[May 24, 2012] Top 5 Companies in the Semiconductors Industry With the Lowest Forward Earnings Yield (AUTH, DSPG, CAVM, RMBS, EXAR) Tweet May 24, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Semiconductors industry with the lowest forward earnings yields. Using projected earnings for the current fiscal year, the forward earnings yield is useful to compare a stock's return vs. owning a similar stock or other yield assets (e.g. bonds). Generally, the higher the earnings yield, the more undervalued the stock.AuthenTec ranks lowest with a forward earnings yield of 0.3%. Following is DSP Group with a forward earnings yield of 0.6%. Cavium Networks ranks third lowest with a forward earnings yield of 1.1%. Rambus follows with a forward earnings yield of 1.3%, and Exar rounds out the bottom five with a forward earnings yield of 2.4%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Exar on November 30th, 2011 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $6.21. Since that recommendation, shares of Exar have risen 24.4%. We continue to monitor Exar for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]