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Jefferies: Lattice Semiconductor Now An Attractive M&A Target
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 11:01am | 350Following Analyst Day at Lattice Semiconductor Corp (NASDAQ: LSCC), Jefferies upgraded the stock, as the company has emerged from a transaction process and provided a comprehensive outlook, removing overhangs on the stock. Jefferies continues to view the company as a potential takeover target,...
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Texas Instruments Raises Dividend By 24%, And It'll Likely Raise Again
Friday, September 22, 2017 - 10:36am | 432Close on the heels of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ: TXN) bumping up its quarterly dividend by 24 percent, Jefferies said in a note it expects the company to raise its dividend yet again. As such, the firm reiterated its Buy rating on the shares of Texas Instruments and its $96 price...
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AMD And Nvidia: How Vulnerable Are They To Cryptocurrency Concerns?
Monday, September 11, 2017 - 11:58am | 449Demand for cryptocurrency mining has been a pleasant surprise for shareholders of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA). There’s no question the surge in crytocurrency prices has driven demand for cryptocurrency mining GPUs. However, recent reports...
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Semiconductors Are Leading To Another Tectonic Shift In Computing: Which Players Will Be Beneficiaries?
Monday, July 10, 2017 - 11:05am | 503The world is about to see the fourth tectonic shift in technology, and Jefferies analyst Mark Lipacis sees several companies being able to capitalize off of it. “Every 15 years the computing industry experiences a tectonic shift, which dramatically changes the computing model and competitive...
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Nvidia Looks Like The Primary Beneficiary Of A Shift In The Computing Business Model
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 10:07am | 396NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)'s beat-and-raise quarter isn't the most impressive aspect of the company's first-quarter earnings report, at least according to analysts at Jefferies. Anlayst Mark Lipacis maintained a Buy rating on Nvidia's stock with an unchanged $140 price target...
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Channel Checks Support The Bull Thesis On Advanced Micro Devices
Friday, March 24, 2017 - 10:19am | 346Recent checks in the Asia PC supply chain point toward a “systemic turnaround” at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD), backed by higher responsiveness, better execution, enthusiasm for the Zen Desktop MPUs and positive expectations for Zen Server, Jefferies’ Mark Lipacis...
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Nvidia Remains One Of The Most Exciting Growth Stories In Tech
Friday, February 10, 2017 - 2:14pm | 436Commenting on NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)'s fourth-quarter results, Jefferies termed the company as one of the most exciting growth drivers in tech. The firm believes the 55 percent year-over-year revenue growth marked the second derivative peak, while it sees the 200 percent growth in...
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Nvidia And The Self-Driving Auto: Competition Is Good For Investors
Monday, January 9, 2017 - 10:33am | 323“At CES this year, Audi and Mercedes Benz announced self driving car development programs based on NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) technology,” reported Jefferies’ Mark Lipacis in a note. Lipacis maintains a Buy rating on NVIDIA, while raising the price target from $110 to $125...
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NVIDIA's Blowout Quarter Helps It Remain A Top Pick At Jefferies
Friday, November 11, 2016 - 3:48pm | 365After market close on Thursday, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) reported Q3 results, which blew away Street estimates. Midday Friday, the stock was trading up over 25 percent. Positive Quarter In Review The positive quarter led Jefferies analyst Mark Lipacis to increase his price target for the...
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Jefferies Takes A Positive View Of ON Semiconductor's Acquisition Of Fairchild Semiconductor
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 1:20pm | 225Jefferies maintained its Hold rating on ON Semiconductor Corp (NASDAQ: ON) despite the company completing its $2.4 billion takeover of Fairchild Semiconductor as it waits for the company to execute on synergies and deleveraging. ON Semiconductor said the acquisition would add $0.20 to 2017 EPS...
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Jefferies Analysts Are Buyers Of NVIDIA Amid Sales Momentum, Probability Of Upside
Monday, August 8, 2016 - 8:23am | 329Noting that NVIDIA Corporation’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) products exhibit momentum, Jefferies’ Mark Lipacis expressed optimism regarding more upside surprises over the next six to eighteen months. The analyst maintained a Buy rating on the company, while raising the price target from $56 to $...
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Why Jefferies Likes Rambus' Acquisition Of IPHI's Memory Buffer Business
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - 3:25pm | 202Jefferies views Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS)'s acquisition of IPHI's memory buffer business as positive despite maintaining its Hold rating on the stock. Rambus has agreed to acquire the business and assets of IPHI's memory interconnect business for $90 million in cash. The deal,...
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Jefferies' Secular Trends Thesis In NVIDIA Just Starting, Remains A Top Pick
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 2:50pm | 259NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) remains a top pick for Jefferies, saying that the firm's "four secular trends thesis [is] just starting to play out." Analyst Mark Lipacis noted NVIDIA's first-quarter beat was driven by three of those four theses: datacenter (up 63 percent year-over-year), auto (...
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Did Xilinx's Earnings Change Wall Street's Mind About The Stock?
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 3:15pm | 348Shares of Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) are up more than 12.5 percent this week following a big Q4 revenue beat. But should traders now be taking profits on Xilinx, or is there more upside in coming months? Here’s what top firms have to say about the stock now. Deutsche Bank Analyst Ross...
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NVIDIA's Deal With Alibaba Highlights Cloud Opportunity
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 11:34am | 209Shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) were trading higher by more than 2 percent on Friday as investors and traders were encouraged by the prospects of its new partnership with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA)'s cloud unit, AliCloud. Mark Lipacis of Jefferies commented in a note...