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The Lesser-Known Way To Play Metal 3D Printing
Saturday, September 12, 2015 - 1:35pm | 372Read More...Shares of Materialise NV (ADR) (NASDAQ: MTLS) have lost more than 30 percent from a year ago. Weston Twigg of Pacific Crest maintained an Overweight rating and $11 price target on Materialise. Materialise has the "best exposure" to the metal 3D printing market. In a report published Thursday,...
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Calls Of Note: The Research Moving Stocks On Friday
Friday, September 4, 2015 - 12:40pm | 841Read More...The following represents a hand-picked selection of notable research curated by an analyst known in some circles as "The Sith Overlord Of The Street." Bank Of America Upgrades Dollar Tree To Buy Denise Chai of Bank of America upgraded shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) to Buy from Neutral...
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Pacific Crest Bearish On 3D Printers; Notes Expensive Products, Pricing Pressures & Growing Competition
Friday, September 4, 2015 - 10:44am | 488Read More...Weston Twigg of Pacific Crest took a hands-on approach to evaluating the 3D printing space. The analyst sent an entire chess set to several 3D printers for quotes using SLS, SL, and FDM processes. The results? Netherlands-based 3D Hubs offered the best price at $300 for an ABS material chess...
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Pacific Crest Remaining On The Sidelines After ExOne's Q2
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 11:15am | 395Read More...In a report published Tuesday, Pacific Crest analyst Weston Twigg commented on ExOne Co (NASDAQ: XONE)'s second-quarter print in which the company reported a loss of $0.48 per share on revenue of $8.5 million which were both lower than the analyst's and consensus estimates. Shares of...
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Has 3D Systems Hit A Bottom? The Street Weighs In
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 10:44am | 614Read More...Shares of 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) closed at $13.60 on Thursday, roughly $2 higher than its 52-week low of $11.66 which was established earlier in the week. The question investors are now asking is if shares hit a bottom and can only rise from its deflated levels after the company...
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PacCrest's Weston Twigg Still Overweight On Lam Research After Earnings
Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 12:28pm | 360Read More...In a report published Thursday, Pacific Crest analyst Weston Twigg reiterated an Overweight rating and price target of $100 on Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX), on expectations that the company would continue to outperform. Twigg’s Perspective “We remain buyers of LRCX as...
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Semiconductor Scenarios Diverge In 2020; Who's Best Positioned?
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 11:46am | 438Read More...In a report published Tuesday, Pacific Crest analyst Weston Twigg discussed how semiconductor scaling challenges threaten to slow or limit leading-edge node migrations, especially among foundry producers. According to Twigg, the rate of equipment demand growth depends on two node migration...
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GT Advanced Technologies Inc Bankruptcy Raises Questions
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 2:44pm | 310Read More...With shares of GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: GTAT) trading down to under $1.00 a one point this week on news of the company filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the sudden and unexpected fall has raised a few questions for investors. Until more clarity emerges on the financial shape...
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Pacific Crest Securities Believes Merger Timing Uncertainty Could Create Opportunity For Applied Materials, Inc.
Monday, September 22, 2014 - 8:14am | 96Read More...In a report published Monday, Pacific Crest Securities analyst Weston Twigg reiterated an Outperform rating and $25.00 price target on Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT). In the report, Pacific Crest Securities noted, “Approval of the Applied Materials-Tokyo Electron merger could slip into next...
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Pacific Crest: Metal 3D Printing Offers High Growth, But Investing In The Technology Is Challenging
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 11:34am | 639Read More...The metal 3D printing systems is expected to increase to a nearly $700 million market by 2016 from $200 million in 2013, according to analysts at Pacific Crest. However, investors shouldn't expect the surge in demand to translate to a guaranteed return on investments. "As metal...
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Pacific Crest Reiterates On 3D Systems As Company Adds Multidimensional 'Competitive Moat'
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 10:23am | 161Read More...In Pacific Crest's morning summary on Thursday, analyst Weston Twigg reiterated an Outperform rating on 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) and $65.00 price target as the company expands its “competitive moat.” Twigg reported that concerns about Hewlett-Packard are likely overdone and is optimistic as “3D...
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Pacific Crest Slashes Price Target for 3D Systems
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 10:55am | 156Read More...In a note released Tuesday, Pacific Crest analyst Weston Twigg cut the price target for 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) from $91 to $65 but has the company rated at Outperform. Twigg responded to Tuesday's approximately 11 percent sell off based on what he called a "relatively clean earnings call" by...
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UPDATE: Pacific Crest Downgrades KLA-Tencor
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 3:41pm | 140Read More...On Tuesday, Pacific Crest downgraded shares of KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ: KLAC) from Outperform to Sector Perform as the stock flirts with the previous $72 price target. Analyst Weston Twigg believes “28 nm capacity may grow meaningfully while upcoming nodes become smaller...a more negative event for KLA...
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Analysts Comment on Xyratex Acquisition Bids, Shares Continue to Gain
Tuesday, December 24, 2013 - 11:28am | 273Read More...Brean Capital analyst Ananda Baruah noted that there is room for higher rival bids for Xyratex Ltd. (NASDAQ: XRTX) within a $14.00 to $18.00 range. On Tuesday, Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) offered to buy Xyratex for $13.25 per share. Baruah reported that there is less than a 50% chance for...
