Semiconductor Stocks on Investors' Radar -- Applied Materials, Oclaro, Lam Research, and KLA-Tencor

NEW YORK, January 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Last Friday, benchmark US indices were in bullish colors as the NASDAQ Composite closed the trading session up 0.28%; the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.48% higher; and the S&P 500 gained 0.34%. US markets made broad based gains with seven out of nine sectors finishing the day in green. Pre-market today, Stock-Callers.com reviews these four Semiconductor Equipment & Materials stocks: Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT), Oclaro Inc. (NASDAQ: OCLR), Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX), and KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC). Learn more about these stocks by accessing their free research reports at:

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Applied Materials  

On Friday, shares in Santa Clara, California headquartered Applied Materials Inc. recorded a trading volume of 8.56 million shares. The stock ended the day 0.27% higher at $33.84. Shares of the Company, which provides manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries worldwide, are trading at a PE ratio of 21.79. Applied Materials' stock has surged 4.32% in the last one month, 19.87% in the previous three months and 104.64% in the past one year. The Company is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 6.33% and 24.83%, respectively. Furthermore, Applied Materials' shares have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 63.17. Free research report on AMAT is available at:

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Oclaro  

San Jose, California headquartered Oclaro Inc.'s stock finished Friday's session 1.16% lower at $9.37 with a total volume of 6.94 million shares traded. Over the last one month and the previous three months, Oclaro's shares have gained 0.97% and 15.97%, respectively. Furthermore, the stock has rallied 185.67% in the past one year. The Company's shares are trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 6.09% and 34.52%, respectively. Shares of Oclaro, which designs, manufactures, and markets lasers and optical components, modules, and subsystems for the optical communications, industrial, and consumer laser markets worldwide, are trading at a PE ratio of 75.56. The stock has an RSI of 56.86. The complimentary research report on OCLR can be downloaded at:

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Lam Research  

Fremont, California headquartered Lam Research Corp.'s stock advanced 1.36%, to close the day at $112.35. The stock recorded a trading volume of 1.73 million shares. Lam Research's shares have surged 5.01% in the last one month, 13.15% in the previous three months, and 67.47% in the past one year. The Company's shares are trading 6.97% and 22.72% above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, respectively. Shares of the Company, which designs, manufactures, markets, refurbishes, and services semiconductor processing systems used in the fabrication of integrated circuits, are trading at a PE ratio of 22.35. Additionally, the stock has an RSI of 64.27.

On January 13^th, 2017, research firm RBC Capital Markets reiterated its 'Outperform' rating on the Company's stock with an increase of the target price from $110 a share to $120 a share. Visit us today and access our complete research report on LRCX at:

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KLA-Tencor  

On Friday, shares in Milpitas, California headquartered KLA-Tencor Corp. ended the session 0.51% higher at $81.56 with a total volume of 965,097 shares traded. KLA-Tencor's shares have advanced 2.76% in the last one month and 14.19% in the previous three months. Furthermore, the stock has gained 30.08% in the past one year. Shares of the Company, which designs, manufactures, and markets process control and yield management solutions worldwide, are trading at a PE ratio of 16.41. The stock is trading 3.42% above its 50-day moving average and 11.67% above its 200-day moving average. Moreover, the Company's shares have an RSI of 58.10. Get free access to your research report on KLAC at:

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