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Benzinga's Volume Movers (DGIT, NVMI, NSIT, MERC)
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 11:58am | 157DG FastChannel Inc (NASDAQ: DGIT) shares moved up 11.42% to $34.06 at 10:55 am. The volume of DGIT shares traded was 1021% higher than normal. DGIT reported upbeat Q4 results. Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd (NASDAQ: NVMI) shares rose 9.80% to $11.20. The volume of NVMI shares traded was 784% higher...
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Piper Jaffray Downgrades Ultra Clean Holdings To Neutral Following Earnings Report
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 8:50am | 165Ultra Clean Holdings (NASDAQ: UCTT) reported Q4 EPS of $0.17 on $120.3M in revenue, below Piper Jaffray's $0.26 on $112M estimates, and excluding the impact of a higher than expected tax rate, the company missed Piper's estimate by $0.06. The lower than expected earnings were driven by lower gross...
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Piper Jaffray Downgrades Ultra Clean Holdings To Neutral, PT To $13.50
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 8:25am | 29Piper Jaffray has downgraded Ultra Clean Holdings (NASDAQ: UCTT) from Overweight to Neutral and has raised the price target from $13 to $13.50.
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Piper Jaffray Downgrades UCTT To Neutral
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 7:40am | 42Analysts at Piper Jaffray downgrade Ultra Clean Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UCTT) from “overweight” to “neutral.” UCTT shares gained 0.76% to close at $13.18 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Ultra Clean Reports Q4 EPS of $0.17 vs. $0.23
Monday, February 14, 2011 - 5:32pm | 160Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: UCTT) today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010 ended December 31, 2010. Revenue for the fourth quarter was $120.3 million, an increase of 1.5% from the third quarter 2010 and an increase of 65.3% from the same period a year...
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Afternoon Movers include (NEWP),(IO),(HYC),(PCX),(SOL),(CMC),(NCT)
Monday, February 14, 2011 - 2:34pm | 59Afternoon Movers include (NEWP),(IO),(HYC),(PCX),(SOL),(CMC),(NCT)...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For February 14 (ATX, EMKR, KIRK)
Monday, February 14, 2011 - 12:05pm | 209By 10:55 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 33.45 points, or 0.27%, to 12,239.81, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had dropped 1.50 points, or 0.11%. The NASDAQ composite index gained 1.87 points, or 0.07%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are supporting the...
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WFR's 4Q Comes Up Short, Wunderlich Maintains Hold And $12 PT
Monday, February 14, 2011 - 10:23am | 152Wunderlich Securities has published a research report on MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) after the company reported 4Q earnings results February 1, coming up short of estimates. In the report, Wunderlich writes "MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR) reported 4Q10 results February 1, after the close...
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Veeco Receives $4.8M Department of Energy Solar Manufacturing Grant
Monday, February 14, 2011 - 9:02am | 111Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that it has been awarded $4.8 million by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate the research and development and commercialization of its Copper, Indium, Gallium, Selenium (CIGS) deposition systems. The award was granted as part of...
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Earnings Scheduled For February 14 (MAS, MAR, DBD, A, MGM, SKH, CW, VAL, FTI, AEIS, ACGL, CNGL, ASF)
Monday, February 14, 2011 - 1:50am | 351Masco (NYSE: MAS) is projected to post a loss of $0.02 per share on revenue of $1.78 billion in the fourth quarter. Marriott International Inc (NYSE: MAR) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.36 on revenue of $3.59 billion. Diebold Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0....
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Nanotechnology is Big Business
Sunday, February 13, 2011 - 5:20pm | 601The mathematical definition of 'nano' is one billionth; so for example, a nanosecond is one billionth of a second. Nanotechnology is the science of manufacturing and utilizing extremely small particles and devices, sometimes as small as single atoms and molecules. A nanometer is one-billionth of a...
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US Investing More in Solar Energy
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 12:28pm | 778By Stephanie Taylor Christensen In 2008, solar power accounted for just 1% of energy in the United States. Now, it seems like solar farms are sprouting up everywhere, partly in thanks to federal support. In July, President Obama awarded $1.85 billion in loan funding to two solar companies --...
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PIper Jaffray Raises PT On Nanometrics To $23
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 8:55am | 26Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Nanometrics (NASDAQ: NANO) from $22 to $23 and maintains its Overweight rating.
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Nanometrics Reports Q4 EPS of $0.34 vs. $0.47
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 5:37pm | 155Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq: NANO) today announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter. Revenues were $46.1 million, declining 14% from $53.9 million in the third quarter of 2010 and up 75% from $26.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Gross margin was 52.7%, compared to 54.5...
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Amkor Technology Down 10.6% On Earnings Miss And Guidance (AMKR)
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 1:29pm | 251Shares of Chandler, Arizona-based Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR) are trading down 10.6% at $7.32 per share during the Thursday afternoon trading session. The day's trading range for shares of Amkor Technology, Inc has been between $7.11 and $7.53 per share. Analysts covering the company's...