The overall ratings of seven Semiconductor stocks are down on Portfolio Grader this week. Each of these rates a “D” (“sell”) or “F” overall (“strong sell”).
This week, Kulicke & Soffa (NASDAQ:KLIC) falls to a D (“sell”), worse than last week’s grade of C (“hold”). Kulicke & Soffa designs, manufactures, and markets capital equipment, related spare parts, and packaging materials used to assemble semiconductor devices. KLIC also rates an F in Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategory of Earnings Revisions. To get an in-depth look at KLIC, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of KLIC stock.
NeoPhotonics Corp. (NYSE:NPTN) earns a D this week, moving down from last week’s grade of C. NeoPhotonics designs, manufacturers, and markets standard and semi custom planar light wave circuits for metro access and other advanced optical communications platforms. The stock receives F’s in Earnings Revisions, Equity, Cash Flow, and Margin Growth. The stock price has fallen 11.3% over the past month, worse than the 1.4% increase the S&P 500 has seen over the same period of time. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of NPTN stock.
ASM (NASDAQ:ASMI) gets weaker ratings this week as last week’s C drops to a D. ASM is a semiconductor capital equipment supplier engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of production systems and services for the production of semiconductor devices or integrated circuits. The stock gets F’s in Earnings Growth, Earnings Momentum, and Earnings Revisions. Earnings Surprise and Margin Growth also get F’s. Share prices fell 12.3% over the past month. The stock has a trailing PE Ratio of 234.90. For a full analysis of ASMI stock, visit Portfolio Grader.
This week, Skyworks Solution (NASDAQ:SWKS) drops from a C to a D rating. Skyworks Solutions is an innovator of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors.
For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of SWKS stock.
RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ:RFMD) experiences a ratings drop this week, going from last week’s C to a D. RF Micro Devices designs, develops, and markets proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits. The stock gets F’s in Equity and Margin Growth. For a full analysis of RFMD stock, visit Portfolio Grader.
Silicon Laboratorie’s (NASDAQ:SLAB) rating weakens this week, dropping to a D versus last week’s C. Silicon Laboratories designs and develops proprietary, analog-intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits that can be used in a range of applications. The stock also rates an F in Earnings Momentum. The stock currently has a trailing PE Ratio of 28.60. To get an in-depth look at SLAB, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of SLAB stock.
The rating of MaxLinea (NYSE:MXL) slips from a C to a D. MaxLinear provides integrated, radio-frequency analog and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for broadband communications applications. The stock also gets an F in Equity. For a full analysis of MXL stock, visit Portfolio Grader.
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