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  • A Quick Look at Avalon Advisor’s Big Buys Last Quarter

    By Aubrey Tabuga - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: ABBV, FITB, JNJ, TXN, DOW

    The 5 big buys of Avalon Advisors in the first quarter of 2013 are AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB). Avalon Advisors is one of Houston’s largest money management firms. Based on whalewisdom.com compilation, the firm had over $1.646 billion in assets under management as of the end of the more »

  • 3 Communication Equipment Companies to Buy

    By Shweta Dubey - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: ALU, BRCM, TXN

    The communication equipment industry, after seeing a decline in revenue over the past few years, is due to recover this year and is expected to rise in revenue by 13.83%. More than 50% of the companies in the industry showed their outlook of increased earnings expectations for this fiscal year. I will discuss three such companies below, to see if their strategic moves will be enough to achieve industry more »

  • Smartphone Decline Be Darned

    By Marshall Hargrave - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: BRCM, QCOM, TXN

    Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), the designer and maker of digital wireless telecom products, saw a big pullback in its stock last week despite posting in-line EPS numbers. The real fear is that total smartphone sales could be slowing, which were affirmed by Apple and Samsung's guidance earlier last week. However, is Qualcomm's pullback exaggerated, and could this be a great entry point for investors? 

    After the big pullback, the more »

  • This Stuggling Semiconductor Business Offers Huge Upside

    By Ted Cooper - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: MRVL, STM, TXN

    Technology companies come and go as new innovations create new companies and destroy old ones. As a result, investors in high-tech businesses tend to be quick to flee at the first sign of trouble. While this is sometimes a prudent move, investors have overreacted to Marvell Technology's (NASDAQ: MRVL) recent slowdown.

    Good risk/reward

    Marvell is a leading semiconductor company that operates in the wireless, storage, and networking markets more »

  • The 3 Largest Share Buybacks by Tech Companies So Far in 2013

    By Daniel Cawrey - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, QCOM, TXN

    Share buybacks initiated by companies are usually a sign of good times. By snapping up a portion of its own stock off the market, a company can increase the value of individual shares. If good financial performance continues, shareholders reap huge benefits as the company’s stock price increases.

    One thing to note is that buybacks are certainly more common when the economy is in good shape, as companies like more »

  • This Semiconductor Company Has Upside Potential

    By Shas Dey - April 27, 2013 | Tickers: QCOM, STM, TXN

    Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) has been on an upward trend since last October and has given investors a return of more than 20%. But, according to Gartner, global semiconductor revenue fell 3% to $297.6 billion in 2012, as compared to last year. It has also revised down its next year growth estimates to 4.5%. In the hugely competitive semiconductor market, this poses a threat to the long-term growth more »

  • These 5 Questions Need Answers

    By Chad Henage - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: AMD, ARMH, INTC, TXN

    Instead of Houston we have a problem, maybe the call should be Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) we have a problem. I've been a fan of Intel until recently, but the company's recent earnings look worrisome. I love stocks with growth and income, so you would think Intel's nearly 4% yield, and 11% expected earnings growth, would be right up my alley. However, when I read their earnings report more »

  • 3 Stocks That Must Be Sold This Week

    By John Macris - April 19, 2013 | Tickers: CAT, KMTUY, TXN, YUM

    It’s a simple question, but one with a handful of difficult answers: Will earnings season lift stocks to new all-time record highs?

    Certainly, while the bearish case is an obvious choice, it’s been a losing investment strategy so far in 2013 as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 indices continue to make new all-time highs. The Nasdaq technology index finally caught a headwind in April more »

  • Three Stocks that Must be Sold This Week

    By John Macris - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: CAT, TXN, YUM

    It’s a simple question, but one with a handful of difficult answers: Will earnings season lift stocks to new all-time record highs?

    Certainly, while the bearish case is an obvious choice, it’s been a losing investment strategy so far in 2013 as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 indices continue to make new all-time highs. The Nasdaq technology index finally caught a headwind in April more »

  • Do These 3 Popular Dividend Investments Make the Grade?

    By Brian Nichols - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: APD, TXN, WAG

    The Wall Street Journal columnist Kelley Wright wrote a column over the weekend that looked at the issue of dividend investing. The message was that many investors have the idea of dividend investing all wrong, as a good investment is not necessarily a high yield. There are a number of factors at play, and Wright provided both a guide and top stocks. I am assessing three of these selections.

    According more »

  • Do These 3 Popular Dividend Investments Make the Grade?

    By Brian Nichols - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: APD, TXN, WAG

    The Wall Street Journal columnist Kelley Wright wrote a column over the weekend that looked at the issue of dividend investing. The message was that many investors have the idea of dividend investing all wrong, as a good investment is not necessarily a high yield. There are a number of factors at play, and Wright provided both a guide and top stocks. I am assessing three of these selections.

    According more »

  • An IPO on Course for a Price Treble

    By Declan Fallon - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: AMBA, INTC, TXN

    A year has yet to pass, but for some stocks enough time has passed to double their share price, and continue to set up for a three bagger. Ambarella (NASDAQ: AMBA) made its debut on the markets in October 2012 in what was a disappointing start for the stock; the $9-11 expectations turned into a $6 stock. But since November, investors have taken notice, bidding the stock into the teens more »

  • Trends that Give Broadcom a Buy Rating

    By Ashit Gulati - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: BRCM, QCOM, TXN

    Despite a rough 2012 for the entire semiconductor industry, Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) reported 8% growth in annual revenue. Additionally, it reported an increase in market share for all of its business units; however, net income exhibited a sharp drop predominantly due to an increase in operating costs.

    At present, the industry environment might limit Broadcom’s growth in the near term. Nonetheless, robust free cash flows and a promising product more »

  • An Assessment of Three Popular Dividend Investments

    By Brian Nichols - April 14, 2013 | Tickers: APD, TXN, WAG

    The Wall Street Journal columnist Kelley Wright wrote a column over the weekend which looked at the issue of dividend investing. The message was that many investors have the idea of dividend investing all wrong, as a good investment is not necessarily a high yield. There are a number of factors at play, and Wright provided both a guide and top stocks, and I am assessing three of these selections more »

  • Cisco, Ubiquisys And Small Cell Industry

    By Ron Chatterjee - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: ALU, T, CSCO, INTC, QCOM, TXN, UMC

    Small cell technology is already the next big thing in the IT & telecom industry.

    While French research firm Idate recently predicted femtocell (or small cells) shipments will reach 23 million units worldwide within 2017, generating revenues of €931 million (a growth rate of 159% per year), another research firm Dell'oro Group claimed femtocell market will reach shipments of 62 million units by 2014, for $4 billion in revenue worldwide more »

  • This Chipmaker Is a Bargain, But Why?

    By Daniel James - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: CRUS, STM, TXN

    Building on a few of my recent articles on chipmakers, and in particular those that supply parts to smartphone manufacturers, I will examine in this article another relatively small firm that provides parts to Apple among other customers. Often regarded as a play on Apple itself due to the reported stranglehold the tech giant has on this supplier, Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) has suffered together with the world’s most more »

  • This Chipmaker is a Bargain, But Why?

    By Daniel James - April 8, 2013 | Tickers: CRUS, STM, TXN

    Building on a few of my recent articles on chip makers, and in particular those who supply parts to smartphone manufacturers, I will examine in this article another relatively small firm who provides parts to Apple among other customers. Often regarded as a play on Apple itself, due to the reported strangle-hold the tech giant has on this supplier, Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) has suffered together with the world’s more »

  • 5 Dividend Picks From Billionaire Steve Cohen

    By Marshall Hargrave - April 2, 2013 | Tickers: CVC, ECA, OXY, PBR, TXN

    In reviewing billionaire Steve Cohen and SAC Capital's big shakeups last quarter, we at Insider Monkey found five dividend stocks that Cohen and his $14 billion hedge fund own. A couple of them are under-the-radar stocks and could be great additions to anyone looking to add an income and growth stock to their portfolio.

    One of Cohen's largest positions  -- 14th in his 4Q portfolio -- is the dividend paying more »

  • What Does the Future Hold for Texas Instruments

    By Joel Gomes - April 1, 2013 | Tickers: QCOM, STM, TXN

    Texas instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) recently increased its revenue target from $2.69 - $2.91 billion to $2.80 - $2.91 billion, owing to better demand. Earlier, the company had complained of “weak demand” and tepid conditions in the Chinese and European economies. Furthermore, it exited the smartphone business and decided to wrap it up as early as Q2 2013.

    Recently Texas Instruments left the mobile business, and its CEO had more »

  • Trading Chips: Broadcom and Others Can Win Either Way

    By Nate Wooley - March 26, 2013 | Tickers: BRCM, INTC, QCOM, TXN

    One group that's often overlooked in the media hype surrounding technology is companies that make the things that make the sexier things. There's a lot of coverage of the iPhone or Android phones, for instance, but what about the things inside them? No one seems to talk much about the chipmakers and other manufacturers who actually profit on the sales of consumer electronics.

    Chipmaker Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) is more »

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