Thursday, December 27, 2007

Semiconductors: Healthy M&A Prospects

S&P says some recent deals show that chip companies are finding attractive prices and ways to improve by combining

December 26 - Business Week - S&P Equity Research continues to have a positive fundamental outlook on the technology sector and recommends overweighting it, despite recent volatility and negative price performance. Scott Kessler, Standard & Poor's group head for technology coverage, thinks the stocks have been reflecting the potential for a U.S. recession. However, he also believes the sector should continue to benefit from longer-term trends, such as strong international demand, notable new products and upgrade cycles, and a likely growing corporate focus on productivity in light of economic uncertainties.

Further, Kessler believes that tech sector merger-and-acquisition activity among strategic partners will continue, despite the credit crunch, reflecting healthy fundamentals and prospects, strong corporate balance sheets, and ample opportunities to generate related shareholder value. Read More.

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