Our Outlook for Tech Stocks

Japan's crisis introduces near-term uncertainty.

Mar 30, 2011

Mentioned: Western Digital Corp (WDC) , Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) , Linear Technology Corp (LLTC) , Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) , LSI Corp (LSI) , Dell Inc (DELL) , Intel Corp (INTC) , AT&T Inc (T) , International Business Machines Corp (IBM) , NetApp Inc (NTAP)

Japan's crisis will create short-term disruption for the technology supply chain and add a near-term layer of uncertainty across most industries.
Regardless of near-term fallout from Japan, high-quality technology firms with global reach will generate significant free cash flows in 2011. As cash balances grow, we expect M&A activity to remain fairly high.
Given the geopolitical uncertainties and generally full valuations, we prefer financially strong firms with solid competitive positions.

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