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Why ON Semiconductor Could Be The Big Loser If NXP Sells Standard Products Division
Friday, April 8, 2016 - 3:26pm | 476FBR said that a potential sale of NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ: NXPI)'s standard products unit to a Chinese entity is bad for ON Semiconductor Corp (NASDAQ: ON). A Bloomberg report said NXP Semiconductors is weighing a sale of its standard products business, and may seek at least $2 billion for...
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Hear That? It's Tech Earnings Season Sneaking In
Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 2:02pm | 603Earnings season is set to kick off soon with macro and global concerns in focus. Richard Schafer of Oppenheimer commented on the technology group, noting he hasn't seen any signs of further deterioration. Schafer is expecting the group to post "roughly in-line" third quarter results, with a "...
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Short Interest Is Surging In These Three Semiconductor Stocks
Monday, September 28, 2015 - 10:26am | 897While short interest in semiconductor stocks was mixed in early September, upswings were stronger than downswings. Short sellers piled on Analog Devices, Freescale Semiconductor and Qorvo in particular during that time. Other chip stocks with surging short interest included Texas Instruments, but...
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Why NXP Semiconductors Could Double
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 11:39am | 311NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ: NXPI) is down more than 15 percent over the past three months. Stacy Rasgon, analyst with Sanford Bernstein, said that NXP Semiconductors has slipped along with general weakness in semis and macro concerns, a decline that is unwarranted. Rasgon also named...
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Here's Why Shares Of Freescale Semiconductor Hit New 52-Week Highs
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 1:03pm | 110In an article published Friday, New York Post said that Freescale Semiconductor Ltd (NYSE: FSL) is exploring a sale of itself. According to the publication, Freescale Semiconductor recently hired investment banks to explore a possible sale, according to a source close to the situation. The article...
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5 Top Performing Semiconductor Stocks
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 9:27am | 837Semiconductor stocks have been one of the top performing sectors in the market in 2014. Year-to-date, the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (NYSE: XSD) has climbed almost 15 percent compared to a gain of just four percent for the S&P 500. Not only have semiconductor stocks vastly outperformed...
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Citi Comments on Freescale Semiconductors
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 9:37am | 162Citi has published a report on Freescale Semiconductor Holdings (NYSE: FSL). In the report, Citi wrote, "While we expect little sympathy for Freescale's miss in its first quarter as a newly public company, we view the automotive issue as industry-wide (as we noted post-MCHP's negative pre-...
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Deutsche Bank Maintains Buy on Freescale Semiconductor
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 9:10am | 99Deutsche Bank is out with its report today on Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "Freescale delivered solid upside to our ests in 2Q, but guided revenue incrementally more cautiously for 3Q as macro softness in Auto necessitates some...
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Citi Initiates Coverage of Freescale Semiconductor with Buy and PT of $26
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 9:14am | 43Citi initiated its coverage of Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) with a Buy rating and a price target of $26. On Friday, Freescale ended the week at $19.75. Its shares added 3.8% in today's pre-market trading to stand around $20.50.
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Deutsche Bank Updates 7/5
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 8:44am | 701Deutsche Bank made a number of updates in a research report published today. HollyFrontier (NYSE: HFC) had its coverage initiated with a Buy rating and a price target of $95. Goldcorp (NYSE: GG) had its rating downgraded from Buy to Hold. At the same time, its price target was reduced to $56...
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JP Morgan Color on Freescale Semiconductor Initiation
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 8:12am | 130JP Morgan, which initiated coverage of Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL), is providing some color on the stock. “We believe the company has reengineered its strategy and operations over the past several years, and has reemerged as a leader in the embedded processing segment of the semiconductor...
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Oppenheimer Initiates Coverage of Freescale Semiconductor with Outperform and PT of $24
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 7:43am | 35Oppenheimer initiated its coverage on Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) with an Outperform rating and a price target of $24. On Friday, Freescale rose 7.4% to finish the day at $19.75.
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Piper Jaffray Initiates Coverage On Freescale Semiconductor With Overweight Rating
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 7:13am | 85According to Piper Jaffray, Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) coverage is initiated with an Overweight rating. Piper Jaffray said that it is initiating coverage of FSL with an Overweight rating and $27 price target. “We expect the company to deliver strong earnings growth as it benefits from...
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Citigroup Initiates Freescale Semiconductor At Buy, $26 PT
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 6:43am | 24Citigroup has initiated coverage on Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) with a Buy rating and $26 price target.
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JP Morgan Initiates Freescale Semiconductor At Overweight, $25 PT
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 6:39am | 25JP Morgan has initiated coverage on Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) with an Overweight rating and $25 price target.