Since my initial coverage last September, Photronics, Inc. ( PLAB ) is up almost 50% on the back of strong Q4 earnings and a bullish FY 2026 outlook. The company’s Q4 earnings showed solid growth in its high-end IC segment, which posted recordAs a former managing editor at a financial media publication focused on mid and small caps, I am using my experience to present investment opportunities in undervalued companies. My experience, combined with my academic background in financial markets and institutions, ...

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Wasatch Global Investors, an asset management company, released its third-quarter 2025 “Wasatch Small Cap Growth Strategy” investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. US small-cap equities rallied strongly in the third quarter. The Fed Reserve’s interest rate cut supported the rally. However, the fund-Investor Class struggled to keep up with the rally and ended the period down -3.17% vs. 12.19% gain for the Russell 2000 Growth Index. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings t ...

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最让人佩服的，还是他们的技术硬实力。以前啊，高端光学镀膜设备这一块，基本是国外企业的"天下"，技术攥在别人手里，咱们下游产业想发展都得看 人家脸色，这"卡脖子"的滋味太难受了。但成都国泰真空偏不信这个邪，死磕技术难关，硬是把电子束蒸镀、磁控溅射镀膜这些关键光学装备给做出来 了，实现了国产化。更牛的是，他们自己研发的射频离子源和光学膜厚监控系统，直接把国外的技术垄断给打破了，填补了国内的空白——这一步，对整 个行业来说都算得上是"里程碑"级别的突破。 12月初，半导体装备圈出个大消息——北方华创，就是咱们国内半导体装备领域的"老大哥"，正式把成都国泰真空90%的股权收入囊中，交割手续全办完 了。这波操作可不是小打小闹，对北方华创来说是产业链布局的关键一步；往大了说，这标志着咱们国家高端光学真空镀膜设备的国产化，算是踩上 了"加速键"，那些卡脖子的核心装备，自主可控又近了一大步。 可能有些朋友对成都国泰真空不太熟，这家公司2013年才成立，满打满算也就十来年历史，但在光学真空镀膜设备这行，绝对是"后起之秀"。从一开始， 他们就盯着核心技术搞研发、做产品，没走弯路。靠着精准的市场判断和砸进去的真金白银研发投入，现在 ...

本周五A股反弹行情中，半导体设备板块的表现备受关注，拓荆科技、中科飞测等个股盘中涨超10%，板块指数大涨3.26% 逼近前高，资金抢筹迹象十分明显。 （来源：同花顺） 这波暴涨绝非偶然，AI算力爆发、存储周期上行、国产替代提速的"三重buff"叠加，作为芯片产业的"卖铲人"，半导体设备 行业正站在业绩兑现的风口上。 回头看此前的板块波动，本质是短期情绪与长期逻辑的"短暂错位"：晶圆厂阶段性备货调整、海外制裁担忧等扰动已逐步 消退，而全球半导体复苏、国内扩产提速的核心逻辑愈发清晰，资金自然重新回流这一高确定性赛道。 01 海内外共振，设备市场升温 首先，全球半导体行业正进入复苏快车道。根据WSTS（世界半导体行业协会）数据，2025年上半年全球半导体市场规模达 到3460亿美元，同比增长18.9%，全年预计还要涨15.4%，直奔7280亿美元。 作为产业"先行指标"的半导体设备，更是迎来爆发式增长——SEMI预测，2025年全球设备出货金额近1000亿美元，2026年 将飙升至1381亿美元，连续三年保持增长态势，核心驱动力正是AI与HBM带来的高性能需求。 海外市场率先开启"扩产竞赛"，存储大厂资本开支猛增。 ...

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Applied Mat. Our analysis of options history for Applied Mat (NASDAQ:AMAT) revealed 34 unusual trades.Delving into the details, we found 29% of traders were bullish, while 50% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 13 were puts, with a value of $1,066,034, and 21 were calls, valued at $884,699.Expected Price MovementsTaking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a ...

This company virtually has a monopoly on the machines needed to produce the most advanced chips in the world. Is it worth a look?Mark Twain once said, "When everyone is looking for gold, it's a good time to be in the pick-and-shovel business." Most of the prospectors who went west looking for gold went bust, but the person who sold those prospectors mining gear in St. Louis or Denver was rolling in dough.If I asked you which company was the "pick-and-shovel" player in the tech industry, you'd probably guess ...

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on KLA.Looking at options history for KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) we detected 8 trades.If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 37% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 25% with bearish.From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $166,695 and 4, calls, for a total amount of $210,980.Predicted Price RangeAfter evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's ev ...

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) is one of the AI Stocks Analysts Are Watching Closely.  On December 10, Bank of America named ASML a “Top Pick,” stating that the semis company is a “Top Idea” in 2026. “ASML is one of our “25 stocks for 2026″ and is on our Europe 1 list of top ideas. With the stock trading on 20.6x ’27 EV/EBITDA, we expect the stock to re-rate as 2027 marks an inflection.” On the same day, Andrew Gardiner from Citi maintained a “Buy” rating on the stock with a price target of €1,200.00. ...