TMCNet: Top 5 Companies in the Semiconductor Equipment Industry With the Highest PEG Ratio (BRKS, CYMI, NANO, AMAT, MEMS)

[December 31, 2012]

Top 5 Companies in the Semiconductor Equipment Industry With the Highest PEG Ratio (BRKS, CYMI, NANO, AMAT, MEMS)

Dec 31, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Semiconductor Equipment industry with the highest price to earnings to growth (PEG) ratios. PEG is valuable in assessing the tradeoff between the price of a stock and expected growth. Generally, the lower the PEG, the better.


Brooks Automation ranks highest with a a PEG ratio of 9.74. Cymer is next with a a PEG ratio of 7.24. Nanometrics ranks third highest with a a PEG ratio of 6.95.

Applied Materials follows with a a PEG ratio of 2.32, and MEMSIC rounds out the top five with a a PEG ratio of 1.83.

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