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We generally have had a good feeling going into the third and fourth quarters because the economy is doing better read more
We generally have had a good feeling going into the third and fourth quarters because the economy is doing better than expected. Semiconductors are going to get a boost from seasonal trends.
Their earnings are in line with expectations for this quarter and the next, but there was no upside and the read more
Their earnings are in line with expectations for this quarter and the next, but there was no upside and the stock was priced for some degree of upside.
We're going to need to see follow-through from Intel. Good news from Intel could set a tone and start to read more
We're going to need to see follow-through from Intel. Good news from Intel could set a tone and start to give those that were most fearful about the outlook for chip stocks less reason to be concerned.
The finality of the inventory correction is not only great for Intel but the entire semiconductor market. Investors had been read more
The finality of the inventory correction is not only great for Intel but the entire semiconductor market. Investors had been assuming that the first quarter would be the bottom but it's nice to see real evidence of it.
In our view, these proceedings could drag on for many quarters.
In our view, these proceedings could drag on for many quarters.
Companies like Texas Instruments, companies like Cisco Systems in enterprise networking. Leaders in their space, bellwethers, big-cap liquid names that read more
Companies like Texas Instruments, companies like Cisco Systems in enterprise networking. Leaders in their space, bellwethers, big-cap liquid names that I think are going to be around for the long term, leaders in the up cycle, ... Companies that the institutional investor can get in and out of quickly and that tends to draw a larger portion of the money when we have these volatile times.
It's not out of the realm of possibility that the second-quarter numbers could be strong enough to support the stock read more
It's not out of the realm of possibility that the second-quarter numbers could be strong enough to support the stock at a higher valuation, ... If you keep raising estimates, you probably could keep expanding the multiple.
The biggest thing here is what inventories are looking like and what demand is looking like for the first quarter.
The biggest thing here is what inventories are looking like and what demand is looking like for the first quarter.
Nobody who owns the stock for a long-term investment is going to sell over a $60 million miss
Nobody who owns the stock for a long-term investment is going to sell over a $60 million miss
Chip companies are getting ready for stronger demand in the back half of the year. There's a big difference between read more
Chip companies are getting ready for stronger demand in the back half of the year. There's a big difference between building a safety margin and overbuilding, ... People have been pessimistic, but we continue to get fairly firm fundamentals about the environment for PCs and semiconductors overall.
