The S&P 500 stocks which lost the most were mostly from the tech sector. Microchip Technology Inc (NASDAQ: MCHP) was down almost 16%. The company cut it earnings guidance which was done…
Disappointing earnings and poor guidance from the likes of Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) and Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) this week have cast a very dark shadow on semiconductor companies going…
Many investors probably consider that it will be the larger technology companies which will kick off the bias for technology this earnings. Guess again. Technology is now already under a negative cloud…
The coming week will be the unofficial start of earnings season, with the major flow of corporate earnings reports seeing the floodgates opening the following week. We have already identified the 15…
S&P 500 WEEK TOP 10 (29 APR – 5 MAY) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 5May11 Close Price 29Apr11 Market Cap ($Mil) Novellus Systems Inc. NVLS 10.3 35.42 32.10 3162.8…
This week’s “Top 5 Analyst Calls of the Week” feature is back to normal as analysts tweak their price targets and estimates for the next quarter and out to two years in…
These are some of this Friday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE: AB) Cut to Neutral and $26 target at…
These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) Started as Neutral at Susquehanna. AstraZeneca plc (NYSE: AZN)…
It is not often that you see industry predictions for a virtual doubling in spending, but that is what Gartner Research is forecasting for semiconductor capital equipment in 2010. If Gartner is…
These are this Thursday morning’s top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen from Wall Street research calls: Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) Cut to Neutral at UBS. EOG Resources (NYSE:…
These are the top 10 analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen early this Monday morning: Alliant Techsystems (ATK) Started as Buy at Jefferies. Celgene (CELG) raised to Outperform at R.W.Baird.…
Morgan Stanley has made several key downgrades in technology, as well as a few lesser upgrades. Both IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) were downgraded to Equal-Weight from Overweight. Also…
Because this is a Friday ahead of a 3-day weekend and because this is Labor Day, the “volume spikes” and the relative trading will be more muted than most trading days. We…
Douglas A. McIntyre Several stocks will make major moves at the open. Noven (NOVN) is up on a buyout. Changes in military healthcare buying may effect Aetna (AET), United Health (UNH), and Humana (HUM). Novellus…
This week will mark the kickoff for the real flood of Q2-2009 earnings season. We have many key technology stocks reporting earnings this week and these should help to craft the post-earnings…
