Posts for Ticker ‘ASMI’

52-Week High Club (AMD, ASMI, ALV, CHS, GGWPQ, LFT, DE)

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) rose over 10% to a yearly high of $7.33 after the computer processor maker announced today that it would offer $500 million in senior notes, the cash from which will be used to purchase its 5.75 percent convertible notes due in 2012.

ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ:ASMI) rose over 5% to a yearly high of $24.69 after the semiconductor equipment maker was upgraded by Fortis Bank Nederland NV.

Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV) rose over 3% to a yearly high of $41.84 after the airbag manufacturer said that production is holding up well in the fourth quarter.

Chico’s FAS Inc. (NYSE: CHS) rose over 14% to a yearly high of $15.43 after the women’s clothes retailer announced 3Q earnings of $0.13 per share, nearly doubling analysts expectations.  

General Growth Properties Inc. (OTC: GGWPQ) rose over 35% to a yearly high of $6.19 after Simon Property Group Inc. (NYSE: SPG) announced that it had hired Lazard Ltd to lookk into buying assets from General Growth.  

Longtop Financial Technologies Limited (NYSE: LFT) rose nearly 10% to a yearly high of $35.30 after the Chinese software developer said that it had added 3.7 million additional American depositary receipts priced at $31.25.

Deer & Company (NYSE: DE) rose over 6% to a yearly high of $52.28 after Jim Cramer recommended buying shares in the tractor maker, arguing that the company would benefit from increased agricultural activity.  

Garrett W. McIntyre

Posted on: November 18, 2009 – 4:15 pm in Agriculture, Autos, Mergers and Buy Outs, Retail, Semiconductor, Technology Companies, , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANF, AA, ANN, ASMI, KLIC, MDAS, MSFT, BPOP, TGT, DIS)

These are Wednesday’s top ten analyst research summary upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street brokerage firms:

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) Cut to Neutral at Susquehanna.
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Ann Taylor (NYSE:ANN) Raised to Buy at UBS.
ASM International (NASDAQ:ASMI) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Kulicke & Soffa (NASDAQ:KLIC) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
MedAssets (NASDAQ:MDAS) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Raised to Buy at AmTech.
Popular Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP) Raised to Outperform at KBW.
Target (NYSE:TGT) Raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray.
Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Started as Buy at Janney Montgomery Scott.

JON C. OGG
AUGUST 19, 2009

Posted on: August 19, 2009 – 7:53 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

ASM Scores Intel Investment (ASMI, INTC)

intel-logo1ASM International NV (NASDAQ: ASMI) has just secured an investment from Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) via Intel Capital.  The investment is listed as a 4% stake of the company’s total common share capital based on 54 million shares outstanding.
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Posted on: May 4, 2009 – 3:09 pm in Mergers and Buy Outs, Semiconductor, ,

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AIG, ASMI, T, KMB, MOT, NRGN, WB, WMI, WOR)

These are some of the top downgrades or negative analyst calls we have seen this Tuesday morning in early pre-market trading hours:

  • AIG (NYSE: AIG) Cut to Market Perform from Outperform at Wachovia.
  • ASMI International (NASDAQ: ASMI) Started as Underperform at Jefferies.
  • AT&T (NYSE: T) maintained Buy but Removed from Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.
  • Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) Cut to Market Perform from Outperform at Wachovia.
  • Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Started as Sell at Societe Generale.
  • Neurogen (NASDAQ: NRGN) Cut to Neutral from Buy at Pacific Growth.
  • Wachovia (NYSE: WB) Cut to Underperform from Perform at Oppenheimer.
  • Waste Management (NYSE: WMI) maintained Buy but removed from Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.
  • Worthington Industries (NYSE: WOR) Added to Goldman Sachs Conviction Sell List.

Jon C. Ogg
July 15, 2008

Posted on: July 15, 2008 – 6:34 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ASMI, BWA, CCL, RCL, EMC, SSP, MWA, NSM, NST, SCG, WBMD)

These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on early this Wednesday morning in pre-market trading:

  • ASM Intl NV (NASDAQ: ASMI) raised to Buy at Jefferies.
  • BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA) Raised to Overweight from Equalweight at Lehman.
  • Carnival (NYSE: CCL) and Royal Caribbean (RCL) were both Downgraded to Hold from Buy at ABN AMRO.
  • EMC Corp (NYSE: EMC) cut to Neutral at Bernstein.
  • EW Scripps (NYSE: SSP) raised to Outperform at Bear Stearns.
  • Mueller Water Products (NYSE: MWA) Raised to Outperform from Neutral at Baird.
  • National Semi (NYSE: NSM) raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
  • NStar (NYSE: NST) Cut to Sell from Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • Scana Corp. (NYSE: SCG) Cut to Sell from Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • WebMD Health (NASDAQ: WBMD) Cut to Sell from Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

Jon C. Ogg
June 18, 2008

Posted on: June 18, 2008 – 6:37 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ADM, ASMI, CN, CHU, FIG, BEN, MSO, NT, RYL, TER, VSE)

These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this Thursday morning:

  • Archer-Daniels (NYSE: ADM) cut to Hold at Citigroup.
  • ASM Intl NV (NASDAQ: ASMI) started as Underperform at Jefferies.
  • China Netcom (NYSE: CN) and China Unicom (NYSE: CHU) raised to Hold at Deutsche Bank.    
  • Fortress Investment (NYSE: FIG) cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
  • Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) raised to Outperform at KBW.
  • Martha Stewart (NYSE: MSO) cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Nortel (NYSE: NT) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Ryland Group (NYSE: RYL) raised to Buy at UBS.
  • Teradyne (NYSE: TER) started as Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
  • VeraSun Energy (NYSE: VSE) cut to Sell at Citigroup.

Jon C. Ogg
June 12, 2008

Posted on: June 12, 2008 – 7:14 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ANF, ASTI, ASMI, NILE, CHU, CSX, DPS, LLTC, QCOM, WOOF )

These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this Tuesday morning in pre-market trading:

  • Abercrombie (NYSE: ANF) cut to Market Perform at FBR.
  • Ascent Solar (NASDAQ: ASTI) started as Neutral at Jefferies.
  • ASM Intl NV (NASDAQ: ASMI) started as Underperform at Jefferies.
  • Blue Nile (NASDAQ: NILE) Started as Underweight at Thomas Weisel.
  • China Unicom (NYSE: CHU) cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
  • CSX Corp (NYSE: CSX) cut to Neutral at UBS.
  • Dr Pepper Snapple (NYSE: DPS) started as Underweight at JP Morgan.
  • Linear Tech (NASDAQ: LLTC) cut to Neutral at UBS.
  • Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.
  • VCA Antech (NASDAQ: WOOF) Started as Neutral at Piper Jaffray.

Jon C. Ogg
June 3, 2008

Posted on: June 3, 2008 – 6:48 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ADCT, ANN, ASH, ASMI, CLHB, COST, IDTI, JCG, MRVL, NDAQ)

These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this Friday morning:

  • ADC Telecom (NASDAQ: ADCT) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • AnnTaylor (NYSE: ANN) raised to Outperform at FBR.
  • Ashland (NYSE: ASH) cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
  • ASM International (NASDAQ: ASMI) started as Underpeform at Jefferies.
  • Clean Harbors (NASDAQ: CLHB) raised to Outperform at Robert W. Baird.
  • Costco (NASDAQ: COST) cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
  • Integrated Device Tech (NASDAQ: IDTI) cut to Neutral at Cowen & Co.
  • J. Crew (NYSE: JCG) cut to Market Perform at Wachovia; cut to Sell at Citigroup.
  • Marvell Tech (NASDAQ: MRVL) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan and raised to Outperform at oppenheimer.
  • NASDAQ (NASDAQ: NDAQ) raised to Overweight at Lehman Brothers.

Jon C. Ogg
May 30, 2008

Posted on: May 30, 2008 – 7:01 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ASMI, ATAI, CCI, EMC, GNA, NFLX, NRG, PDS, TER, WGOV)

These are not the only analyst calls out there, but these are ten calls affecting stocks this Tuesday morning:

  • ASM Intl NV (NASDAQ: ASMI) started as Underperform at Jefferies.
  • ATA Inc. (NASDAQ: ATAI) started as Outperform at Oppenheimer.
  • Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI) started as Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.
  • EMC (NYSE: EMC) Cut To Market Perform from Outperform at Bernstein; stock indicated down 2%.
  • Gerdau AmeriSteel (NYSE: GNA) started as Buy at Citigroup.
  • Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Raised to Overweight at Lehman Brothers; stock indicated up 2%.
  • NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse; stock indicated down 1%.
  • Precision Drilling (NYSE: PDS) raised to Outperform at RBC Capital.
  • Teradyne (NYSE: TER) started as Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
  • Woodward Governor (NASDAQ: WGOV) cut to Neutral at Robert W. Baird; shares down 1.5%.

Jon C. Ogg
May 20, 2008

Jon Ogg produces and edits the "10 Stocks Under $10" weekly newsletter and he does not own securities in the companies he covers.

Posted on: May 20, 2008 – 6:23 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,