Semiconductor Equipment

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Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $16. On Monday, WFR lost 0.94% of its value to finish the day at $7.35. Its shares rebounded in today's pre-market...

Sterne Agee has published a report on Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ: VECO) raising the price target to $58 on the device manufacturer. In the report, Sterne Agee wrote, "Bookings of $311 million increased 35% Q/Q, with MOCVD bookings of $250 million (over $100 million from MaxBright) up 34% Q/Q from $...

Sterne Agee has published a report on Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ: RBCN) covering relations with the company's prime customer. In the report, Sterne Agee wrote, "Last Tuesday, LG Innotek (011070-KR – 94,000 KRW – not rated) reported its June quarter results. On the LED slide from its investor...

Sterne Agee has raised the price target on Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ: VECO) from $53 to $58 and maintains its Buy rating.

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) is “very reliable and very good and I'd buy it right here." For Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL), he said, "I think these companies are terrific bets and I want to be in this one." Cramer said that GlaxoSmithKline...

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Shares of Nova Measuring Instruments (NASDAQ: NVMI) are lower on the session by 2.88%, currently trading at $8.42. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past five weeks and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short...

JP Morgan reiterated its Overweight rating on Varian Semiconductor (NASDAQ: VSEA). At the same time, the rating agency raised its price target on the company's stock from $50 to $63. On Thursday, VSEA closed the day at $60.44.

JP Morgan has raised the price target on Varian Semiconductor (NASDAQ: VSEA) from $50 to $63 and maintains its Overweight rating.

Bank of America has published a report on Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AUXL) reviewing the results of a survey the bank had commissioned. In the report, Bank of America wrote, "We commissioned a survey of 75 docs that treat hypogonadism (low testosterone) to help assess the outlook for AUXL's...

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Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. MFA Financial (NYSE: MFA) 2,983 puts, 5 calls 2. Infosys Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFY) 4,363 puts, 62 calls 3. ASML Holdings (NASDAQ: ASML) 3,167 puts, 103 calls 4. Helix Energy (NYSE: HLX) 11,789 puts, 405 calls 5. Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE: CY) 12,749 puts,...

This morning, the semiconductor stocks are weak once again. The popular and highly followed Semiconductor Holders Trust(NYSE: SMH) is trading lower by 0.37 cents to $32.11 a share. Many traders and investors are watching the $32.00 level very closely as this level has held as support for the past...