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Short Interest in Chip Makers on the Rise (AMAT, ARM, QCOM)
Saturday, March 2, 2013 - 10:55am | 775Read More...Semiconductor stocks continued to attract short sellers during the first two weeks of February. The number of shares sold short in Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMH), Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL), Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Qualcomm (...
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Short Interest in Chip Makers on the Rise (AMAT, ARM, NVDA)
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 8:27am | 772Read More...The short interest in semiconductor makers was mixed during the latter two weeks of January. The number of shares sold short in Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMH), Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) increased between the January 15 and...
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Barron's Recap (10/13/12): Almost There
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 6:47am | 879Read More...This past weekend in Barron's online: the Dow Jones Industrial Average approaches its record high, preparing for the costs of long-term care, the prospects for CarMax, BlackRock, Realogy and Encore Capital Group, as well as Romney's path to victory. Cover Story "Almost There" by Andrew Bary....
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Short Interest in Chip Makers on the Rise (AMD, BRCM, NVDA)
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 4:28pm | 561Read More...The short interest data is out from the September 14 settlement date. For the big semiconductor makers the results are mixed but overall trended higher. Shares sold short in Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD), Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) and Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) rose more than nine percent...
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Short Interest in Chip Makers on the Rise
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 2:56pm | 596Read More...The short interest data is out from the August 31 settlement date. For the big semiconductor makers the results are mixed but overall have trended higher. Shares sold short in AMD (NYSE: AMD), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) rose more than nine...
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Three Alternatives to Sears (AKAM, FISV, KLAC)
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 5:24pm | 763Read More...Sears Holding (NASDAQ: SHLD) is to be booted from the S&P 500 because it no longer considered representative of the index, according to Standard & Poor's. That is, Sears has too few shares available for trading to be representative of one of the world's top 500 companies. For investors who...
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Short Interest in Semiconductor Makers on the Rise
Monday, August 27, 2012 - 1:32pm | 559Read More...The short interest data is out from the August 15 settlement date. For the big semiconductor makers the results are mixed but overall trended higher. Shares sold short in Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMH) Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) rose...
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Seagate, SAP and Other Top European Tech Stocks
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 6:48am | 1035Read More...Some European nations may be trying to keep their heads above water, but not all is doom and gloom on the continent. Take the tech sector. Here is a quick look at seven companies with share prices that are between 13% and 64% higher than at the beginning of the year despite recent pull backs. They...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 13
Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 3:39pm | 1114Read More...Analysts expect to see double-digit per-share earnings growth from Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A), Apache (NYSE: APA), CBS (NYSE: CBS), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) and Marriot International (NYSE: MAR) when they report quarterly results this week. Other prominent reports on the...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 22
Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 12:31pm | 1014Read More...The earnings season may be winding down, along with the summer, but this week will bring some more quarterly reports from retailers. Here's a quick rundown of what analysts expect to see from them. Bebe Stores (NASDAQ: BEBE): EPS up 50.0% to $0.04 (reports Thursday) Express (NYSE: EXPR): EPS up 46...
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Six Semiconductor Stocks Trading Near 52-Week Highs
Saturday, July 9, 2011 - 12:50pm | 778Read More...Novellus Systems (NASDAQ: NVLS) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 results Monday after the closing bell, offering an early peek at what to expect from coming earnings from semiconductor companies. Analysts expect to see Novellus's per-share earnings up nearly 12% from a year ago but...
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Novellus Earnings Preview: An Early Peek at Tech Earnings
Saturday, July 9, 2011 - 10:39am | 471Read More...Novellus Systems (NASDAQ: NVLS) will be reporting its second-quarter 2011 results Monday, July 11, after the closing bell. While Novellus is not usually a sector mover, investors will be looking for early signs of what to expect from tech sector earnings. Analysts are looking for Novellus to...
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Stifel Nicolaus Maintains Buy on Applied Materials
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 8:53am | 101Read More...Stifel Nicolaus is out with its report today on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Stifel Nicolaus writes, "We believe the current market uncertainty and some of the internal challenges within Applied have kept the stock behind many of its peers. Should the...
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JP Morgan Lowers PT On Applied Materials To $13
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 7:07am | 27Read More...JP Morgan has lowered the price target on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) from $14 to $13 and maintains its Neutral rating.
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UPDATE: Stifel Nicolaus Lowers PT on Applied Materials to $18
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 8:47am | 117Read More...Stifel Nicolaus is out with its report today on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), lowering its PT from $19 to $18. In a note to clients, Stifel Nicolaus writes, "Although we are maintaining most of our revenue forecasts for 2011 (both fiscal and calendar years), given the lower gross margin...
