New Highs: American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL), RF Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI), Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML)

American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) and Southwest Airlines Co. are forecasting a strong summer travel season, a pivotal period for the industry when vacationers join business fliers to pack planes to their fullest. American said second-quarter revenue for each seat flown a mile, a benchmark for traffic and fares, will exceed the projection it gave just last month. Southwest’s chief executive, Gary Kelly, told employees he expects ‘‘great’’ seasonal travel. American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) net profit margin is -4.40% and weekly performance is 5.75%. On last trading day company shares ended up $43.59. Analysts mean target price for the company is $46.56. American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 16.00%.

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD) announced that Company executives presented at two upcoming investor conferences: Stephens Spring Investment Conference on June 3, 2014 in New York, NY, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time; Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2014 Global Technology Conference, June 4, 2014 in San Francisco, CA at 10:45 a.m. Pacific Time (1:45 pm Eastern Time). RF Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD) shares advanced 1.56% in last trading session and ended the day on $9.75. Gross Margin is 35.30 % and its return on assets is 1.40%. RF Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD) quarterly performance is 34.85%.

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share payable on the company`s common stock. The dividend is payable on September 11, 2014 to stockholders of record as of August 21, 2014. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) shares moved up 0.41% in last trading session and was closed at $21.91, while trading in range of $21.83 – $22.10. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) year to date (YTD) performance is 25.20%.

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) a maker of semiconductors used in wireless-phone systems, will acquire Hittite (HITT) Microwave Corp. for about $2 billion to gain chips used by automakers and the military. Analog Devices will pay $78 a share in cash for Chelmsford, Massachusetts-based Hittite, according to a statement. That’s 29 percent more than Hittite’s closing price on June 6. Both chipmakers’ boards approved the deal. Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) ended the last trading day at $55.31. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.54% and price to cash ratio as 3.61. Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) showed a positive weekly performance of 5.61%.

Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML) a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch solutions, announced the company has launched Atmel® | SMART™, the new brand of ARM®-based microcontrollers and has expanded its SMART portfolio with new SmartConnect SAM W23 modules, enabling Wi-Fi connectivity and the best of high performance and low power technology for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML) net profit margin is 2.00% and weekly performance is 7.11%. On last trading day company shares ended up $8.89. Analysts mean target price for the company is $8.96. Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 10.37%.

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