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Conference nyoss1::market_investing

Title:Market Investing
Moderator:2155::michaud
Created:Thu Jan 23 1992
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1060
Total number of notes:10477

861.0. "Semiconductor Industry" by CSOA1::ECK () Thu May 11 1995 02:07

    The May 8 issue of The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article
    on Technology stocks (pages C1 -> C7) and zooms in on the semiconductor
    industry, both chip makers and equipment suppliers.  How about some
    Digital Semiconductor Operations experts offer up some comments and
    opinions on the prospects for the companies mentioned in the article..
    ie. do they have something unique, what makes they special, does
    Digital buy their stuff???
    
    Article highlights
    
    Lattice Semi	- stock up 84% in 1995
    Sierra Semi		- stock up 65% in 1995
    			  will be big player in digital wireless market
    
    Recent IPO's (Initial Public Offerings)
    
    Oak Technologies	- a multimedia semiconductor maker
    PRI Automation	- Billerica, MASS based company ..makes robotic
    			  systems that automate certain processes of semi
    			  manufacturers
    Opal Technologies   - semi equipment company
    
    
    The TENCOR note string provided some good buy and sell recommendations a
    while ago, especially Electrogals (EGLS) high teens to $50 in one year.
    
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861.1NETRIX::michaudJeff Michaud, That GroupThu May 11 1995 12:57131
	FWIW, here's the list of semiconductor stocks Olde had on
	their recommend list as of last June, 1994.

Symbol        : ALTR         Exchange    : NASDAQ
Description   : ALTERA CORP                                  
Last Traded at: 84.7500      Date/Time   : May 08  2:55:19
$ Change      : 1.5000       % Change    : 1.80    

Volume        : 1134500      # of Trades : 1015     
Bid           : 84.7500      Ask         : 85.0000  
Day Low       : 81.3750      Day High    : 85.2500  
52 Week Low   : 21.6250      52 Week High: 87.5000  

Symbol        : ATML         Exchange    : NASDAQ
Description   : ATMEL CORP                                   
Last Traded at: 44.5000      Date/Time   : May 08  2:53:46
$ Change      : 0.2500       % Change    : 0.56    

Volume        : 269400       # of Trades : 279      
Bid           : 44.3750      Ask         : 44.6250  
Day Low       : 43.7500      Day High    : 45.0000  
52 Week Low   : 21.1250      52 Week High: 46.1250  

Symbol        : EXAR         Exchange    : NASDAQ
Description   : EXAR CORP COM                                
Last Traded at: 27.2500      Date/Time   : May 08  2:53:08
$ Change      : -0.5000      % Change    : -1.80   

Volume        : 107400       # of Trades : 99       
Bid           : 27.2500      Ask         : 27.7500  
Day Low       : 27.0000      Day High    : 28.0000  
52 Week Low   : 15.7500      52 Week High: 28.5000  

Symbol        : IDTI         Exchange    : NASDAQ
Description   : INTEGRATED DEVICE TECH INC                   
Last Traded at: 38.2500      Date/Time   : May 08  2:55:32
$ Change      : 0.3750       % Change    : 0.99    

Volume        : 672700       # of Trades : 528      
Bid           : 38.0000      Ask         : 38.2500  
Day Low       : 37.3750      Day High    : 38.3750  
52 Week Low   : 16.0000      52 Week High: 42.1250  

Symbol        : LLTC         Exchange    : NASDAQ
Description   : LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP                       
Last Traded at: 60.6250      Date/Time   : May 08  2:43:33
$ Change      : 1.6250       % Change    : 2.75    

Volume        : 137200       # of Trades : 165      
Bid           : 60.5000      Ask         : 61.0000  
Day Low       : 58.5000      Day High    : 61.0000  
52 Week Low   : 36.5000      52 Week High: 62.2500  

Symbol        : MXIM         Exchange    : NASDAQ
Description   : MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODS INC                   
Last Traded at: 43.7500      Date/Time   : May 08  2:51:59
$ Change      : -0.2500      % Change    : -0.57   

Volume        : 352500       # of Trades : 196      
Bid           : 43.7500      Ask         : 44.2500  
Day Low       : 42.7500      Day High    : 44.2500  
52 Week Low   : 23.5000      52 Week High: 45.2500  

Symbol        : MOT          Exchange    : New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Description   : MOTOROLA INC                                 
Last Traded at: 58.8750      Date/Time   : May 08  2:55:53
$ Change      : 0.8750       % Change    : 1.51    

Volume        : 1275200      # of Trades : 683      
Day Low       : 57.7500      Day High    : 58.8750  
52 Week Low   : 43.2500      52 Week High: 64.7500  

Symbol        : NVLS         Exchange    : NASDAQ
Description   : NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC                         
Last Traded at: 62.0000      Date/Time   : May 08  2:54:56
$ Change      : 1.0000       % Change    : 1.64    

Volume        : 213600       # of Trades : 195      
Bid           : 61.7500      Ask         : 62.0000  
Day Low       : 60.0000      Day High    : 62.3750  
52 Week Low   : 28.0000      52 Week High: 69.5000  

Symbol        : PLAB         Exchange    : NASDAQ
Description   : PHOTRONICS LABS INC                          
Last Traded at: 23.0000      Date/Time   : May 08  2:53:39
$ Change      : 0.0000       % Change    : 0.00    

Volume        : 142900       # of Trades : 117      
Bid           : 23.0000      Ask         : 23.5000  
Day Low       : 22.5000      Day High    : 23.2500  
52 Week Low   : 10.8125      52 Week High: 24.8125  

Symbol        : PLSE         Exchange    : NASDAQ
Description   : PULSE ENGR INC                               
Last Traded at: 7.5000       Date/Time   : May 08  2:50:53
$ Change      : 0.0000       % Change    : 0.00    

Volume        : 26900        # of Trades : 12       
Bid           : 7.5000       Ask         : 7.6250   
Day Low       : 7.5000       Day High    : 7.6250   
52 Week Low   : 3.7500       52 Week High: 8.0000   

Symbol        : SERA         Exchange    : NASDAQ
Description   : SIERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORP                    
Last Traded at: 28.1250      Date/Time   : May 08  2:46:33
$ Change      : 1.2500       % Change    : 4.65    

Volume        : 179900       # of Trades : 192      
Bid           : 27.7500      Ask         : 28.0000  
Day Low       : 26.7500      Day High    : 28.1250  
52 Week Low   : 6.7500       52 Week High: 29.3750  

Symbol        : TNCR         Exchange    : NASDAQ
Description   : TENCOR INSTRS                                
Last Traded at: 70.7500      Date/Time   : May 08  2:54:34
$ Change      : -1.1250      % Change    : -1.57   

Volume        : 253600       # of Trades : 256      
Bid           : 70.7500      Ask         : 71.0000  
Day Low       : 69.5000      Day High    : 72.1250  
52 Week Low   : 15.0000      52 Week High: 74.0000  

Symbol        : ZLOG         Exchange    : NASDAQ
Description   : ZILOG INC                                    
Last Traded at: 36.0000      Date/Time   : May 08  2:32:25
$ Change      : -0.2500      % Change    : -0.69   

Volume        : 18400        # of Trades : 14       
Bid           : 35.7500      Ask         : 36.0000  
Day Low       : 35.5000      Day High    : 36.2500  
52 Week Low   : 24.7500      52 Week High: 38.7500  
861.2SOLVIT::CHENThu May 11 1995 16:528
    Alot of the high tech copmpanies are traded at or near their 52-week
    highs. It's hard to tell (for mw anyway) whether this is a good time to
    get in on it or not. Now, the market is looking up on technology
    stocks. I would think this may be a good time to consider sell if you
    have bought yours awhile ago. Buying? I just can't gather the guts to
    do it now. But, who knows? The ride is not over, yet.
    
    Mike
861.3Yes and no...POBOX::CORSONHigher, and a bit more to the rightThu May 11 1995 19:1018
    
    	Good point.
    
    	Just unloaded 2/3 of my S3 holdings, but refuse under any
    circumstances to sell my Motorola. Mike is right, semiconductors are
    at very lofty levels, and taking some money OFF the table is a good
    idea.
    
    	MOT however only derives 30% of its revenues from semis, the rest
    comes from wireless communications which will only grow on a steady
    basis worldwide.
    
    	If "tech" stocks is your bag these days, I'd take a real hard look
    at the biotech stocks again.
    
    
    		the Greyhawk
    
861.4Semi building boom/bust?ASDG::HORTONPaving the Info HighwayFri May 12 1995 16:0715
    Don't know about the rest of you folks, but I've heard about a lot of
    new fabs opening up lately.  Seems the industry is going through a
    classic over-building phase.  Short term this is good for the
    makers of semiconductor process equipment and test equipment
    (e.g., Applied Materials, Lam Research, Tencor, KLA), but when the
    building boom slows, even a little, sales and earnings will suffer.
    
    Overcapacity will also hurt the makers of chips.  With expensive fabs
    to pay for, chip makers will do anything to keep their lines filled.
    I expect to see incredible price competition over the next few years,
    with adverse effects on earnings.
    
    I'm with Mr. Corson: look for the next boom somewhere else.
    
    -Jerry                                                               
861.5If you sell some DEC stock, where would you put it?HELIX::SONTAKKEWed Jan 24 1996 15:3011
    Apart from Fidelity (don't like their sales charge), is there any other
    mutual fund which is heavily invested in the semi-conductor industry
    right now and taking a severe beating?
    
    It looks like a right time to get it.
    
    Incidentally, is there a WWW resource to find the top stocks held by
    mutual funds?
    
    Thanks,
    - Vikas
861.6SOLVIT::CHENWed Jan 24 1996 16:393
    re: -1 
    
    T. Rowe Price Science & Technology.
861.7HELIX::SONTAKKEWed Jan 24 1996 18:2813
    But it doesn't seem to have taken real beating.   Assuming the 13%
    drop on Dec 27, 1995 was due to the distribution, it is still close to
    its 52wk high (discounting the distribution).
    
    It can't be heavily invested in semiconductors.  Jun 95 report lists
    14.8% in Semis. 
    
    Same is true with the Invesco Strategic Technology, it han't taken
    ay appreciable hit at all, once again, discounting the distribution.
    
    Thanks,
    - Vikas
                                                    
861.8So three percent up front is *cheap*....LACV01::CORSONHigher, and a bit more to the rightWed Jan 24 1996 22:0211
    
    Even though it has a 3% sales charge, Fidelity's Select Electronics
    Fund is one of my persnal favorites.
    
    It is all semiconductor manufacturers, equipment makers, etc. Lots
    of MU, TI, VLSI, etc. It has also returned over 30% the past five
    years...
    
    	And my bet is the next five also...
    
    			the Greyhawk
861.92155::michaudJeff Michaud - ObjectBrokerMon Jan 29 1996 23:0515
> Incidentally, is there a WWW resource to find the top stocks held by
> mutual funds?

	Not if you are looking for real-time data.  It's my understanding
	it's at least 6 weeks if not longer that funds report on what
	their weightings in each sector is "at the time".

	As far as individual holdings the fund's annual report, if not
	semi-annual reports, will list every stock held by the fund "as
	of the date on the report" which again comes out much later
	than the end of the time period reported on.  However for funds
	with low turnover rates it should be pretty accurate.

	You can always call the fund company and request their most recent
	annual or semi-annual report usually[/never] at no cost to you.
861.10GUIDUK::ONOThe Wrong StuffMon Jan 29 1996 23:1111
The SEC Edgar server (http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm) can help a 
little.  The SEC requires a filing if an investment company (e.g. 
a mutual fund or fund family) holds more than a certain 
percentage (I think 5%) of a company's shares.  

You can look up a company through Edgar and see if the filing is 
in the archives.  I'd tell you the form number, but I don't 
remember what it is.  There's a corresponding filing when the 
holding drops below the threshold.

Wes
861.11Book to bill2155::michaudJeff Michaud - ObjectBrokerFri Aug 09 1996 16:126
	FWIW, the semiconductor book-to-bill ratio that was due out
	on Wednesday but defered was released yesterday (after market
	close as usual).

	The July number was .85, down from a downward revision of the
	June number of .88.