SMH - VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

NYSEArca - NYSEArca Delayed Price. Currency in USD
118.59
+0.95 (+0.81%)
At close: 4:00PM EDT

118.00 -0.59 (-0.50%)
After hours: 7:59PM EDT

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Previous Close117.64
Open118.12
Bid117.69 x 1800
Ask0.00 x 800
Day's Range117.80 - 118.89
52 Week Range80.71 - 118.89
Volume4,537,359
Avg. Volume5,816,251
Net Assets868.93M
NAV117.67
PE Ratio (TTM)N/A
Yield1.54%
YTD Return34.74%
Beta (3Y Monthly)1.30
Expense Ratio (net)0.35%
Inception Date2011-12-20
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  • Should Long-Term Investors Buy into Intel’s Earnings Results?
    InvestorPlace15 hours ago

    Should Long-Term Investors Buy into Intel’s Earnings Results?

    Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), a giant within the almost-$500 billion global semiconductor industry, has recently seen a 52-week high at $59.59. INTC stock is expected to release earnings on April 25, after the close.Source: Shutterstock I believe that the relatively strong recent performance of the stock has been based on robust fundamentals, which I expect to continue in the rest of the year. With earnings season in full swing, let us look at the catalysts that are likely to provide tailwinds to INTC stock price. Intel Has Leadership and Robust FundamentalsIn 2018, Intel faced some challenges. At the time, the pain in INTC stock coincided with the sudden resignation of its CEO in June 2018, and Wall Street was not been impressed with how long the process to replace the interim CEO took. Finally in January 2019, the company named Robert Swan as the new CEO.InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading TipsIts quarterly results released on Jan. 24 showed that Intel missed on revenue and the company gave weak guidance. However, many analysts highlighted that the tech giant was still delivering impressive double-digit growth at around 10% and enjoyed a dominant position in key markets. * 10 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks That Won't Wilt Intel's two largest segments are the client computing group (CCG) and data center group (DCG). Together they contribute almost all of Intel's operating profits.CCG includes Intel's PC and mobile-device chip business. The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the "compute" in the computer. Intel's CGC segment makes the CPUs. INTC controls nearly three quarters of the CPU market, and Intel processors are the main component in most of the personal computers and servers globally.On the other hand, Intel's DCG segment makes CPUs that are optimized for enterprise-grade hardware, namely for data-center servers. On Apr. 2, the company held its Data-Centric Innovation Day, when it reaffirmed performance leadership in data center products and unveiled its next-gen processors as well as platform technologies.Intel currently holds a 99% share of the data center server market, which has been a consistent growth driver for the company. In 2014, about a third of Intel's revenue was data-centric; now it's half.Many investors believes that Intel's technological innovations will increase its ecosystem in diverse growth segments, including artificial intelligence (AI), 5G and autonomous driving (AD). These emerging sectors all require data in enormous quantities and at extremely high speeds.Although the tech titan is a mature company, Wall Street is seeing further growth opportunities as Intel re-orients itself to rely less on PCs and improves its revenue model to capitalize on the growth of the data business. Intel Stock Offers Strong Dividend Yield and Share BuybackOn March 14, Intel declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 31.5 cents per share, payable on June 1, 2019, to shareholders of record on May 7, 2019. INTC's dividend yield is a respectable 2.15%. Only a handful of established technology companies offer investors stable and growing dividends -- an important reason why Intel stock belongs to a capital-growth portfolio.Intel management has also been rewarding investors with share repurchases. In November 2018, the company announced a $15 billion increase in its stock repurchase program -- another indication of proactive management that aims to deliver higher stock returns for long-term investors. Short-Term Technical Analysis Year-to-date, Intel stock is up over 25%. As a result of the recent impressive run-up in the stock price, short-term technical indicators have become somewhat overextended. Investors who pay attention to short-term oscillators should note that INTC's technical message has also become "overbought."So, following its earnings report, there might be some profit-taking in INTC stock. Furthermore, if the industry or the broader market decline as companies release earnings, the Intel stock price may also be adversely affected. Several of Intel's competitors include Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) and as the market reacts to news and numbers from any of these companies as well, Intel's share price is likely to become choppy, too.If you already own Intel shares, you might want to hold your position. That said, if you are worried about short-term profit taking, then within the parameters of your portfolio allocation and risk/return profile, you may consider placing a stop loss at about 3%-5% below the current price point, to protect your profits to date.If you are an experienced investor in the options market, you may also consider using a covered call strategy with approximately a two-month time horizon. In that case, you may, for example, buy 100 shares of INTC at a limit price of $58.82 and, at the same time, sell an INTC June 21 $57.50 call option, which currently trades at $3.The $57.50 option is slightly in-the-money, offering downside protection in case of volatility and a decline in Intel stock. This call option would stop trading on June 21, 2019, and expire on June 22.In other words, I would not advocate bottom-picking in case of near-term price weakness. Yet, I find INTC stock to be a compelling buy candidate and by the end of 2020, I'd expect the shares to reach $70. The Bottom Line on INTC StockIntel's first-quarter earnings release will give Wall Street a chance to analyze the company's latest results and assess whether the stock's recent run-up in price can continue the rest of the year.Investors who are interested in INTC stock but do not want to commit all their capital to a single stock may also consider investing in various exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have Intel as a holding. Examples of such funds include the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMH), the iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) or the Invesco Dynamic Semiconductors ETF (NYSEARCA:PSI).As of this writing, Tezcan Gecgil did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. More From InvestorPlace * 2 Toxic Pot Stocks You Should Avoid * 10 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks That Won't Wilt * 4 Energy Stocks Soaring as Trump Tightens on Iran * 7 Tech Stocks With Too Much Risk, Not Enough Upside Compare Brokers The post Should Long-Term Investors Buy into Intel's Earnings Results? appeared first on InvestorPlace.

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    Investopediayesterday

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    Investopedia2 days ago

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  • Semiconductor ETFs Overbought: What to Do?
    Market Realist5 days ago

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    Market Realist5 days ago

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  • Texas Instruments Stock Has Gained 24% in 2019
    Market Realist6 days ago

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  • Top 5 Semiconductor ETFs
    Investopedia7 days ago

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  • Analog Devices Stock Is Trading Close to 52-Week High
    Market Realist7 days ago

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    Are These Tech Stocks Overvalued after Nearing 52-Week Highs?(Continued from Prior Part)Stock returns The stock of semiconductor (SMH) company Analog Devices (ADI) has generated returns of 21% in the last 12 months. The stock, like the broader

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  • Semiconductor Revenue May Fall after Two Years of Strong Growth
    Market Realist12 days ago

    Semiconductor Revenue May Fall after Two Years of Strong Growth

    Q1 Earnings: Smaller Chip Companies to Take a Bigger BlowThe semiconductor industry in 2017 and 2018The last two years have been strong for the global semiconductor market with revenue growing 21.6% in 2017 and 13.7% in 2018 on a YoY basis,

  • Major Indexes Fell on April 9 due to More Macro Worries
    Market Realist13 days ago

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    The Latest on FAANG Stocks, Walmart, AT&T, and YouTubeThe S&P 500 fell 0.6% on April 9The S&P 500 Index (SPY) fell for the first time in nine sessions on April 9 following more warnings from the International Monetary Fund about the

  • Why Semiconductor Stocks Fell on April 9
    Market Realist14 days ago

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    Zacks14 days ago

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    The chip industry is buzzing hot this year with the PHLX Semiconductor index gaining about 27% and hitting an all-time high. In order to tap the growing trend, investors should bet on ETFs & stocks in this industry.

  • What Pushed SOXX and SMH to New Highs?
    Market Realist15 days ago

    What Pushed SOXX and SMH to New Highs?

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  • Analysts Downgrade Semiconductor Sector ahead of Q1 Earnings
    Market Realist15 days ago

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  • Will Xilinx Be an Outlier in the First-Quarter Earnings Season?
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  • Weak Macro Environment to Hurt Texas Instruments’ 2019 Earnings
    Market Realist15 days ago

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  • Can Daniel Loeb Bring Back Sony’s Lost Glory?
    Market Realist15 days ago

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  • Investors Are Prepared for Weak Q1 Semiconductor Earnings
    Market Realist15 days ago

    Investors Are Prepared for Weak Q1 Semiconductor Earnings

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  • ETF Trends16 days ago

    5G is an Important Catalyst For Chip ETFs

    Semiconductor stocks and exchange traded funds are in rally mode this year. The VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) , one of the bellwethers among chip ETFs, is up nearly 28% year-to-date. Some market observers believe the rally in chip stocks can continue, particularly if investors remain enthusiastic about 5G.