Showing posts with label NXP Semiconductors NV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NXP Semiconductors NV. Show all posts

Friday, December 30, 2011

Kforce (KFRC) (NEU) (NXPI) (PNFP) (LAD) (OFC) Ratings, Price Targets

Kforce Inc. (NASDAQ: KFRC), NewMarket Co. (NYSE: NEU), NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI), Pinnacle Financial Partners (NASDAQ: PNFP), Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) and Corporate Office Properties (NYSE: OFC) ratings and price targets.

NewMarket Co. (NEU) had its price target raised by Longbow Research from $200.00 to $225.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by analysts at Jefferies Group.

Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Sterne Agee.

Kforce Inc. (KFRC) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Corporate Office Properties (OFC) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “Neutral” rating to an “Underperform” rating.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

NXP (NXPI) (INAP) (ASGN) (BC) (ACTV) (BKD) Ratings, Price Targets

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI), InterNAP (NASDAQ: INAP), On Assignment, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASGN), Brunswick Co. (NYSE: BC), Active Network (NASDAQ: ACTV) and Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: BKD) ratings and price targets.

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF).

InterNAP (INAP) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an “Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

On Assignment, Inc. (ASGN) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Brunswick Co. (BC) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating

Active Network (ACTV) is now covered by ThinkEquity. They have a “buy” rating on the firm.

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (BKD) is now covered by JMP Securities. They have an “Outperform” rating on the firm.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Microsoft (MSFT) (AMZN) (CSCO) (INTC) (AAPL) Leading NASDAQ Back Up

Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon.com (AMZN), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC) and Apple (AAPL) pushing NASDAQ up after the tech sector took a pounding yesterday.

Tech stock futures are also enjoying a resurgence, with the Nasdaq 100 rising from the close yesterday of $2060.29, to 2067.50 for the September contract. Even so, it has started to pull back as the trading day continues.

The biggest gainers in tech so far today are NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), which was trading at $16.05, soaring $2.02, or 14.40 percent, as of 11:10 AM EDT. Silicon Motion (SIMO) was trading at $9.64, climbing $1.28, or 15.31. LCD maker Universal Display (PANL) is leading the way for tech, jumping to $28.71, up $5.91, or 25.92 percent.

Other major techs like IBM (IMB) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) are also trading higher.

The NASDAQ is up about 3 percent so far on the day.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Ratings on (TK) (KFN) (NXPI) (IFT) (FRF) Reiterated

Ratings on shares of Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK), KKR Financial Corp. (NYSE:KFN), NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI), Imperial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:IFT) and Fortegra Financial Corp. (NYSE:FRF) were reiterated by analysts.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) reiterated an “Outperform” rating on Teekay Corporation (TK). They have a price target of $38 on the company. Up from $35.

FBR Capital Markets reiterated an “Outperform” rating on KKR Financial Corp. (KFN). They have a price target of $12 on the company.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) reiterated an “Outperform” rating on NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI). They have a price target of $40 on the company.

FBR Capital Markets reiterated an “Outperform” rating on Imperial Holdings, Inc. (IFT). They have a price target of $15 on the company.

FBR Capital Markets reiterated an “Outperform” rating on Fortegra Financial Corp. (FRF). They have a price target of $15 on the company.

Monday, January 10, 2011

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) Sales, Margins Look Good for 2011

After meeting with management of NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ:NXPI), Barclays said they see sales and margins continuing to look good in 2011.

Barclays noted, "We hosted a meeting this morning (Friday) with NXP CEO Rick Clemmer, key executives, and investors, where Mr. Clemmer and business heads of NXP's HPMS ID and Auto units provided a constructive update on key business initiatives. The tone of the meeting was positive on the outlook for both sales growth in CY11 (driven by several segments of NFC, Automotive, RF for Wireless basestations, CFL/LED Lighting and Greenchip) and margin expansion. Management appears confident in growing HPMS (High Performance Mixed Signal) business ahead of industry, highlighting core strength in areas of deep IP portfolio, leading mixed signal and digital design skills, and deep applications expertise. We believe estimates remain conservative and reiterate our rating."

Barclays maintains an "Overweight" rating on NXP Semiconductors NV, which closed Friday at $22.92, losing $0.32, or 1.38 percent. Barclays raised their price target on NXP from $18 to $25.