| The First Cut: Hot Technology Stocks | |||||||||
| Company (Exchange: Ticker) | Price Change YTD (%) |
Historical Growth Rate (3 Year) |
Est EPS Growth Rate (3-5 Yr) (%) |
P/E Ratio (X) |
Quarterly EPS Surprise |
Market Cap ($ Mil) |
Description | ||
| Sales (%) |
EPS (%) |
Surprise (%) |
Surprise Date |
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| First Solar, Inc. (M: FSLR) | 354.8 | 248.1 | 29.6 | 90.0 | 163.5 | 133.3 | Jul 31 | 9,821 | semiconductor tech for solar |
| Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (M: BIDU) | 186.6 | 174.3 | 126.3 | 52.9 | 192.3 | 25.6 | Jul 25 | 10,965 | Chinese Internet search |
| Garmin Ltd. (M: GRMN) | 104.8 | 45.7 | 42.0 | 19.5 | 38.0 | 35.1 | Aug 1 | 24,695 | GPS devices |
| Apple Inc. (M: AAPL) | 97.1 | 46.0 | 193.3 | 22.6 | 47.2 | 27.8 | Jul 25 | 145,451 | PCs & related; iPods |
| Juniper Networks, Inc. (M: JNPR) | 96.0 | 48.6 | (178.3) | 18.6 | 77.3 | 0.0 | Jul 18 | 19,085 | Internet protocol solutions |
| Shanda Interactive (M: SNDA) | 71.9 | 40.2 | 20.8 | 33.3 | 16.3 | 16.7 | Aug 27 | 2,667 | on-line games in China |
| Avnet, Inc. (N: AVT) | 70.3 | 15.2 | 63.7 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 6.6 | Aug 8 | 6,516 | electronic component distrib |
| Ciena Corporation (M: CIEN) | 64.1 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 20.8 | 65.9 | 32.3 | Aug 30 | 3,909 | communications network equip |
| Mindray Medical Int'l (N: MR) | 61.2 | 48.7 | 46.2 | 34.2 | 66.5 | 20.0 | Aug 6 | 4,076 | medical devices in China |
| salesforce.com, inc. (N: CRM) | 56.5 | 73.0 | (26.0) | 42.8 | nmf | 200.0 | Aug 15 | 6,665 | customer mgmt services |
| Siliconware Precision Ind. (M: SPIL) | 53.2 | 27.7 | 39.3 | 18.3 | 16.0 | 5.3 | Aug 2 | 7,094 | semiconductor pkg & test servs |
| WebMD Health Corp. (M: WBMD) | 48.8 | 32.1 | 31.4 | 30.0 | 283.6 | 80.0 | Jul 31 | 3,404 | on-line health info |
| Microsemi Corporation (M: MSCC) | 46.9 | 23.4 | 115.4 | 21.9 | 262.5 | 8.3 | Jul 26 | 2,212 | integrated circuits & semicond |
| Cerner Corporation (M: CERN) | 40.8 | 18.0 | 31.4 | 25.3 | 42.4 | 0.0 | Jul 24 | 5,092 | healthcare info tech & devices |
| Intersil Corporation (M: ISIL) | 33.5 | 13.4 | 37.2 | 17.7 | 31.3 | 0.0 | Jul 18 | 4,251 | integrated circuits |
| ARM Holdings plc (ADR) (M: ARMHY) | 29.7 | 27.2 | 35.7 | 16.5 | 63.1 | 0.0 | Jul 26 | 4,141 | microprocessors & develp tools |
| Amphenol Corp. (N: APH) | 28.4 | 25.9 | 33.1 | 19.5 | 23.9 | 2.2 | Jul 18 | 7,121 | fiber optic connectors |
| Alliance Data Systems Corp. (N: ADS) | 27.5 | 24.1 | 41.5 | 17.4 | 34.2 | 3.6 | Jul 18 | 6,270 | marketing solutions |
| FactSet Research Systems (N: FDS) | 27.4 | 23.6 | 23.0 | 18.3 | 33.6 | 3.6 | Sep 25 | 3,516 | global financial & econ info |
| Autodesk, Inc. (M: ADSK) | 25.6 | 24.6 | 31.8 | 15.5 | 37.6 | 2.3 | Aug 16 | 11,770 | design software & servs |
| Hewlett-Packard (N: HPQ) | 25.2 | 7.9 | 37.8 | 13.7 | 20.9 | 7.6 | Aug 16 | 132,899 | PC devices & servs |
| Silicon Laboratories (M: SLAB) | 19.5 | 12.6 | (14.4) | 18.3 | 147.9 | 13.0 | Jul 25 | 2,283 | integrated circuits for electronics |
| Dell Inc. (M: DELL) | 13.7 | 11.3 | 4.7 | 12.9 | 22.6 | 3.2 | Aug 30 | 64,809 | computer systems & servs |
| AVX Corporation (N: AVX) | 12.6 | 9.7 | 50.9 | 13.5 | 18.3 | 0.0 | Jul 26 | 2,864 | passive electronic components |
| Adobe Systems (M: ADBE) | 12.2 | 25.8 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 40.8 | 9.8 | Sep 17 | 26,463 | diversified software company |
| SAIC, Inc. (N: SAI) | 11.0 | 12.4 | 18.1 | 12.1 | 7.2 | 14.3 | Sep 6 | 2,530 | systems & tech servs to govt |
| Analog Devices, Inc. (N: ADI) | 10.6 | 7.9 | 23.8 | 17.6 | 23.3 | 2.8 | Aug 21 | 11,318 | integrated circuits |
| Neustar, Inc (N: NSR) | 10.1 | 43.9 | 53.5 | 19.2 | 38.8 | 4.3 | Aug 2 | 2,729 | communic clearinghouse servs |
| Agilent Technologies Inc. (N: A) | 7.9 | 3.6 | 42.1 | 14.0 | 28.1 | (2.0) | Aug 14 | 14,538 | electronic measurement |
| Vishay Intertechnology (N: VSH) | 6.6 | 5.9 | 62.5 | 13.6 | 18.3 | (10.3) | Aug 2 | 2,689 | passive electronic components |
| Sources: AAII's Stock Investor Pro, Reuters Research, Inc., I/B/E/S; Data as of 10/12/2007. Exchange Key: M=NASDAQ; N=New York Stock Exchange. |
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