Investors are on the edge of their seats, hoping that Cypress Semiconductor
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts are bullish on this stock, with 10 of them rating it as a buy and only two rating it as a sell. Analysts like Cypress Semiconductor better than competitor Silicon Laboratories overall. While analysts still rate the stock a hold, they are a little more optimistic about it compared to three months ago.
- Revenue Forecasts: On average, analysts predict $251.7 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 12.8% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.19 per share. Estimates range from $0.14 to $0.22.
What our community says:
CAPS All Stars are solidly behind the stock, with 98.3% awarding it an "outperform" rating. The community at large agrees with the All Stars, with 96.5% granting it a rating of "outperform." Fools are keen on Cypress Semiconductor and haven't been shy with their opinions lately, logging 288 posts in the past 30 days. Cypress Semiconductor has a bullish CAPS rating of five out of five stars that is about on par with the Fool community assessment.
Management:
Cypress Semiconductor's profit has risen year over year by an average of 38.2%. The company upped its gross margin by 2.6 percentage points in the last quarter. Revenue rose 15.2% while cost of sales rose 8.9% to $104.3 million from a year earlier.
Quarter | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 |
Gross Margin | 55.2% | 55.9% | 58.1% | 56% |
Operating Margin | 23.6% | 7.2% | 13.2% | 12.2% |
Net Margin | 23.7% | 4.3% | 14.8% | 8.7% |
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