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ARM Holdings plc and More Big Movers in Semiconductors on November 19, 2012
The market is having a good day so far: the Nasdaq has risen 1.7%; the S&P 500 is up 1.5%; and the Dow has climbed 1.3%.
Outperforming the market overall, the Semiconductors sector (XLK) is up 2.1% and its biggest movers so far today are:
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Cirrus Logic (Nasdaq:CRUS) has risen 7.8% to hit a current price of $30.48 per share. So far today, two million shares have changed hands.
After rising 6.4%, Spreadtrum Communications, Inc (Nasdaq:SPRD) is currently trading at a share price of $18.59. So far today, the company's volume is 287,383 shares, 0.3 times the current daily average.
ARM Holdings plc (Nasdaq:ARMH) has risen 3.1% and is currently trading at $35.49 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 971,602 shares. This is on pace to reach yesterday's trading volume of 1.7 million shares.
Cree (Nasdaq:CREE) is up 2.8% to reach a current price of $30.77 per share. At 325,165 shares, the company's volume so far today is 0.3 times the average volume over the last three months.
Xilinx (Nasdaq:XLNX) is currently trading at $33.44 per share, a 2.7% increase. So far today, the company's volume is 865,516 shares.
After an increase of 2.6%, Rogers (NYSE:ROG) has reached a current price of $41.91. The company's volume is currently 7,647 shares for the day, 0.1 times the average daily volume.
Mellanox (Nasdaq:MLNX) is at $84.48 per share after an increase of 2.5%. So far today, 313,865 shares of the company's stock have changed hands. This is on pace to fall short of yesterday's volume of one million shares.
The Bottom Line The nature of the market is such that stocks will have good days and bad days. Daily stock performance should be weighed against historical performance and put in context of the market overall. Tools like valuation ratios and profit margins, however, are only as useful as the context you put them in; remember to take historical data and competitor performance into account.
Outperforming the market overall, the Semiconductors sector (XLK) is up 2.1% and its biggest movers so far today are:
| Company | Market Cap | Percentage Change |
| Cirrus Logic (Nasdaq:CRUS) | $1.85 billion | +7.8% |
| Spreadtrum Communications, Inc (Nasdaq:SPRD) | $821.5 million | +6.4% |
| ARM Holdings plc (Nasdaq:ARMH) | $15.8 billion | +3.1% |
| Cree (Nasdaq:CREE) | $3.48 billion | +2.8% |
| Xilinx (Nasdaq:XLNX) | $8.5 billion | +2.7% |
| Rogers (NYSE:ROG) | $676.9 million | +2.6% |
| Mellanox (Nasdaq:MLNX) | $3.49 billion | +2.5% |
Cirrus Logic (Nasdaq:CRUS) has risen 7.8% to hit a current price of $30.48 per share. So far today, two million shares have changed hands.
After rising 6.4%, Spreadtrum Communications, Inc (Nasdaq:SPRD) is currently trading at a share price of $18.59. So far today, the company's volume is 287,383 shares, 0.3 times the current daily average.
ARM Holdings plc (Nasdaq:ARMH) has risen 3.1% and is currently trading at $35.49 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 971,602 shares. This is on pace to reach yesterday's trading volume of 1.7 million shares.
Xilinx (Nasdaq:XLNX) is currently trading at $33.44 per share, a 2.7% increase. So far today, the company's volume is 865,516 shares.
After an increase of 2.6%, Rogers (NYSE:ROG) has reached a current price of $41.91. The company's volume is currently 7,647 shares for the day, 0.1 times the average daily volume.
Mellanox (Nasdaq:MLNX) is at $84.48 per share after an increase of 2.5%. So far today, 313,865 shares of the company's stock have changed hands. This is on pace to fall short of yesterday's volume of one million shares.
The Bottom Line The nature of the market is such that stocks will have good days and bad days. Daily stock performance should be weighed against historical performance and put in context of the market overall. Tools like valuation ratios and profit margins, however, are only as useful as the context you put them in; remember to take historical data and competitor performance into account.
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