Investors are on the edge of their collective seats, hoping that Cypress Semiconductor
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts are bullish on this stock with 11 analysts rating it as a buy and only two rating it as a sell. Analysts like Cypress Semiconductor better than competitor ON Semiconductor overall. Wall Street has warmed to the stock over the past three months, with analysts increasing their endorsement from hold to moderate buy.
- Revenue Forecasts: On average, analysts predict $266 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 14.7% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.20 per share. Estimates range from $0.18 to $0.22.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly backing the stock with 97.9% assigning it an "outperform" rating. The community at large backs the All-Stars with 97% giving it a rating of "outperform." Fools are bullish on Cypress Semiconductor and haven't been shy with their opinions lately, logging 296 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 more than twofold over the past five quarters.
Quarter | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
Gross Margin | 54.5% | 55.2% | 55.9% | 58.1% |
Operating Margin | 10.5% | 23.6% | 7.2% | 13.2% |
Net Margin | 15.9% | 23.7% | 4.3% | 14.8% |
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