[May 16, 2013] Rudolph Technologies is Among the Companies in the Semiconductor Equipment Industry With the Lowest Projected Earnings Growth (RTEC, UCTT, ENTG, AMKR, UTEK) Tweet May 16, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Semiconductor Equipment industry with the lowest projected earnings growth. The growth of earnings per share (current fiscal year estimated vs. last year actual) is important to gauge future profitability and relative value. Higher EPS growth generally justifies higher earnings multiples.Rudolph Technologies ranks lowest with a projected earnings growth of 1.4%. Ultra Clean is next with a projected earnings growth of 3.6%. Entegris ranks third lowest with a projected earnings growth of 4.2%. Amkor Technology follows with a projected earnings growth of 7.3%, and Ultratech rounds out the bottom five with a projected earnings growth of 12.2%. SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of Ultratech on March 26th, 2013 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $39.16. Since that call, shares of Ultratech have fallen 21.0%. We are now looking for when a new Uptrend will commence and will alert SmarTrend subscribers in real time. 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 ]