Avinash Kant

In a report published Friday, D.A. Davidson analyst Avinash Kant downgraded the rating on Molycorp Inc (NYSE: MCP) from Buy to Neutral, and lowered the price target from $4.00 to $0.38. In the report, D.A. Davidson noted, “Bloomberg reported (on January 22nd) that Jones Day, MCP's legal counsel,...

In a report published Tuesday, D.A. Davidson analyst Avinash Kant reiterated a Buy rating on Rogers Corporation (NYSE: ROG), and raised the price target from $87.00 to $93.00. In the report, D.A. Davidson noted, “We are conservatively assuming that the Arlon acquisition gets completed by the end of...

In a report published Thursday, D.A. Davidson analyst Avinash Kant reiterated a Buy rating on Rogers Corporation (NYSE: ROG), and raised the price target from $71.00 to $77.00. In the report, D.A. Davidson noted, “ROG reported Q3:CY14 operating EPS of $1.09 on record revenues of $163.1 million (up...

Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) fell more than nine percent on a weaker-than-expected sales of light-emitting diode products and a narrowing margin. Uncertainty over gross margin in upcoming quarters led UBS' Stephen Chin to maintain a Neutral rating on the shares, although he said the margin may...

In a report published Wednesday, D.A. Davidson & Co. analyst Avinash Kant reiterated a Buy rating and $70.00 price target on Cree (NASDAQ: CREE). In the report, D.A. Davidson & Co. noted, “CREE reported Q4:FY14 non-GAAP EPS of $0.42 on revenues of $436.3 million (up 8% from Q3:FY14 and up...

In a report published Thursday, D.A. Davidson & Co. analyst Avinash Kant reiterated a Buy rating on Polypore International (NYSE: PPO), but lowered the price target from $55.00 to $50.00. In the report, D.A. Davidson & Co. noted, “PPO reported Q2:CY14 EPS from continuing operations of $0.35...

In a report published Monday, D.A. Davidson & Co. analyst Avinash Kant reiterated a Buy rating on Rogers Corporation (NYSE: ROG), and raised the price target from $69.00 to $77.00. In the report, D.A. Davidson & Co. noted, “Presenting at the recent Mobile Asia Expo, China Mobile chairman,...

In a report published Monday, D.A. Davidson & Co. analyst Avinash Kant reiterated a Buy rating on Polypore International (NYSE: PPO), and raised the price target from $51.00 to $55.00. In the report, D.A. Davidson & Co. noted, “Yesterday, Tesla (TSLA - $205.56) announced that in an effort...

D.A. Davidson upgraded shares of Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) from Neutral to Buy and raise the price target from $66 to $70 midday on Thursday. Analyst Avinash Kant sees the strength in Taiwanese LED chipmakers revenues as a positive indicator for Cree. While the Taiwanese companies are more exposed to...

In a report published Tuesday, D.A. Davidson & Co. analyst Avinash Kant reiterated a Neutral rating on Polypore International (NYSE: PPO), but lowered the price target from $38.00 to $33.00. In the report, D.A. Davidson & Co. noted, “PPO reported Q4:CY13 EPS from continuing operations of $...

In a report published Thursday, D.A. Davidson & Co. analyst Avinash Kant maintained a Buy rating on Molycorp (NYSE: MCP), raising its price target from $6.00 to $8.00. According to the report, the price target raise was based on a discounted cash flow model, which applies a risk-free rate of...

In a report published Friday, D.A. Davidson & Co. analyst Avinash Kant reiterated a Buy rating on IPG Photonics (NASDAQ: IPGP), and raised the price target from $75.00 to $83.00. In the report, D.A. Davidson & Co. noted, “Based on monthly manufacturing PMI numbers in the U.S., China (HSBC...

In a report published Tuesday, D.A. Davidson & Co. analyst Avinash Kant reiterated a Neutral rating on Polypore International (NYSE: PPO), but lowered the price target from $43.00 to $38.00. In the report, D.A. Davidson & Co. noted, “PPO reported Q3:CY13 operating EPS of $0.18 on revenues...

In a report published Tuesday, D.A. Davidson & Co. analyst Avinash Kant initiated coverage on CARBO Ceramics (NYSE: CRR) with a Neutral rating and $102.00 price target. In the report, D.A. Davidson & Co. noted, “Proppants play an important role in the extraction of oil & natural gas...

In a report published Friday, D.A. Davidson analyst Avinash Kant reiterated a Buy rating on Dynamic Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: BOOM), and raised the price target from $24.00 to $27.00. In the report, D.A. Davidson noted, “Following comments coming out of D.A. Davidson's recent 12th annual E...