Investors braced for a bumpy ride ahead of TriQuint Semiconductor's
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Half of analysts think investors should stand pat on TriQuint Semiconductor. Analysts don't like TriQuint Semiconductor as much as competitor Microsemi overall. Eight out of nine analysts rate Microsemi a buy compared to five of 12 for TriQuint Semiconductor.
- Revenue forecasts: On average, analysts predict $214.2 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a decline of 9.6% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street earnings expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.06 per share. Estimates range from $0.06 to $0.07.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly behind the stock with 99% awarding it an "outperform" rating. The community at large agrees with the All-Stars with 97% assigning it a rating of "outperform." Fools have embraced TriQuint Semiconductor and haven't been shy with their opinions lately, logging 184 posts in the past 30 days. Even with a robust four out of five stars, TriQuint Semiconductor's CAPS rating falls a little short of the community's upbeat outlook.
Management:
TriQuint Semiconductor's profit has risen year over year by an average of more than threefold over the past five quarters.
Quarter | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
Gross Margin | 40.3% | 39.0% | 39.0% | 41.3% |
Operating Margin | 9.3% | 9.0% | 14.7% | 16.4% |
Net Margin | 7.2% | 5.5% | 16.8% | 47.3% |
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