PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Inning
Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com), an online
investment newsletter focused on semiconductor and technology
stocks, has published updated outlooks for National Semiconductor
(NYSE: NSM), Maxim Integrated Products (Nasdaq: MXIM), Fairchild
Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), Intersil (Nasdaq: ISIL), and
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM).
Next Inning editor Paul
McWilliams was named the winner in both the Forbes and AOL
stock picking contests for newsletter writers in 2010. His
top pick for 2010 moved up over 132% for the year, and he thinks he
has another winner spotted for 2011 that might do just as well.
Steven Halpern, the editor of The
Stock Advisors report, which tracks 75 subscription newsletters and
publishes the AOL Top Picks Report, had this to say about
McWilliams:
"I have followed the financial newsletter industry for 28
years, reading hundreds of financial advisors. Without doubt,
Paul McWilliams offers among the most in-depth, highest
quality and well-reasoned research available in the
marketplace. I've rarely ever seen an advisor who is as
knowledgeable -- and accurate -- regarding the sectors and
stocks that they follow."
McWilliams, who worked in the tech industry as an executive for
nearly 25 years, is used to picking winners for his readers.
His Next Inning model portfolio is up 375% since it was
started in 2002. That is more than nine times the 41% return
for the S&P 500 over the same timeframe. For 2010,
McWilliams model portfolio returned 43% as compared to the S&P
500 return of only 13%.
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McWilliams covers these topics and more in his recent
reports:
-- McWilliams has long been advising Next Inning subscribers
that National Semi's SolarMagic would be a flop, but that the core
technology could be deployed successfully using a different
strategy. How has National recently adjusted its solar
strategy to be more in line with McWilliams' recommendations?
Does McWilliams have a positive view of National's recent
acquisition of GTronix? What is McWilliams' fair value range
for National and how much upside does it represent from current
prices?
-- Ahead of Maxim's calendar Q3 report, McWilliams wrote that he
thought Maxim would give Wall Street reason to believe in its
model, and we would see the price move up from its then current
sub-$19 price to somewhere in the low
to mid-$20s. MXIM delivered on the optimism he expected, and
closed 2010 trading at $23.62.
Has McWilliams seen reason to increase his fair value range
for Maxim? How much of a threat to Maxim is Texas Instruments' new
300mm RFab initiative?
-- Last quarter, McWilliams wrote that Wall Street was failing
to recognize the significant improvement Fairchild had made in its
balance sheet. Now that Fairchild has moved up 63%, is
McWilliams expecting further upside? Does a valuation and
balance sheet analysis suggest that Fairchild shares are
undervalued at current prices?
-- What critical missteps and market challenges held Intersil
back during 2010? Last quarter, when Intersil was trading
below $12, McWilliams was comfortable
making a bullish case for the stock. With Intersil now up
more than 30% is McWilliams expecting the rebound to continue and
take Intersil shares even higher?
-- Last quarter, McWilliams wrote that Wall Street was placing
an unreasonable risk discount on STMicro. Its price has since
gone up 39%. Is McWilliams expecting STMicro to move still
higher from here? Is he forecasting that the company will
outperform expectations in 2011?
Founded in September 2002, Next
Inning's model portfolio has returned 375% since its inception
versus 41% for the S&P 500.
About Next Inning:
Next Inning is a subscription-based investment newsletter that
provides regular coverage on more than 150 technology and
semiconductor stocks. Subscribers receive intra-day analysis,
commentary and recommendations, as well as access to monthly
semiconductor sales analysis, regular Special Reports, and the Next
Inning model portfolio. Editor Paul
McWilliams is a 30+ year semiconductor industry veteran.
NOTE: This release was published by Indie Research Advisors,
LLC, a registered investment advisor with CRD #131926.
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additional information. Past performance does not guarantee
future results. Investors should always research companies and
securities before making any investments. Nothing herein should be
construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any
security.
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