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Biggest Semiconductors Sector Movers for July 23, 2012, Including SMI
This morning's trading has marked a bad day for the market so far. The Nasdaq has slipped 1.9%; the S&P 500 has decreased 1.3%; and the Dow is down 1.1%.
The Semiconductors sector (XLK) is currently ahead of the overall market, down only 1.5%, and its biggest movers are currently:
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Semiconductor Manufacturing Int'l (NYSE:SMI) is currently at $1.67 per share after a dramatic increase of 12.1%. So far today, the company's volume is 138,078 shares, above yesterday's volume of 124,312 shares. If a stock price moves on high volume, this means that the change is a significant one. A wide array of ratios can be used by investors to estimate the attractiveness of a potential or existing investment and get an idea of its valuation. The debt-equity (D/E) ratio is a leverage ratio. SMI's D/E ratio is 52%. This easy-to-calculate ratio provides a general indication of a company's equity-liability relationship and is helpful to investors looking for a quick take on a company's leverage.
Falling 6.7%, Ultratech (Nasdaq:UTEK) is currently at a share price of $30.63. So far today, the company's volume is 157,102 shares. High volume indicates a lot of investor interest while low volume indicates the opposite. Investors can make use of valuation ratios to estimate whether a stock is fairly valued. The debt ratio measures the leverage of a company, and a company's leverage is a good way to assess risk. UTEK's debt ratio of 18.1% is on the low side. This indicates that the company engages in conservative financing with opportunities to borrow in the future at no significant risk. However, one thing to note with this ratio: it isn't a pure measure of a company's debt (or indebtedness), as it also includes operational liabilities, such as accounts payable and taxes payable.
Currently trading at $19.16 per share, ATMI (Nasdaq:ATMI) has fallen 5.8%. With 55,141 shares changing hands so far today, the company's volume is in keeping with the average volume over the past three months. The trading volume for a stock indicates the level of investor interest. Investment valuation ratios can be very useful in determining the value of a stock, but it is very important to keep in mind that while some financial ratios have general rules (or a broad application), in most instances it is a prudent practice to look at a company's historical performance and use peer company/industry comparisons to put any given company's ratio in perspective. The price/sales ratio measures a company's stock market value by its total revenues or alternatively, a company's price per share by its revenue per share. The P/S ratio for ATMI is 1.95, which is relatively high. In young companies, a high P/S ratio is a sign of sales growth that is expected to turn into earnings and cash flow. It is important to keep in mind when looking at the P/S ratio that just because a company is generating revenues, this does not mean that the company is profitable, and in the long run, profits drive stock prices.
After a decline of 5.6%, Universal (Nasdaq:PANL) has hit a share price of $31.88. So far today, the company's volume is 593,609 shares. This is one times its average daily volume. Volume is used to evaluate how meaningful the price movement of a stock is. While investment valuation ratios are useful tools in estimating the attractiveness of an investment, remember that it is important to look at a company's historical performance and compare the company ratios with its competitors and industry overall. The P/E ratio has been used for ages by analysts and still remains one of the most relevant pieces of stock valuation. PANL's P/E ratio is 177.7. To determine the P/E ratio, an investor divides the market price of the stock by the earnings-per-share (EPS) of the stock. SEE: How To Use The P/E Ratio And PEG To Tell The Future Of A Stock
Cree (Nasdaq:CREE) has fallen 4.4% and is currently trading at $22.80 per share. So far today, 1.4 million shares have changed hands,. In technical analysis, trading volume is used to determine the strength of a market indicator. Investment valuation ratios provide investors with an estimation, albeit a simplistic one, of the value of a stock. Using price/earnings ratios (P/E ratios) does not give an indication of whether or not an individual company's ratio is reasonable, a shortcoming that can be corrected by using the price/earnings to growth ratio (PEG ratio). CREE's PEG ratio of 2.59 is in line with the industry average. Because of the adjustment for earnings growth rate, the PEG ratio is somewhat more useful than many formulas for comparing companies in different industries.
At $22.39, ARM Holdings plc (Nasdaq:ARMH) has slipped 3.7%. The company is currently trading a volume of one million shares. A stock's volume conveys how excited investors are about it. Understanding investment valuation ratios allows an investor to assess the true value of an individual stock. If the price/book value ratio of a stock is high, it may indicate that the stock is expensive, while a lower ratio may indicate that the stock is a bargain. ARMH has a P/B ratio of 5.88 which shows that its share price is higher than its book value. It is important to take the company's debt into account when using the P/B ratio as debt can boost a company's liabilities to the point where they wipe out much of the book value of its hard assets, creating artificially high P/B values. P/B has its shortcomings but is still widely used as a valuation metric, more relevant for use by investors looking at capital-intensive or finance-related businesses, such as banks; book value does not carry much meaning for service-based firms with few tangible assets. SEE: How Buybacks Warps The Price-To-Book Ratio
ASM International (Nasdaq:ASMI) is trading at $37.84 per share, down 3.4%. The company's volume for the day so far is 4,200 shares, in keeping with its current three-month average. If a stock price makes a big move up or down, volume lets us know the significance of that move. A company's value as an investment is more easily estimated using valuation ratios such as the price to earnings (P/E) ratio, the price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio, the price to sales (P/S) ratio, the price to book (P/B) ratio, and the dividend yield. For investors primarily interested in the income a stock can generate, the dividend yield is an important determinant of how attractive a stock is. ASMI's dividend yield of 1.4% is fairly low. This may indicate that the company's stock is overpriced. To calculate the dividend yield, divide the level of dividends by the stock price; the higher the yield, the more attractive the security. SEE: Due Diligence On Dividends
The Bottom Line No matter the economic climate, Wall Street will always have stocks that make major moves each week. It is important to weigh current activity against historical performance when making any investment decisions. However, these fundamental metrics must be analyzed with historic data, industry information in addition to firm specific financial statements.
The Semiconductors sector (XLK) is currently ahead of the overall market, down only 1.5%, and its biggest movers are currently:
| Company | Market Cap | Percentage Change |
| Semiconductor Manufacturing Int\'l (ADR) (NYSE:SMI) | $818.5 million | +12.1% |
| Ultratech, Inc. (Nasdaq:UTEK) | $866.7 million | -6.7% |
| ATMI Inc (Nasdaq:ATMI) | $649.3 million | -5.8% |
| Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq:PANL) | $1.57 billion | -5.6% |
| Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq:CREE) | $2.77 billion | -4.4% |
| ARM Holdings plc (ADR) (Nasdaq:ARMH) | $10.67 billion | -3.7% |
| ASM International N.V. (Nasdaq:ASMI) | $2.17 billion | -3.4% |
Semiconductor Manufacturing Int'l (NYSE:SMI) is currently at $1.67 per share after a dramatic increase of 12.1%. So far today, the company's volume is 138,078 shares, above yesterday's volume of 124,312 shares. If a stock price moves on high volume, this means that the change is a significant one. A wide array of ratios can be used by investors to estimate the attractiveness of a potential or existing investment and get an idea of its valuation. The debt-equity (D/E) ratio is a leverage ratio. SMI's D/E ratio is 52%. This easy-to-calculate ratio provides a general indication of a company's equity-liability relationship and is helpful to investors looking for a quick take on a company's leverage.
Falling 6.7%, Ultratech (Nasdaq:UTEK) is currently at a share price of $30.63. So far today, the company's volume is 157,102 shares. High volume indicates a lot of investor interest while low volume indicates the opposite. Investors can make use of valuation ratios to estimate whether a stock is fairly valued. The debt ratio measures the leverage of a company, and a company's leverage is a good way to assess risk. UTEK's debt ratio of 18.1% is on the low side. This indicates that the company engages in conservative financing with opportunities to borrow in the future at no significant risk. However, one thing to note with this ratio: it isn't a pure measure of a company's debt (or indebtedness), as it also includes operational liabilities, such as accounts payable and taxes payable.
Currently trading at $19.16 per share, ATMI (Nasdaq:ATMI) has fallen 5.8%. With 55,141 shares changing hands so far today, the company's volume is in keeping with the average volume over the past three months. The trading volume for a stock indicates the level of investor interest. Investment valuation ratios can be very useful in determining the value of a stock, but it is very important to keep in mind that while some financial ratios have general rules (or a broad application), in most instances it is a prudent practice to look at a company's historical performance and use peer company/industry comparisons to put any given company's ratio in perspective. The price/sales ratio measures a company's stock market value by its total revenues or alternatively, a company's price per share by its revenue per share. The P/S ratio for ATMI is 1.95, which is relatively high. In young companies, a high P/S ratio is a sign of sales growth that is expected to turn into earnings and cash flow. It is important to keep in mind when looking at the P/S ratio that just because a company is generating revenues, this does not mean that the company is profitable, and in the long run, profits drive stock prices.
After a decline of 5.6%, Universal (Nasdaq:PANL) has hit a share price of $31.88. So far today, the company's volume is 593,609 shares. This is one times its average daily volume. Volume is used to evaluate how meaningful the price movement of a stock is. While investment valuation ratios are useful tools in estimating the attractiveness of an investment, remember that it is important to look at a company's historical performance and compare the company ratios with its competitors and industry overall. The P/E ratio has been used for ages by analysts and still remains one of the most relevant pieces of stock valuation. PANL's P/E ratio is 177.7. To determine the P/E ratio, an investor divides the market price of the stock by the earnings-per-share (EPS) of the stock. SEE: How To Use The P/E Ratio And PEG To Tell The Future Of A Stock
Cree (Nasdaq:CREE) has fallen 4.4% and is currently trading at $22.80 per share. So far today, 1.4 million shares have changed hands,. In technical analysis, trading volume is used to determine the strength of a market indicator. Investment valuation ratios provide investors with an estimation, albeit a simplistic one, of the value of a stock. Using price/earnings ratios (P/E ratios) does not give an indication of whether or not an individual company's ratio is reasonable, a shortcoming that can be corrected by using the price/earnings to growth ratio (PEG ratio). CREE's PEG ratio of 2.59 is in line with the industry average. Because of the adjustment for earnings growth rate, the PEG ratio is somewhat more useful than many formulas for comparing companies in different industries.
At $22.39, ARM Holdings plc (Nasdaq:ARMH) has slipped 3.7%. The company is currently trading a volume of one million shares. A stock's volume conveys how excited investors are about it. Understanding investment valuation ratios allows an investor to assess the true value of an individual stock. If the price/book value ratio of a stock is high, it may indicate that the stock is expensive, while a lower ratio may indicate that the stock is a bargain. ARMH has a P/B ratio of 5.88 which shows that its share price is higher than its book value. It is important to take the company's debt into account when using the P/B ratio as debt can boost a company's liabilities to the point where they wipe out much of the book value of its hard assets, creating artificially high P/B values. P/B has its shortcomings but is still widely used as a valuation metric, more relevant for use by investors looking at capital-intensive or finance-related businesses, such as banks; book value does not carry much meaning for service-based firms with few tangible assets. SEE: How Buybacks Warps The Price-To-Book Ratio
ASM International (Nasdaq:ASMI) is trading at $37.84 per share, down 3.4%. The company's volume for the day so far is 4,200 shares, in keeping with its current three-month average. If a stock price makes a big move up or down, volume lets us know the significance of that move. A company's value as an investment is more easily estimated using valuation ratios such as the price to earnings (P/E) ratio, the price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio, the price to sales (P/S) ratio, the price to book (P/B) ratio, and the dividend yield. For investors primarily interested in the income a stock can generate, the dividend yield is an important determinant of how attractive a stock is. ASMI's dividend yield of 1.4% is fairly low. This may indicate that the company's stock is overpriced. To calculate the dividend yield, divide the level of dividends by the stock price; the higher the yield, the more attractive the security. SEE: Due Diligence On Dividends
The Bottom Line No matter the economic climate, Wall Street will always have stocks that make major moves each week. It is important to weigh current activity against historical performance when making any investment decisions. However, these fundamental metrics must be analyzed with historic data, industry information in addition to firm specific financial statements.
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