Jefferies analyst Mark Lipacis downgraded Orbotech (ORBK) to Hold while raising his price target for the shares to $69 from $58. The analyst expects the proposed takeover by KLA-Tencor (KLAC) to be approved and go through without another bidder emerging.
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Reports Q3 revenue $2.36B, consensus $2.31B. "KLA's March quarter results were above our adjusted guidance as customer demand and company execution tracked consistent with our expectations," said Rick Wallace, president and CEO, KLA Corporation. "As we have highlighted over the past few quarters, market conditions have stabilized and we expect our business levels to improve as we progress through the year. We are encouraged by the improvement in our customers' businesses across multiple end markets and this improvement is translating into constructive discussions with our customers about future opportunities for leading edge capacity investments."