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Micron, RF chipmakers gain as Cirrus/SanDisk soar; Skyworks on deck

Jul. 23, 2015 1:40 PM ETMicron Technology, Inc. (MU) StockBy: Eric Jhonsa, SA News Editor5 Comments
  • Micron (NASDAQ:MU +3.7%), Skyworks (SWKS +3.2%), Qorvo (QRVO +1.2%), and Avago (AVGO +1.9%) are recovering some of the Wednesday losses seen in response to Apple's FQ3 iPhone sales print and FQ4 guidance. The Nasdaq is down 0.4%.
  • The gains come after Apple-dependent Cirrus Logic (CRUS +19.8%) beat FQ1 estimates and provided strong FQ2 guidance, and beaten-down NAND flash giant SanDisk (SNDK +17.5%) delivered a Q2 beat and offered (better than feared) in-line guidance. Micron received 35% of its May quarter revenue from NAND.
  • The numbers are overshadowing Qualcomm's soft FQ4 guidance, blamed to a large extent on iPhone share gains and the lack of a Galaxy S6 app processor design win.
  • Stifel's Tore Svanberg has upgraded Cirrus to Buy, while asserting the audio codec developer is "entering a significant product cycle over the next 12-24 months." He's upbeat about the launch of 55nm codecs (expected to provide cost savings), and sees evidence of further traction with top Android OEMs.
  • Oppenheimer (Perform rating) estimates Cirrus will (thanks to a smart codec design win) get over $3+ per iPhone 6S unit compared with ~$2.15 per iPhone 6, and notes another smart codec win with a top-tier OEM will ramp over the next 2 quarters. Apple was 62% of FQ1 revenue vs. 65% in FQ4; Samsung (lifted by a Galaxy S6 win) was 18%.
  • BofA/Merrill has upgraded SanDisk to Buy. Pac Crest's Monica Garg (Outperform) notes Q2 retail and enterprise sales were both better than expected, as was an ASP decline of 6%. She's also pleased a client SSD delayed by qualification issues will begin shipping in Q4, and asserts SanDisk has both the best planar NAND technology and the industry's first 48-layer 3D NAND chips. Bernstein is also upbeat.
  • Skyworks reports after the bell. Various analysts have defended Skyworks, Avago, and Qorvo following Apple's numbers, asserting 4G growth/greater RF complexity remains a tailwind. Oppenheimer estimates Skyworks will see a "15%-20% content boost" with the iPhone 6S, and Avago a more modest gain.
  • Prior Cirrus coverage. Prior SanDisk coverage.

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