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Analog and mixed-signal semiconductor company Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ: SMTC) reported net sales growth of 10 percent to $150.3 million and non-GAAP earnings of 54 cents per share on Wednesday, exceeding the 50-cents-per-share consensus estimate. The company's fourth quarter guidance...

Shares of Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ: AAOI) lost more than 20 percent Friday morning. The company announced Thursday afternoon its largest customer, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), is no longer placing orders to buy its components. The announcement was made in conjunction with a revision to...

BWS Financial's Hamed Khorsand downgraded Lendingtree Inc (NASDAQ: TREE) from Buy to Sell in an analyst note Thursday. Khorsand lowered BWS' target price on LendingTree from $285 to $194. The company is going to face some seasonal headwinds in the fourth quarter, which could have a negative...

While Barracuda Networks Inc (NYSE: CUDA) second-quarter earnings came in line with analyst expectations, shares were pummeled following the release, falling over 12 percent. Analysts All Along Wall Street Remain Bullish BWS Financial: Buy, $30 PT Analyst Hamed Khorsand of BWS Financial is staying...

Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE: BNED) reported Wednesday fiscal-year 2018 first-quarter results, with consolidated sales rising 49 percent to $355.7 million, thanks to the MBS Text Book Exchange acquisition. The sales growth came despite a 2.5-percent drop in comps. On an adjusted...

Fiber-optic networking company Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) has been on a rollercoaster ride in recent months. As of late July, the stock was up nearly 500 percent year-to-date before shaving off more than a third of its market cap in the past month. Traders and Wall Street analysts...

Shares of Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) fell more than 3 percent Wednesday morning after analysts at BWS Financial released a cautious research report. Applied Optoelectronics held an investor conference call and detailed its manufacturing efficiencies, but BWS Financial's Hamed...

BWS Financial said in a note Monday the lack of Street coverage and stigma related to Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE: BNED)'s former parent Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) being in the retail business has put a valuation gap the former. That said, the firm expects the gap to narrow in...

BWS Financial has started coverage of Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS) with a Buy rating and price target of $25, implying a potential upside of 117 percent over Tuesday's close of $11.53. Memphis, Tennessee-based Verso is a producer of coated paper, which is used in magazines, catalogs and high-end...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has launched a new mortgage lending tool. Despite the disruptive potential of the tool, BWS Financial sees the move as a positive for LendingTree Inc (NASDAQ: TREE). The new Google platform could initially serve to increase LendingTree’s...