Stifel analyst Patrick Ho acknowledged that Lam Research (LRCX) did not provide any significant "new" news related to 2018 wafer fab equipment spending and reiterated its previous guidance of low double-digit year-over-year growth with only a modest change in mix. However, this reiteration is not a negative sign on the current environment or 2018 as a whole, said Ho, who advises using any selloff in the group following Lam's report as a buying opportunity. He continues to prefer Applied Materials (AMAT) and MKS Instruments (MKSI) as his most preferred names in Semiconductor Capital Equipment, while also having Buy ratings on Lam Research and Entegris (ENTG).

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