
this century. Applied's valuation is attractive also when comparing it to its peers, as shown in the table below. PEER GROUP: Semiconductor Equipment AMAT KLAC LRCX NVLS Closing Price (May 18, 2012) 10.36 45.56 Complete Story »
J.P. Morgan's Chris Blansett chops KLA-Tencor ( KLAC -4.7% ), Lam Research ( LRCX -4.5% ) and Novellus ( NVLS -4.4% ) to Underweight, predicting a "downtick" in capital expenditures by chip foundries in H2 of this year, and that
By Robert Castellano : There have been rumors of the purchase of Novellus ( NVLS ) by Lam Research ( LRCX ) practically since I started The Information Network in 1995. It finally happened, but it begs the
manufacturing equipment provider Lam Research based on an improved business risk profile following the pending merger with Novellus Systems Inc. (unrated) in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at about $3.3 billion. -- We are raising the corporate
conditions now appear to be gradually recovering. Finally, Lam is planning to acquire fellow chip equipment maker Novellus NVLS in a $3.3 billion all-stock deal, based on Lam's stock price on Dec. 14. We think the move makes a lot of strategic
of higher research and development expenses and costs related to the upcoming acquisition of deposition tool supplier Novellus NVLS , which limited Lam's operating leverage. Management anticipates the acquisition will close by the end of Lam's fiscal fourth
Novellus Systems NVLS reported second-quarter results that were in line with our expectations. We're raising our fair value estimate by $1 to
provider Lam Research remain on CreditWatch with positive implications following its announcement that it will merge with Novellus Systems Inc. in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at about $3.3 billion expected to close in the second calendar quarter
indicating orders still trailed sales, the figure is a marked improvement from December's 0.85, and evidence of the positive impact rebounding foundry demand is having on the likes of AMAT , KLAC , NVLS , and LRCX . Post your comment!
By Valuentum : As part of our process, we perform a rigorous discounted cash-flow methodology that dives into the true intrinsic worth of companies. In Applied Materials' ( AMAT ) case, we think the company is fairly valued at $16 per share, slightly higher than where it is currently trading. Our