On Friday, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor stock hit an important technical milestone, with its Relative Strength (RS) Rating rising into the 90-plus percentile with an improvement to 91, an increase from 88 the day before.
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Is Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Stock A Buy?
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor stock has been trading below its 50-day moving average. While the stock is not near a proper buy point right now, see if it manages to form and break out of a proper consolidation. Read "Looking For The Next Big Stock Market Winners? Start With These 3 Steps" for more tips.
The chipmaker reported 74% EPS growth in the latest quarterly report, while sales growth came in at 20%.
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor stock earns the No. 7 rank among its peers in the Electronics-Semiconductor Fabless industry group. Monolithic Power Systems, Broadcom and Advanced Micro Devices are among the top 5 highly rated stocks within the group. For more industry news, check out "Chip Stocks To Watch And Semiconductor Industry News."