[June 06, 2013] Top 5 Companies in the Semiconductors Industry With the Highest Operating Margin (LLTC, HITT, ALTR, MXIM, AVGO) Tweet Jun 06, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Semiconductors industry with the highest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.Linear Technology ranks highest with a an operating margin of 44.0%. Following is Hittite Microwave with a an operating margin of 40.1%. Altera ranks third highest with a an operating margin of 28.7%. Maxim Integrated Products follows with a an operating margin of 25.5%, and Avago Technologies rounds out the top five with a an operating margin of 21.7%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Avago Technologies on May 9th, 2013 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $33.74. Since that recommendation, shares of Avago Technologies have risen 9.7%. We continue to monitor Avago Technologies 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 ]