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  • Is it Time for a Chip Market Turnaround?

    By Reuben Brewer - February 19, 2013 | Tickers: MCHP, STM, TSM, UMC

    Microchip Technologies (NASDAQ: MCHP) recently released quarterly earnings. The company's CEO made the bold statement that, “ We believe the December quarter was the bottom of this cycle for Microchip...” If that's the case, Microchip could be a buy, but who else is worth looking at?

    Cyclical

    The chip business is notoriously cyclical, with the earnings and share prices of industry participants generally going up and down in an more »

  • Up 11% and Invensense Still Has Some Gas in the Tank

    By Anthony Jaramillo - January 24, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, GOOG, INVN, STM

    Invensense (NYSE: INVN) shot up over 11% recently on almost 4 times its average volume on the news that 4Q12 earnings came in at $.19 per share, beating analyst estimates of $.17 by 11.8%. This is great news for current shareholders, but it could easily be even better in the very near future.

    Invensense is a promising company that makes gyroscopes for motion tracking in devices and consumer goods more »

  • More Old Tech Dividends: Chips

    By Reuben Brewer - January 17, 2013 | Tickers: MCHP, STM, UMC

    Dividend investors have more options in the technology sector than they may realize. One area that's currently in a downturn is the chip industry, which could make it fertile ground for investment candidates for those willing to get paid to wait for an eventual turnaround.

  • Is Intel a Buy for 2013?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - December 28, 2012 | Tickers: AMD, INTC, MXIM, STM, TXN

    The shift in consumer patterns away from PCs and towards smartphones and tablets has been a big trend in the last few years. While Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) hasn’t been hit nearly as hard as fellow chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD), the stock is still down 16% in the last year, which is roughly the rate at which earnings declined in the third quarter compared to the same more »

  • This Stock is a Buy Despite Insider Sales

    By Anh HOANG - December 17, 2012 | Tickers: ADI, NXPI, STM, TXN

    Since November this year, the longtime CEO of Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI), Jerald Fishman, has sold company shares in the open market when the share price of this integrated circuits manufacturer reached its 52-week high. The 60,000 shares have been sold at around $40.64 -  $41.12 per share, with a total transaction value of nearly $2.5 million. During the same time, several other insiders have been exercising more »

  • An introduction and guide about Analog Device Inc.

    By suruchi choudhary - December 11, 2012 | Tickers: ADI, NXPI, STM

    ‘Technology’ is a key word in the modern world, as we can see that we are growing globally in every field such as defense, aerospace industries and consumer products. Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a leader in providing the world with newest technology in the field of high performance semiconductors and signal processing applications.

    What makes them the leader in their field?

    Analog have strong competitors like ST micro more »

  • Devising Investment Advice for Analog Devices

    By nimisha chaturvedi - December 10, 2012 | Tickers: ADI, NXPI, STM, TXN

    Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI) belongs to the technology sector and, more specifically, the Semiconductor – Integrated Circuits Industry. It designs, manufactures, and markets the analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing integrated circuits (ICs) which are used in a wide range of electronic equipment and energy management systems including aerospace and defense electronics. Its fourth quarter results showed weakness across the board with revenues decreasing by 9.8% for the year and more »

  • The Conduct of a Semi-Conductor: Analog Devices Inc.

    By Garima Arora - December 6, 2012 | Tickers: ADI, NXPI, STM, TXN

    Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI) engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing integrated circuits (ICs) used in industrial, automotive, consumer, and communication applications. The company recently declared its fourth quarter earnings, generating a gross margin of 63.8%, down by 179 basis points (bps) sequentially and 52 bps year over year, below management’s gross margin prediction of 65%.

    Measurable Aspects

    Analog Devices has more »

  • This High Flyer Just Dropped a Bomb

    By Matthew DiLallo - October 25, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, ARMH, INVN, STM

    You can draw a pretty nice correlation between watching birds and watching stocks.  From a distance watching birds can be quite entertaining (just ask my cat), sometimes they soar majestically and then there are those that mistake the window for who knows what.  Stocks can act in much the same way, flying high after one earnings report and seemingly hitting the window the next.  Like their feathered friends, quite the more »

  • Is Billionaire Einhorn In More Trouble At Marvell?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 23, 2012 | Tickers: BRCM, LSI, MRVL, STM, TXN

    During the second quarter, billionaire David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital bought 7.2 million shares of Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ: MRVL), an increase of nearly 40% in the fund’s position. At the end of June Greenlight owned 25.6 million shares, and the processor and data storage company was one of its five largest holdings by market value (find more of billionaire David Einhorn's favorite stocks). Last week more »

  • A Chipmaker David Einhorn is Bullish About

    By Anh HOANG - October 22, 2012 | Tickers: LSI, MRVL, STM, TXN

    Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ: MRVL) recently issued its Q3 business outlook last Thursday. As the overall PC industry weakened, demand for its HDD storage decreased, and the company had to lower its Q3 guidance. It expected Q3 revenue to be in the range of $765 - $785 million, much lower than its prior guidance range of $800 - $850 million, whereas Wall Street expected its revenue to be $813.4 million. 

    That more »

  • Is Intel Surviving the PC Decline?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 19, 2012 | Tickers: AMD, INTC, MXIM, STM, TXN

    With PC sales falling (market researchers have estimated an 8% drop over the last year), we certainly wouldn’t say it’s a good time to be Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). The company recently reported its results for the third quarter of 2012, in which its revenue decreased by 5% versus the same period last year; with Intel struggling to cut costs, earnings ended up down 14%. However, the reported numbers more »

  • Billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Bought This Stock

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 14, 2012 | Tickers: LSI, MRVL, MCHP, NXPI, STM

    According to a 13G filed with the SEC, Citadel Investment Group owns just over 30 million shares of LSI Corporation (NASDAQ: LSI). At the end of June Citadel, which is managed by billionaire Ken Griffin, had owned 25 million shares and this had represented a doubling of the fund’s position from the beginning of April. Find more stocks that Citadel bought during the second quarter. LSI provides semiconductor products more »

  • Is Texas Instruments a Good Stock to Buy?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 1, 2012 | Tickers: HPQ, IBM, QCOM, STM, TXN

    Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) joined the NASDAQ 100 index earlier this year, but the stock isn’t seeing much of a boost; at the time it joined, it was trading up from the beginning of 2012, but it is currently down 7% year to date while the index itself is up about 20%. Texas Instruments designs semiconductors and produces analog products, processors, and, yes, calculators.

    The fall in the more »

  • iPhone and Wii Fans Should Check Out this Tech Company

    By Eric Novinson - July 11, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, INVN, NTDOY.PK, STM

    One of the most interesting design features on the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone shows up when you put the phone down. Hold the screen sideways and it adjusts to fit the new perspective. Like other iPhone features, the perspective shift feels natural, a major difference from adjusting the perspective on a traditional laptop. Gyroscopes and other motion-sensing systems inside the iPhone make this automatic adjustment possible, but Apple isn't more »

  • The Three Mobile Plays I’m Watching

    By Matthew DiLallo - June 18, 2012 | Tickers: AMT, AAPL, GOOG, INVN, NXPI, STM

    I am continuing to add exciting growth stocks to the watch list of my paper trading portfolio that I call the “No Drip, No Mess” Portfolio. Today I am adding three companies that are each involved in different aspects of the mobile industry. I recently added one company from my watch list to the portfolio in a trade that was accomplished using none of the original capital, as the investment more »

  • Screening For 5 Star Growth Monsters

    By Chad Henage - March 23, 2012 | Tickers: SMTC, STM

    I routinely use the Stock Screener on Motley Fool CAPS. The screener allows me to look for certain characteristics, and I also get the benefit of the CAPS community's combined intelligence. There is a screen I run on a regular basis. I call it the zero debt, 5 star growth monster. Quite honestly the screen is tough enough that I usually only get a few companies, and sometimes none. Today this screen returned one name Semtech (NASDAQ: SMTC). The screen has the following parameters:

    1. 0 debt-to-equity ratio

    2. current ratio 2 or better

    3. revenue growth 20%+

    4. EPS growth 25%+

    5. return on equity 15%+

       

  • Another Solid Semiconductor Stock

    By Eric Lumsden - February 20, 2012 | Tickers: MU, OVTI, SNE, STM

    A little while back I wrote about Micron Technologies (NASDAQ: MU), a semiconductor stock that had just emerged from a legal dispute with Rambus Inc.  The stock was down in value to a little over two times its cash holdings.  The company was a leading supplier of its product line, Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), and it had yet to recover the value it lost during the period the lawsuit more »

  • Forward P/E Ratios Alone Do Not Tell Much

    By Edgar Ambart - January 28, 2012 | Tickers: APL, ERF, STM

    A forward price-to-earnings metric does not mean much when analyzing a company, specifically if the numerator and denominator of the equation end up yielding the same result over time.  This is normally the case when the price and earnings have moved up at a proportional pace.  For instance, a company generates $4.00 in earnings and trades at $28 a share.  One year later it earns $5.00 and trades more »

  • It's All About the Comps!

    By Patrick King - December 29, 2011 | Tickers: STM

    I recently had the opportunity to go to Vegas at my employer's expense. While meeting his business goals, I met my entertainment goals, spending some time at the slots and playing poker. Over four hours of play, I lost about $12. Money well spent? Yes! Can I relate this to my investment strategies? Yes!

    First off, let's discount the entertainment value. I like gambling. You may not. We more »

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