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Analyst: Buy The Weakness In Semtech After Q3 Report
Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 11:27amAnalog and mixed-signal semiconductor company Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ: SMTC) reported net sales growth of 10 percent to $150.3 million and non-GAAP earnings of 54 cents per share on Wednesday, exceeding the 50-cents-per-share consensus estimate. The company's fourth quarter guidance...
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Analyst: Semtech Has Nearly 30% Upside
Monday, November 20, 2017 - 4:51pmAnalog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ: SMTC), with its multiple-end-market target and strong growth profile, has managed to secure a Buy rating from BWS Financial. The Analyst BWS Financial analyst Hamed Khorsand initiated coverage of the shares of Semtech with...
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Applied Optoelectronics Disappoints Investors, Again
Friday, October 13, 2017 - 10:26amShares of Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ: AAOI) lost more than 20 percent Friday morning. The company announced Thursday afternoon its largest customer, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), is no longer placing orders to buy its components. The announcement was made in conjunction with a revision to...
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Will LendingTree Wither Amid Q4 Headwinds?
Thursday, October 12, 2017 - 1:10pmBWS Financial's Hamed Khorsand downgraded Lendingtree Inc (NASDAQ: TREE) from Buy to Sell in an analyst note Thursday. Khorsand lowered BWS' target price on LendingTree from $285 to $194. The company is going to face some seasonal headwinds in the fourth quarter, which could have a negative...
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Analysts Stay The Course On Barracuda Networks After Shares Get Pummeled
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 3:54pmWhile Barracuda Networks Inc (NYSE: CUDA) second-quarter earnings came in line with analyst expectations, shares were pummeled following the release, falling over 12 percent. Analysts All Along Wall Street Remain Bullish BWS Financial: Buy, $30 PT Analyst Hamed Khorsand of BWS Financial is staying...
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When Will Investors Admit To Themselves That Barnes & Noble Education Could Be A Buy?
Thursday, August 31, 2017 - 3:02pmBarnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE: BNED) reported Wednesday fiscal-year 2018 first-quarter results, with consolidated sales rising 49 percent to $355.7 million, thanks to the MBS Text Book Exchange acquisition. The sales growth came despite a 2.5-percent drop in comps. On an adjusted...
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The Bull And Bear Scenarios Playing Out In Applied Optoelectronics
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 - 9:05amFiber-optic networking company Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) has been on a rollercoaster ride in recent months. As of late July, the stock was up nearly 500 percent year-to-date before shaving off more than a third of its market cap in the past month. Traders and Wall Street analysts...
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This Research Report Sent Shares Of Applied Optoelectronics Lower
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 10:07amShares of Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) fell more than 3 percent Wednesday morning after analysts at BWS Financial released a cautious research report. Applied Optoelectronics held an investor conference call and detailed its manufacturing efficiencies, but BWS Financial's Hamed...
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Does The Retail Stigma Hurting Barnes & Noble Unfairly Extend To Barnes & Noble Education Shares?
Monday, April 3, 2017 - 1:37pmBWS Financial said in a note Monday the lack of Street coverage and stigma related to Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE: BNED)'s former parent Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) being in the retail business has put a valuation gap the former. That said, the firm expects the gap to narrow in...
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BWS Financial Initiates Verso Corp At Buy, Sees Opportunity For Upside Following Bankruptcy
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 - 10:21amBWS Financial has started coverage of Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS) with a Buy rating and price target of $25, implying a potential upside of 117 percent over Tuesday's close of $11.53. Memphis, Tennessee-based Verso is a producer of coated paper, which is used in magazines, catalogs and high-end...