...
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Intel (INTC) Capex Exposure To Help Semicap Players
Friday, January 15, 2010 - 3:10pm | 178With semiconductor industry major Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announcing its capex guidance for 2010, a number of related companies are expected to benefit from their exposure to Intel. Bank Of America (NYSE: BAC) reports that semicap companies like Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ:...