Hittite Microwave
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts think investors should stand pat on Hittite Microwave with three of four analysts rating it hold. Analysts don't like Hittite Microwave as much as competitor Semtech overall. Four out of five analysts rate Semtech a buy compared to one of four for Hittite Microwave.
- Revenue Forecasts: On average, analysts predict $61.9 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a decline of 7.9% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.53 per share. Estimates range from $0.52 to $0.55.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are enthusiastically backing the stock, with 94.7% assigning it an "outperform" rating. Most of the community agrees with the All-Stars, with 96% granting it a rating of "outperform." Hittite Microwave has a bullish CAPS rating of five out of five stars that is about on par with the Fool community assessment.
Management:
Hittite Microwave's profit has risen year-over-year by an average of 10.8% over the past five quarters. A year-over-year revenue decrease last quarter snaps a streak of three consecutive quarters of revenue increases.
Quarter | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Gross Margin | 74.0% | 74.5% | 72.7% | 73.0% |
Operating Margin | 40.9% | 48.8% | 46.8% | 46.4% |
Net Margin | 35.3% | 32.9% | 30.4% | 30.0% |
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