Portfolio of Semiconductor Equipment Maker Stocks
Semiconductor equipment makers design and manufacturer the equipment
that makes semiconductors. Like the semiconductor industry, the equipment
makers are very cyclical so their stock prices mirror the semiconductor
cycle. Currently, many to the equipment makers are on the price downside
at or near key support levels. And the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index
(^SOXX)
is on the downside at key support levels.
If you are willing to time your trades based on price cycles, you can
make a lot of money with cyclical stocks. Use the Price
Direction Indicator (PDI) to help identify the cyclical upsides and
downsides in prices. Be sure to buy only on the upside and avoid the price
downside.
Most equipment makers do not pay dividends so they are not appropriate
selections for a dividend reinvestment portfolio. And because they are
very cyclical, these stocks are not appropriate for buy-and-hold investors.
The following table lists fifteen major semiconductor
equipment makers.
| Semiconductor
Equipment Makers Stocks |
| Company |
Stock Symbol |
| Advantest |
|
| Amkor Technology |
|
| Applied Materials |
|
| ASMI International |
|
| Asyst Technologies |
|
| Axcelis Technologies |
|
| Brooks Automation |
|
| Credence Systems |
|
| KLA-Tencor |
|
| Kulicke & Soffa |
|
| Lam Research |
|
| Novellus |
|
| Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates |
|
| Ultratech |
|
| Teradyne |
|
Related Articles:
Entry Point - How Purchase Price
Makes or Breaks Your Profits
Making Money
With Cyclical Stocks
Price Patterns - Support
Levels May Constrain Price Downsides
Updated December 29, 2007.
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