Now, analysts say, there is talk in the market the company could pre announce strong results soon. "There's speculation Intel will have a positive pre (announcement)," Auriga analyst Daniel Berenbaum said. Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy declined to comment and said the company was in a quiet period ahead of its first quarter earnings announcement due on . Analysts also cite the Chinese New Year in February. a season of high spending in China 
Share:  Now, analysts say, there is talk in the market the company could pre announce strong results soon.<span class="sent"> "There's speculation <span class="company">Intel</span> will have a positive pre (announcement)," Auriga analyst <span class="analyst">Daniel Berenbaum</span> said. <span class="company">Intel</span> spokesman Chuck Mulloy declined to comment and said the company was in a quiet period ahead of its first quarter earnings announcement due on .</span> Analysts also cite the Chinese New Year in February. a season of high spending in China....<span class="sent">"There's speculation <span class="company">Intel</span> will have a positive pre (announcement)," Auriga analyst <span class="analyst">Daniel Berenbaum</span> said. <span class="company">Intel</span> spokesman Chuck Mulloy declined to comment and said the company was in a quiet period ahead of its first quarter earnings announcement due on .</span> Analysts also cite the Chinese New Year in February. a season of high spending in China. as a reason for robust sales, especially in computers, in the world's No.3 economy. Tweet this 

"There's speculation that Intel will have a positive pre (announcement)," Auriga analyst Daniel Berenbaum said. Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy declined to comment and said the company was in a quiet period ahead of its first quarter earnings announcement on . Analysts also cite the Chinese New Year in February. a season of high spending in China 
Share:  <span class="sent">"There's speculation that <span class="company">Intel</span> will have a positive pre (announcement)," Auriga analyst <span class="analyst">Daniel Berenbaum</span> said. <span class="company">Intel</span> spokesman Chuck Mulloy declined to comment and said the company was in a quiet period ahead of its first quarter earnings announcement on .</span> Analysts also cite the Chinese New Year in February. a season of high spending in China....<span class="sent">"There's speculation that <span class="company">Intel</span> will have a positive pre (announcement)," Auriga analyst <span class="analyst">Daniel Berenbaum</span> said. <span class="company">Intel</span> spokesman Chuck Mulloy declined to comment and said the company was in a quiet period ahead of its first quarter earnings announcement on .</span> Analysts also cite the Chinese New Year in February. a season of high spending in China. as a reason for robust sales, especially in computers, in the world's No. 3 economy. Tweet this 

Intel had forecast revenue and margins for the current quarter above Wall Street expectations, as demand from consumers and corporations for personal computers bounced back after years in the doldrums. Analysts said speculation was growing that the company is set to pre announce strong results soon. "There's speculation that Intel will have a positive pre (announcement)," Auriga analyst Daniel Berenbaum said. Spokesman Chuck Mulloy declined to comment and said Intel was now in a quiet period leading up to the company's first quarter earnings announcement on . 
Share:  <span class="company">Intel</span> had forecast revenue and margins for the current quarter above Wall Street expectations, as demand from consumers and corporations for personal computers bounced back after years in the doldrums. Analysts said speculation was growing that the company is set to pre announce strong results soon.<span class="sent"> "There's speculation that <span class="company">Intel</span> will have a positive pre (announcement)," Auriga analyst <span class="analyst">Daniel Berenbaum</span> said. Spokesman Chuck Mulloy declined to comment and said <span class="company">Intel</span> was now in a quiet period leading up to the company's first quarter earnings announcement on .</span>...Analysts said speculation was growing that the company is set to pre announce strong results soon.<span class="sent"> "There's speculation that <span class="company">Intel</span> will have a positive pre (announcement)," Auriga analyst <span class="analyst">Daniel Berenbaum</span> said. Spokesman Chuck Mulloy declined to comment and said <span class="company">Intel</span> was now in a quiet period leading up to the company's first quarter earnings announcement on .</span> Tweet this 

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He said the company continues to hold its ground on spending plans. But Auriga analyst Daniel Berenbaum kept his price target at $23 and maintained his sell rating on SanDisk. "Sandisk highlighted some key positives at its analyst day on Friday, and NAND sales to both consumer and OEM channels look set to support better pricing than we had anticipated for at least another six months," Berenbaum wrote. "However, decelerating bit growth and cost reduction will likely weigh on forward potential." He prefers memory Micron to SanDisk. 
Share:  He said the company continues to hold its ground on spending plans.<span class="sent"> But Auriga analyst <span class="analyst">Daniel Berenbaum</span> kept his price target at $23 and maintained his sell rating on <span class="company">SanDisk</span>. "Sandisk highlighted some key positives at its analyst day on Friday, and NAND sales to both consumer and OEM channels look set to support better pricing than we had anticipated for at least another six months," Berenbaum wrote.</span> "However, decelerating bit growth and cost reduction will likely weigh on forward potential." He prefers memory Micron to <span class="company">SanDisk</span>. Tweet this 

Some investors will want to see indications that demand for chips will continue into the second half of the year before they will buy Nvidia's stock, he wrote in a note to clients today Nvidia fell 94 cents, or 53 percent, to $1690 at 12:04 pm New York time on the Nasdaq Stock Market after earlier trading as low as $1621, the steepest decline since May 8 A gain of more than $2 by the stock this month before today also may have tempted investors to sell as they bet that it won't rise much further, said Daniel Berenbaum , an analyst at Auriga USA in New York 
Share:  Some investors will want to see indications that demand for chips will continue into the second half of the year before they will buy <span class="company">Nvidia</span>'s stock, he wrote in a note to clients today<span class="sent"> <span class="company">Nvidia</span> fell 94 cents, or 53 percent, to $1690 at 12:04 pm New York time on the Nasdaq Stock Market after earlier trading as low as $1621, the steepest decline since May 8 A gain of more than $2 by the stock this month before today also may have tempted investors to sell as they bet that it won't rise much further, said <span class="analyst">Daniel Berenbaum</span> , an analyst at Auriga USA in New York</span>...<span class="sent"><span class="company">Nvidia</span> fell 94 cents, or 53 percent, to $1690 at 12:04 pm New York time on the Nasdaq Stock Market after earlier trading as low as $1621, the steepest decline since May 8 A gain of more than $2 by the stock this month before today also may have tempted investors to sell as they bet that it won't rise much further, said <span class="analyst">Daniel Berenbaum</span> , an analyst at Auriga USA in New York</span> He rates <span class="company">Nvidia</span> shares "hold" and said he doesn't own any Net income was $1311 million, or 23 cents a share, for the period ended Jan 31, compared with a loss in the same period a year earlier, the company said To contact the reporters on this story: Ian King in San Francisco at ianking@bloombergnet Tweet this 

Auriga USA chip analyst Daniel Berenbaum this morning upped his rating on Intel (INTC) to Buy from Hold, increasing his price target to $24, from $20. "We recognize that INTC still faces significant headwinds," including peaking revenue comps and gross margin, competition from ARM based offerings in the mobility sector and a still shaky macro environment, he writes. But he also says that discussions throughout the PC food chain suggests PCs could be the stronger growth contributor to semis in 2010 Despite that, he says that INTC trades at a steep discount to most chip companies – the stock's relative valuation, he contends, "is too steep to ignore" 
Share:  <span class="sent">Auriga USA chip analyst <span class="analyst">Daniel Berenbaum</span> this morning upped his rating on Intel (<span class="company">INTC</span>) to Buy from Hold, increasing his price target to $24, from $20. "We recognize that <span class="company">INTC</span> still faces significant headwinds," including peaking revenue comps and gross margin, competition from ARM based offerings in the mobility sector and a still shaky macro environment, he writes. </span> But he also says that discussions throughout the PC food chain suggests PCs could be the stronger growth contributor to semis in 2010 Despite that, he says that <span class="company">INTC</span> trades at a steep discount to most chip companies – the stock's relative valuation, he contends, "is too steep to ignore" Tweet this 

Apple, Intel among advancers as tech stocks rise "Technology stocks started the week on an upbeat note Tuesday, with Intel Corp and most other sector leaders on the rise in early trading," Rex Crum reports for MarketWatch. "Intel rose 16 cents a share to $2058 after Auriga analyst Daniel Berenbaum raised his rating on the chip giant's stock to buy from hold and also lifted his price target to $24 a share from $20," Crum reports "Berenbaum said he made the moves because discussions with contacts in the electronics market, 'suggest that PCs could well be the strongest growth contributor to semiconductor [sales]' this year Berenbaum also said that the valuation of Intel's stock makes it attractive at the present time" 
Share:  Apple, <span class="company">Intel</span> among advancers as tech stocks rise "Technology stocks started the week on an upbeat note Tuesday, with <span class="company">Intel</span> Corp and most other sector leaders on the rise in early trading," Rex Crum reports for MarketWatch. <span class="sent"> "<span class="company">Intel</span> rose 16 cents a share to $2058 after Auriga analyst <span class="analyst">Daniel Berenbaum</span> raised his rating on the chip giant's stock to buy from hold and also lifted his price target to $24 a share from $20," Crum reports</span> "Berenbaum said he made the moves because discussions with contacts in the electronics market, 'suggest that PCs could well be the strongest growth contributor to semiconductor [sales]' this year Berenbaum also said that the valuation of <span class="company">Intel</span>'s stock makes it attractive at the present time" Tweet this 

By Eric Savitz Auriga USA chip analyst Daniel Berenbaum this morning upped his rating on Intel (INTC) to Buy from Hold, increasing his price target to $24, from $20. "We recognize that INTC still faces significant headwinds," including peaking revenue comps and gross margin, competition from ARM based offerings in the mobility sector and a still shaky macro environment, he writes. But he also says that discussions throughout the PC food chain suggests PCs could be the stronger growth contributor to semis in 2010 Despite that, he says that INTC trades at a steep discount to most chip companies , the stock's relative valuation, he contends, "is too steep to ignore" Meanwhile, Berenbaum today launched coverage of both Linear Technology (LLTC) and Analog Devices (ADI) with Sell ratings; he picks up Maxim (MXIM) with a Hold 
Share:  <span class="sent">By Eric Savitz Auriga USA chip analyst <span class="analyst">Daniel Berenbaum</span> this morning upped his rating on Intel (<span class="company">INTC</span>) to Buy from Hold, increasing his price target to $24, from $20. "We recognize that <span class="company">INTC</span> still faces significant headwinds," including peaking revenue comps and gross margin, competition from ARM based offerings in the mobility sector and a still shaky macro environment, he writes. </span> But he also says that discussions throughout the PC food chain suggests PCs could be the stronger growth contributor to semis in 2010 Despite that, he says that <span class="company">INTC</span> trades at a steep discount to most chip companies , the stock's relative valuation, he contends, "is too steep to ignore" Meanwhile, Berenbaum today launched coverage of both Linear Technology (LLTC) and Analog Devices (ADI) with Sell ratings; he picks up Maxim (MXIM) with a Hold Tweet this 

Auriga analysts Daniel Berenbaum and Jie Liu reiterated their Buy rating and $11 price target for shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU). . The Auriga analysts said that as a cost and technology leader in both DRAM and NAND and with supply/demand likely to remain in balance, there was the potential for Micron Technology to reach more than $1.50 free cash flow within two years.  
Share:  <span class="sent">Auriga analysts <span class="analyst">Daniel Berenbaum</span> and Jie Liu reiterated their Buy rating and $11 price target for shares of <span class="company">Micron Technology</span>, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU). . The Auriga analysts said that as a cost and technology leader in both DRAM and NAND and with supply/demand likely to remain in balance, there was the potential for <span class="company">Micron Technology</span> to reach more than $1.50 free cash flow within two years. </span> Tweet this