TMCNet: Shares of Nanometrics Rank the Lowest in Terms of Earnings Yield in the Semiconductor Equipment Industry (NANO, CYBE, LRCX, BRKS, AEIS)

[February 25, 2013]

Shares of Nanometrics Rank the Lowest in Terms of Earnings Yield in the Semiconductor Equipment Industry (NANO, CYBE, LRCX, BRKS, AEIS)

Feb 25, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Semiconductor Equipment industry with the lowest earnings yields. Earnings yield is useful to compare the relative benefit of owning a stock vs. owning other yield assets such as bonds. If the earnings yield is higher, stocks may be considered undervalued.Nanometrics ranks lowest with a an earnings yield of 0.6%. Cyberoptics is next with a an earnings yield of 1.1%. Lam Research ranks third lowest with a an earnings yield of 2.6%.


Brooks Automation follows with a an earnings yield of 3.2%, and Advanced Energy Industries rounds out the bottom five with a an earnings yield of 3.5%.

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