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BUY: MKS Instruments, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ: MKSI) Graphic_rating_buy MKSI
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in 972 days
BUY: MKS Instruments, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ: MKSI) $24.60 (3/12/07) Sell price: $25.83 or Sell date: April 12, 2007Stop loss: $23.41 (-4.8%) Intermediate trend bullish, ongoing UptrendStrong bullish 1 day moneyflowFibonacci analysis bullishEMA/MACD very bullish Profile: MKS Instruments, Inc. (MKS) is a worldwide provider of instruments, components, subsystems and process [...]
By  fivepercentstocks   (-17.69%  risk: aggressive)  03/13/07 Comment




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Merrill Slashes ‘09 Semi Cap Outlook; Downgrades KLAC, LRCX, MKSI, PLAB; Cuts Ests On Many Equipment Stocks
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Merrill Lynch semiconductor equipment analyst Brett Hodess this morning chopped his forecast on 2009 chip industry cap ex spending to a decline of 6% from growth of 9%, and writes in a research note that “there is further downside risk due to economic and fab capacity data.”

<>Hodess had previously been expected a 30% sequential rise in orders in the fourth quarter, after a 10%-20% third quarter decline. But with weakening electronics demand, continued memory sector oversupply and growing credit problems for some chip makers, he now thinks the year-end order increase will be much s...
By  Eric Savitz (Barron's)    09/23/08 Comment


MKS Instruments Falls On Weak Semi Equipment Sales
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MKS Instruments (MKSI) this morning is the latest casualty of depressed demand in the semiconductor equipment sector.

The company posted Q2 revenue of $171 million and non-GAAP profits of 21 cents a share, falling short of the Street consensus of $175 million and 25 cents. For Q3, the company sees revenue of $155 million to $165 million, with non-GAAP profits of 12-19 cents a share. The Street consensus had been $174.3 million and 25 cents.

<>MKS said that the company saw “sharply lower demand” in the latest quarter in its semiconductor segment, but added that its solar business “continu<><><>< /><><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< />< />...
By  Eric Savitz (Barron's)    07/24/08 Comment


Monday's Upgrades and Downgrades
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Upgrades
Boyd Gaming (BYD)- KeyBanc Capital Mkts Underweight » Hold
Lakeland (LBAI)- FTN Midwest Neutral » Buy
Charles Schwab (SCHW)- BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform
Google (GOOG)- Collins Stewart Hold » Buy
BB&T Corp (BBT)- Fox Pitt Underperform » In Line
Google (GOOG)- Jefferies & Co Hold » Buy
Ultratech (UTEK)- Brean Murray Hold » Buy
Baxter (BAX)- William Blair Mkt Perform » Outperform
MKS Instruments (MKSI)- JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight
Alliance Data (ADS)- Piper Jaffray Neutral » Buy
Banco Latinoamer (BLX)- JP Morgan ...
By  Todd Sullivan   (-24.80%  risk: aggressive)  04/21/08 Comment


Monday's Upgrades and Downgrades
Upgrades Boyd Gaming (BYD)- KeyBanc Capital Mkts Underweight » Hold Lakeland (LBAI)- FTN Midwest Neutral » Buy Charles Schwab (SCHW)- BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform Google (GOOG)- Collins Stewart Hold » Buy BB&T Corp (BBT)- Fox Pitt Underperform » In Line Google (GOOG)- Jefferies & Co Hold » Buy Ultratech (UTEK)- Brean Murray Hold » Buy Baxter (BAX)- William Blair Mkt Perform » Outperform MKS Instruments (MKSI)- JP Morgan Neutral »...

Continued at Todd Sullivan's ValuePlays

By  Todd Sullivan   (-12.88%  risk: moderate)  04/21/08 Comment


Monday's Upgrades and Downgrades
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Upgrades
Boyd Gaming (BYD)- KeyBanc Capital Mkts Underweight » Hold
Lakeland (LBAI)- FTN Midwest Neutral » Buy
Charles Schwab (SCHW)- BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform
Google (GOOG)- Collins Stewart Hold » Buy
BB&T Corp (BBT)- Fox Pitt Underperform » In Line
Google (GOOG)- Jefferies & Co Hold » Buy
Ultratech (UTEK)- Brean Murray Hold » Buy
Baxter (BAX)- William Blair Mkt Perform » Outperform
MKS Instruments (MKSI)- JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight
Alliance Data (ADS)- Piper Jaffray Neutral » Buy
Banco Latinoamer (BLX)- JP Morgan ...
By  Todd Sullivan   (+0.00%)  04/21/08 Comment



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