Rick Schafer

In a report published Wednesday, Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer reiterated an Outperform rating and price target of $120 on Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS). The analyst believes that the recent 15 percent decline in the share price offers an attractive long term investment option....

In a report published Monday, Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer previewed the Technology/Semiconductors & Components space, noting that recent checks to Asia uncovered "limited momentum" heading in to the second half of 2015 as slow PC, handset, wireless communications and mixed...

Oppenheimer issued an earnings preview for Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) ahead of its earnings announcement after Tuesday's market close. Oppenheimer rates Broadcom as Outperform with a $52 price target. Analysts Rick Schafer and Shawn Simmons wrote, "We view Broadcom as a core holding and...

Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SWKS) is scheduled to report fiscal Q1 results after the market close Thursday. Analysts expect the company to report revenue of $773.59 million and EPS of $1.19. Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer raised estimates to $1.20 EPS on revenue of $780 million ahead of...

In a report published Tuesday, Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer initiated coverage on NXP Semiconductor NV (NASDAQ: NXPI) with an Outperform rating and $100.00 price target. In the report, Oppenheimer noted, “We are initiating coverage of NXP Semiconductors with an Outperform rating and $100 PT....

Skyworks Solutions Inc's (NASDAQ: SWKS) growing opportunity in the so-called Internet of Things may help it smooth out seasonal bumps in its core business of supplying the handset industry, an analyst said Friday. The semiconductor company posted a 51 percent revenue gain Thursday but...

Oppenheimer rating changes in the semiconductor space may provide a pair trade setup. Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) was downgraded from Market Perform to Underperform and Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) was upgraded from Market Perform to Outperform. Weak margins are the main reason for the...

In a report published Monday, Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer downgraded the rating on Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) from Perform to Underperform. In the report, Oppenheimer noted, “We are downgrading shares of AMD from Perform to Underperform. Despite notable near-term strength in gaming...

In a report published Monday, Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer downgraded the rating on Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) from Perform to Underperform. In the report, Oppenheimer noted, “We are downgrading shares of CRUS to Underperform from Perform. Customer/product/end-market concentration, as well as...

In a report published Monday, Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer downgraded the rating on Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) from Outperform to Perform, and removed the $37.00 price target. In the report, Oppenheimer noted, “We are downgrading shares of BRCM to Perform from Outperform and removing...

In a report published Thursday, Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer initiated coverage on Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI) with an Outperform rating and $58.00 price target. In the report, Oppenheimer noted, “We are initiating coverage of HPA bellwether ADI with an Outperform rating and $58 PT. In our...

In a report published Thursday, Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer upgraded the rating on Cavium (NASDAQ: CAVM) from Perform to Outperform, and named a $48.00 price target. In the report, Oppenheimer noted, “We are raising estimates and upgrading the shares of CAVM from Perform to Outperform after...

In a report published Tuesday, Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer reiterated a Perform rating on Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: PSMI). In the report, Oppenheimer noted, “PSMI reported 3Q revenue/EPS of $60.0M/$0.17 vs. consensus $60.3M/$0.12. 4Q guidance, however, of $45M (-25% Q/Q) falls...

In a report published Thursday, Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer upgraded Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MPWR) to Outperform and introduced a $36 PT after earnings report. Monolithic reported $65.3M in sales (an increase of 16 percent YoY) and an EPS of $0.33, beating consensus by $0.01...