Semiconductors

Below are the top mid-cap semiconductor-specialized stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) had $2.75 billion in total cash and $21.95 million in total debt for the latest quarter. Xilinx Inc (NASDAQ: XLNX) had $1.76 billion in total cash and $903.06...

Stifel Nicolaus reiterates its Buy rating on Microchip Technology (NASDAQ: MCHP) and raises its price target to $42 from $41 a share as it appears the December quarter marked a trough to current downturn in the company's revenues. Stifel Nicolaus says, "Management believes the company is seeing...

Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) today announced a 25% performance increase on its dsPIC33F “GS” series of Digital Signal Controllers for Switch Mode Power Supplies. Now featuring 50 MIPS performance, the dsPIC33F “GS” series of DSCs include on-chip peripherals for digital-power...

Goldman Sachs maintains its Neutral rating on LSI (NYSE: LSI) and raises its price target by 50 cents to $7 on strong guidance from the company. Goldman Sachs says, "LSI reported 4Q11 sales of $523 mn (down 4% qoq), in line with the Street at $527 mn, and at the midpoint of guidance (down 9% to...

Shares of LSI (NYSE: LSI) are higher on the session by 11.72%, currently trading at $7.91. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past two months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. The strike seeing the heaviest volume...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) to post its Q4 EPS at $0.44 on revenue of $31.96 billion. AT&T shares fell 0.60% to $30.03 in after-hours trading. SanDisk Corp (NASDAQ: SNDK) reported a 42% drop in its fourth-quarter profit...

LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced an expansion of its long-term strategic relationship with ARM, a leader in microprocessor intellectual property. The agreement will lead to new product solutions designed to address critical customer needs for accelerated performance as applications such...

BMO Capital Markets reiterates its Perform rating on Linear Technology (NASDAQ: LLTC) and raises its price target to $32 from $30 as the company comes off of a bottom. BMO Capital Markets says, "Linear reported FY2Q12 revenues of $294 million, down 11% q-q, and EPS of $0.38, roughly in line with...

Stifel Nicolaus maintains its Buy rating on Linear Technology (NASDAQ: LLTC) and raises its price target to $38 from $34 on earlier-than-expected bookings improvement anticipated in company's earnings conference call. Stifel Nicolaus says, "Revenue of $294.3mn modestly beat our $293.6mn estimate...

JP Morgan reiterates its Underweight rating and $30 target price on Linear Technology (NASDAQ: LLTC) on record inventory and lack of leverage. JP Morgan says, "Revenue of $294.3 million (down 11% QoQ) was at the mid point of guidance of down 9%-13% QoQ, but below our estimate of $300.0...