Lam Research (LRCX) is one of the backbones of the silicon microprocessor industry – today, pretty much every advanced chip is built with Lam technology – but the company remains undervalued and under followed. The company creates wafer fabrication equipment and offers services that allow chip makers (like Samsung (OTC:SSNLF), Toshibia (OTCPK:TOSBF), Elphia, Hynix and more) to build smaller, faster, and better performing electronic devices. It is one of the top three semiconductor equipment manufacturing companies, with Applied Materials (AMAT) and ASML, but for a company with a revenue of $9.6 Billion last year, and a market cap of over $30 Billion, they are vastly undervalued.
Thesis
Investors are presented with a great opportunity to initiate a position in Lam Research, which is made even more appetizing due to the slump in share price after Q3 earnings. Imagine going into a store where everything is 30% off. You find a jacket that’s amazing – high quality and well made – and see that on top of the store wide 30% discount, the Jacket has another 10% off. That’s a great deal, and it’s exactly what Lam Research is. In addition to its upside potential, the company has great future growth prospects due to steadily increasing demand of its products, and could also be a future dividend player. WCR feels that LRCX has an upside potential of up to 40%, and has a 12 month price target of $260.
Top 5 Performing Stocks For 2019: UniSource Energy Corporation(UNS)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Max Byerly]
Uni Select (TSE:UNS)‘s stock had its “hold” rating restated by equities research analysts at TD Securities in a report issued on Friday. They currently have a C$24.00 price objective on the stock. TD Securities’ price target points to a potential upside of 8.21% from the stock’s current price.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Uni Select (TSE:UNS) had its price target lifted by investment analysts at Macquarie from C$24.00 to C$25.00 in a report released on Wednesday. Macquarie’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 18.32% from the stock’s current price.
Top 5 Performing Stocks For 2019: Black Box Corporation(BBOX)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Media stories about Black Box (NASDAQ:BBOX) have been trending somewhat positive on Monday, Accern reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Black Box earned a coverage optimism score of 0.09 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news headlines about the technology company an impact score of 48.0509907143742 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next few days.
- [By Max Byerly]
Black Box Co. (NASDAQ:BBOX) shares traded up 43.4% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $1.30 and last traded at $1.19. 1,341,057 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 37% from the average session volume of 975,331 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.83.
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Liberum Capital reissued their hold rating on shares of Tritax Big Box REIT (LON:BBOX) in a research note issued to investors on Friday.
Separately, Numis Securities lifted their target price on Tritax Big Box REIT from GBX 150 ($1.95) to GBX 153 ($1.99) and gave the company a hold rating in a research report on Monday, August 20th.
- [By Paul Ausick]
Black Box Corp. (NASDAQ: BBOX) traded flat Thursday to match its 52-week low of $0.75 after closing Tuesday at $0.75. The stock’s 52-week high is $8.45. Volume was more than 40 times the daily average of about 180,000 shares. The company warned on Tuesday that it could face bankruptcy. Shares rose in Thursday trading and are on track to post a gain of about 30% for the day.
- [By Logan Wallace]
Liberum Capital reiterated their hold rating on shares of Tritax Big Box REIT (LON:BBOX) in a report published on Friday morning.
A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Numis Securities boosted their price target on shares of Tritax Big Box REIT from GBX 150 ($1.96) to GBX 153 ($2.00) and gave the company a hold rating in a research note on Monday, August 20th. Barclays started coverage on shares of Tritax Big Box REIT in a research note on Tuesday, October 2nd. They issued an equal weight rating and a GBX 160 ($2.09) price target on the stock.
Top 5 Performing Stocks For 2019: ITUS Corporation(ITUS)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Joseph Griffin]
ITUS Corp (NASDAQ:ITUS) CEO Amit Kumar bought 4,480 shares of ITUS stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $3.99 per share, for a total transaction of $17,875.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 128,888 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $514,263.12. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.
Top 5 Performing Stocks For 2019: Perceptron, Inc.(PRCP)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Perceptron (NASDAQ: PRCP) and CyberOptics (NASDAQ:CYBE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.
- [By Shane Hupp]
Topcon (OTCMKTS: TOPCF) and Perceptron (NASDAQ:PRCP) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Perceptron (NASDAQ: PRCP) and II-VI (NASDAQ:IIVI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.
Top 5 Performing Stocks For 2019: CIRCOR International, Inc.(CIR)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Stephan Byrd]
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CIRCOR International, Inc. Forecasted to Earn Q2 2018 Earnings of $0.50 Per Share (CIR) (americanbankingnews.com) CIRCOR Mexico Earns API Certifications for Quality Management (finance.yahoo.com) SunTrust Banks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for CIRCOR International, Inc. (CIR) (americanbankingnews.com) CIRCOR International (CIR) Lowered to Strong Sell at ValuEngine (americanbankingnews.com) CIRCOR International (CIR) Rating Lowered to Hold at Zacks Investment Research (americanbankingnews.com)
A number of research firms have issued reports on CIR. ValuEngine downgraded CIRCOR International from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Zacks Investment Research upgraded CIRCOR International from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $47.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 1st. SunTrust Banks restated a “buy” rating and set a $56.00 price target on shares of CIRCOR International in a report on Friday, March 2nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus restated a “buy” rating and set a $54.00 price target (down from $61.00) on shares of CIRCOR International in a report on Thursday, March 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $57.50.
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Circor International Inc (NYSE:CIR)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 27, 2019, 9:00 a.m. ET
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