Semiconductor Equipment

J. W. Mays Inc (NASDAQ: MAYS) dipped 17.94% to $13.95 at 9:50 am. MAYS' trailing-twelve-month ROE is 1.33%. Tegal Corporation (NASDAQ: TGAL) shares fell 17.70% to $2.65. TGAL's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is -11,668.75%. Primero Mining Corp (NYSE: PPP) shares dipped 17.30% to $3.49....

Stifel Nicolaus is out with its report today on Novellus Systems (NASDAQ: NVLS), maintaining Hold. In its report, Stifel Nicolaus writes, "We believe the group is near a bottom, but we also believe near term, there are few catalysts to drive prices higher. Thus, we maintain our Hold rating on...

MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) today announced that it has commenced an offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.750% Senior Notes due 2019 for a like principal amount of new 7.750% Senior Notes due 2019 which have been registered under...

Shares of MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) are higher on the session by 3.68%, currently trading at $6.89. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while...

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXL) fell 7.95% on Thursday, and in the semiconductor space, Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) lost 4.84%. ProShares UltraShort Silver (ETF) (NYSE: ZSL) dropped 7.45% as silver traded lower today. ZSL closed at $11.92, and it had a volume of...

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXS) spiked 7.99% on Thursday, and closed at $97.31. In the semiconductor space, Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) fell 4.84%, and Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) lost 3.06%. Direxion Small Cap Bear 3X Shares (ETF) (NYSE: TZA)...

Stifel Nicolaus is out with its report today on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), lowering its PT to $14 from $15. In its report, Stifel Nicolaus writes, "While the factors are clearly negative for Applied in the near term (and more so with the weakness in the other markets), we also believe the...

Citi Investment Research is out with a research report on Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) and it has a Hold rating and a $14 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Citi Investment Research writes, "With revenue guidance (-15-30%) largely in-line w/peers and EPS guide a touch better...

According to Goldman Sachs, Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) price target is lowered to $10.50. Goldman Sachs said that Applied reported revenues of $2.8 bn (-3% qoq), at the high end of guidance, 4% above the Street and 3% above GS. “We lower our already well-below consensus CY11/CY12 estimates...

Bank of America has published a research report on Applied Material (NASDAQ: AMAT) lowering the price target. In the report, Bank of America wrote, "Macro headwinds are keeping PC and consumer electronics demand weak limiting DRAM bit growth and slowing foundry, logic and FPD capacity expansion....

Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) fell 4.40% to $10.86 in the pre-market trading. AMAT projects Q4 sales to be down in the range of 15% to 30% from the third quarter. Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) dipped 2.70% to $366.01 in the pre-market session. Apple announced the resignation of its Chief...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), maintaining Neutral. In its report, J.P. Morgan writes, "Our Neutral rating on AMAT is based on the view that the company is trading similarly to prior trough P/TBV. The C2H11 and beyond horizon the semi equipment...

Goldman Sachs has lowered the price target on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) from $12 to $10.50 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Bank of America has lowered the price objective on Applied Material (NASDAQ: AMAT) from $12.50 to $11.50 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Piper Jaffray has lowered the price target on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) from $15.50 to $13.50 and maintains its Overweight rating.