Xilinx -3.3% due to sales miss, light FQ1 guidance; Altera -1.2%
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Notable earnings after Thursday’s close
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Look for Shares of Altera to Potentially Rebound after Yesterday's 1.08% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Apr 22, 4:34PM CDT
Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $42.40 to a high of $43.17. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.1%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $42.78 on volume of 4.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
ALTR: 42.77 (-0.47)
After Yesterday's Decline of 1.08%, Altera Offers Investors Better Value
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Apr 22, 4:34PM CDT
Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $42.40 to a high of $43.17. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.1%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $42.78 on volume of 4.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
ALTR: 42.77 (-0.47)
Next Support Level for Altera (ALTR) is $42.45
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Apr 22, 10:51AM CDT
Shares of Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR) have bearishly opened below the pivot of $43.35 today and have reached the first support level of $42.84. Investors may be interested in a cross of the next downside pivot targets of $42.45 and $41.55.
ALTR: 42.77 (-0.47)
Will Altera (ALTR) Stock React to Ratings Cut Today?
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 8:16AM CDT
Altera (ALTR) had its rating downgraded to 'neutral' from 'overweight' by analysts at Piper Jaffray.
ALTR: 42.77 (-0.47)
Will Altera Corp. (ALTR) Surprise Earnings Estimates in Q1? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 21, 12:00PM CDT
Altera Corporation (ALTR) is set to report first-quarter 2015 results on Apr 23.
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Development Agreement Approved for Allen's $85 Million Watters Creek Hotel, Convention Center
Business Wire - Tue Apr 21, 10:17AM CDT
The Allen City Council has approved a development agreement with TCH Altera, LLC, for the construction of The Convention Center at Watters Creek, an $85 million, full-service four-star facility. The convention hotel will contain 290 guest rooms, a 64,500 SF convention center and a 1,000-car parking garage on seven acres at Bethany Drive and North Central Expressway, adjacent to Allen's premier Watters Creek mixed-use center.
ALTR: 42.77 (-0.47)
Can Broadcom, Cree, Texas Instruments Earnings Save Chip Makers?
at The Street - Tue Apr 21, 8:11AM CDT
The PHLX Semiconductor index could end the week negative, unless earnings from components Broadcom, Cree and Texas Instruments have positive earnings reactions.
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Shares of ALTR Up 9.4% Since Uptrend Call on Shares
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Apr 20, 9:33AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR) on March 27th, 2015 at $39.74. In approximately 3 weeks, Altera has returned 9.42% as of today's recent price of $43.48.
ALTR: 42.77 (-0.47)
Athena and Rambus Cryptography Research Division Announce Solutions to Prevent Advanced Security Threats
Marketwired - Mon Apr 20, 7:00AM CDT
The Athena Group, Inc. (Athena), a leading provider of security, cryptography, anti-tamper, and signal processing IP cores, today introduced a comprehensive portfolio of IP cores with side-channel attack (SCA) countermeasures, based on advanced differential power analysis (DPA) countermeasure approaches pioneered by Rambus Cryptography Research Division (NASDAQ: RMBS). Athena's robust, innovative DPA countermeasure solutions deliver unprecedented tamper-resistance across a broad range of standards and performance levels for embedded applications ranging from defense to the Internet of Things (IoT).
ALTR: 42.77 (-0.47), RMBS: 14.40 (+0.22), MSCC: 35.98 (-0.16)
Altera Announces First Quarter Earnings Conference Call
PR Newswire - Thu Apr 16, 2:52PM CDT
Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced it will hold a conference call for interested members of the investment community at 1:45 pm Pacific Time on Thursday, April 23, 2015 to discuss the company's first quarter results and business outlook. The company will release earnings after the market closes on April 23, 2015.
ALTR: 42.77 (-0.47)
Russ Fischer: Moore's Law, Chip Companies And What's Next For Tech
Russ Fischer - Seeking Alpha - Thu Apr 16, 5:51AM CDT
This month marks the 50th anniversary of Moore's Law, a key observation made in an article written by Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) co-founder Gordon Moore that successfully predicted the number of transistors per square inch on an integrated circuit would...
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Intel Q1 Earnings Spur Upgrades, Price Target Hikes
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 15, 1:34PM CDT
Intel (INTC) received several upgrades and price target hikes Wednesday, following a mixed Q1 earnings report late Tuesday that showed surging server sales and improvement in the Internet of Things, but sluggish demand for personal computers. "We are...
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Chip stocks rally following Intel/Linear's earnings
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Apr 15, 1:19PM CDT
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Intel Becomes A Data Center Centric Semiconductor Company
Ed McKernan - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Apr 15, 12:00PM CDT
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Xilinx: Modest Upside From Current Levels
Lester Goh - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Apr 15, 8:42AM CDT
XLNX: 44.37 (+0.14), ALTR: 42.77 (-0.47)
Intel Earnings Meet, Sales Miss But Margins Upbeat
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 14, 4:38PM CDT
Intel (INTC) met lowered first-quarter forecasts for modest earnings growth, thought revenue fell short amid weak PC demand. But with gross profit margins strong, shares rose in after-hours trading Tuesday. The world's largest chipmaker earned 41...
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Altera Investors Should Be Cautious With Intel's Offer Reportedly Off The Table
TwoCentsOpinion - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Apr 14, 10:06AM CDT
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