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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Wednesday - Tale of the Tape
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 9:14am | 344Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) China MediaExpress Holdings (CCME) China Telecom Corp (CHA) Entegris Inc (ENTG) Fairchild Semi Intl (FCS) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ASML HOLDING NV (ASML): Free Stock Analysis Report CHINA...
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Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) - Bull of the Day
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 3:01am | 171Applied Materials (AMAT) is one of the world's largest suppliers of fabrication equipment to semiconductor, LCD and solar PV cell manufacturers. Applied's product breadth, strong position in China, improving trends across served markets, new design wins, market share gains, management execution and...
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Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) - Bull of the Day
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 1:00am | 171Applied Materials (AMAT) is one of the world's largest suppliers of fabrication equipment to semiconductor, LCD and solar PV cell manufacturers. Applied's product breadth, strong position in China, improving trends across served markets, new design wins, market share gains, management execution and...
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Semiconductors Sparkle - Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 1:00am | 2662Industry Rank Analysis 1-19-11 The semiconductor is the basic building block of the modern economy. As the economy revives, demand for the chips that go into not just PCs and iPods but virtually every other product these days is going to rise. After having retrenched from building new fabrication...
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Piper Jaffray Downgrades RBCN, Lowers PT To $25
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 1:47pm | 107Piper Jaffray has downgraded Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: RBCN) to Neutral from Overweight and has lowered its price target to $25 from $50 “given increasing concern around sapphire capacity additions through 2011.” “Although we acknowledge RBCN's leading market share in larger diameter...
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Piper Jaffray Upgrades Veeco Instruments to Overweight (VECO)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 1:23pm | 143Piper Jaffray is out with a research report this morning, where it upgrades shares of Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ: VECO) to Overweight, from Neutral; it has a $62.00 price target on the stock, up from $38.50. The PJ analysts said that they expect VECO to gain share against Aixtron as Chinese orders...
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Benzinga's Volume Movers (ASMI, IIVI, SHPGY, TRMB)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 12:20pm | 142ASM International NV (NASDAQ: ASMI) shares moved up 2.31% to $40.34 at 11:20 am. The volume of ASMI shares traded was 375% higher than normal. ASMI's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 25.02%. II-VI Incorporated (NASDAQ: IIVI) shares rose 3.43% to $50.63. The volume of IIVI shares traded was 263% higher...
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Piper Jaffray's Semiconductor Update
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 10:20am | 277Piper Jaffray is out with its Semiconductor Update and notes price target risks on the following companies: Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) is Neutral rated with a $12 price target based on 9x CY11E non-GAAP EPS of $1.35. Risks: A high degree of industry cyclicality, competition, capital...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (AAPL, NVDA, ARMH, ASML)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 9:35am | 161Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) dipped 4.38% to $333.20 in the pre-market session. Apple reported that Tim Cook, the chief operating officer, will take charge of the iPhone and iPad maker after the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Steve Jobs announced that he is taking another medical leave. NVIDIA...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 9:31am | 304Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Advanced Energy Industries Inc (AEIS) Allianz SE (AZSEY) Alps Electric Co Ltd (APELY) Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) ATMI Inc (ATMI) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ADV ENERGY INDS (AEIS): Free Stock Analysis Report APPLD...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 9:14am | 304Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Advanced Energy Industries Inc (AEIS) Allianz SE (AZSEY) Alps Electric Co Ltd (APELY) Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) ATMI Inc (ATMI) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ADV ENERGY INDS (AEIS): Free Stock Analysis Report APPLD...
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Exane BNP Paribas Upgrades KLAC To Outperform
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 6:42am | 42Analysts at Exane BNP Paribas upgrade KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) from “neutral” to “outperform.” KLAC shares gained 5.94% to close at $42.11 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Winnebago Industries, Vishay Intertechnology (WGO, ABT, WFR, VSH, WY)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 4:23am | 205On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that he likes Winnebago Industries (NYSE: WGO). He added, “That's a particularly strong speculative play on the turn that I'm seeing. It's aggressive, but I'm blessing it." He said that has been a “seller of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:...
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10 Small Cap Stocks With Positive Earnings Surprises
Monday, January 17, 2011 - 11:56pm | 2919Below is a list of 10 small cap stocks with recent earnings surprises to consider in the short (or long) term. For the purpose of this monthly list, I define value as a stock with a projected current year PE of under 20 and a Price to Earnings growth ratio under 1. Small cap is defined as having a...
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Canadian Solar Making European Inroads - Analyst Blog
Monday, January 17, 2011 - 4:01pm | 649Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ) has supplied modules to Europe's largest capacity photovoltaic solar power plant, built by MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.'s (WFR) subsidiary SunEdison. SunEdison's 70 MW photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Northeast Italy, near the town of Rovigo, is the largest capacity...