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Citi says ‘almost time to buy’ semiconductor stocks again
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Citi says ‘almost time to buy’ semiconductor stocks again

Citi analyst Christopher Danely says semiconductor consensus estimates have declined 11% during earnings and the SOX index sold off 9%, driven mostly by downside from Microchip (MCHP), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) and Intel (INTC). However, Citi believes the selloff is “almost over and attention will shift to 2025.” It estimates global semi sales to be up another 9% year-over-year in 2025, following 17% growth in 2024. The downside from the industrial end market will dissipate soon and the correction in the auto end market should end sometime in the first half of 2025, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The other 75% of semi demand appears to be solid and investors should build positions in semiconductor stocks and “get aggressive” going into Q1, contends the firm. Its Buy-rated names are Analog Devices (ADI), AMD (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Microchip, Micron (MU), Texas Instruments (TXN), Nvidia (NVDA) and KLA Corp. (KLAC).

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