Nomura Securities Maintains a 'Neutral' on Linear Technology (LLTC); Raising PT & Estimates

Nomura Securities maintains a 'Neutral' on Linear Technology (NASDAQ: LLTC) price target of $35.00.

Analyst, Romit Shah, said, "We believe that a combination of trough earnings, improving comps and 500+ bps of operating leverage should support a high teens multiple. Given improving economic conditions in the U.S. and China, management is optimistic that the bookings strength reflects an uptick in end demand. We increase our FQ3 EPS estimates from $0.41 to $0.42, and CY12 estimate from $1.80 to $1.87. We are increasing our price target from $27 to $35, which is based on 18x our revised CY12 EPS estimate of $1.87, plus net cash. The read-through for the analog group is positive. In this arena, Avago (Nasdaq: AVGO)(Buy) is our top pick."

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Shares of Linear Technology closed at $33.32 yesterday.

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