Altera Company Profile (NASDAQ:ALTR)

About Altera

Altera Corporation is a semiconductor company that designs and sells a range of products, including programmable logic devices (PLDs), highly integrated power devices, pre-defined design building blocks and development software. PLDs consist of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), which are semiconductor integrated circuits, or chips, that the Company's customers program to perform desired logic and processing functions in their electronic systems. Highly integrated power devices, known as power system-on-chip devices (PowerSoCs), which simplify and drive the miniaturization of power circuitry found in the electronic systems of the Company's PLD customers. Pre-defined design building blocks, known as intellectual property (IP) cores, which can be licensed by customers to add standard functions to their PLD designs. Development software is used by customers to develop, compile and verify their designs, and then program their designs into the Company's PLDs.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Technology
Industry: Semiconductor - Specialized
Sub-Industry: Semiconductors
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: ALTR
CUSIP: 02144110

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $53.96
50 Day Moving Average: $53.01
200 Day Moving Average: $51.16
52-Week Range: $32.67 - $53.97
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: 41.19
P/E Growth: 0.00
Market Cap: $N/A

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Consensus Ratings for Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	2 Hold Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$54.00 (0.07% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
1/4/2016	Wells Fargo & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Hold
10/23/2015	Deutsche Bank AG	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$54.00
10/23/2015	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Price Target		$41.00 -> $54.00
7/25/2015	Northland Securities	Reiterated Rating	Hold
6/23/2015	Drexel Hamilton	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$47.00 -> $52.00
6/4/2015	FBR & Co	Downgrade	Outperform -> Market Perform
6/3/2015	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$33.00 -> $54.00
6/2/2015	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Downgrade	Outperform -> Market Perform
6/1/2015	S&P Equity Research	Set Price Target	Hold	$54.00
6/1/2015	Topeka Capital Markets	Boost Price Target	Hold	$42.00 -> $54.00
5/28/2015	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
4/27/2015	SunTrust Banks Inc.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$36.00 -> $34.00
4/24/2015	Citigroup Inc.	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$35.00 -> $43.00
4/24/2015	Royal Bank Of Canada	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$42.00 -> $40.00
4/24/2015	Robert W. Baird	Downgrade	Outperform -> Neutral	$40.00 -> $36.00
4/22/2015	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Downgrade	Overweight -> Neutral	$43.24 -> $42.00
4/14/2015	Barclays PLC	Set Price Target	Hold	$32.00 -> $45.00
4/1/2015	Argus	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold
3/31/2015	Sanford C. Bernstein	Reiterated Rating	Underperform
3/30/2015	Credit Agricole SA	Downgrade	Outperform -> Underperform
3/30/2015	William Blair	Upgrade	Underperform -> Market Perform
3/30/2015	Macquarie	Downgrade	Outperform -> Neutral	$42.00 -> $45.00
3/30/2015	Morgan Stanley	Downgrade	Overweight -> Equal Weight	$36.00 -> $44.00
3/24/2015	Pacific Crest	Reiterated Rating	Hold
1/23/2015	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$38.00 -> $35.00
1/23/2015	JMP Securities	Lower Price Target	Market Outperform	$47.00 -> $45.00
1/8/2015	Bank of America Corp.	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral

(Data available from 10/1/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
1/20/2016
10/22/2015	Q315	$0.30	$0.20	$428.95 million	$399.57 million	View	N/A
7/23/2015	Q215	$0.26	$0.23	$409.60 million	$414.20 million	View	N/A
4/23/2015	Q115	$0.32	$0.31	$470.99 million	$435.50 million	View	Listen
1/22/2015	Q414	$0.35	$0.36	$480.48 million	$479.90 million	View	Listen
10/23/2014	Q314	$0.37	$0.38	$491.40 million	$499.61 million	View	Listen
7/24/2014	Q214	$0.37	$0.41	$480.22 million	$491.50 million	View	Listen
4/24/2014	Q114	$0.32	$0.37	$437.97 million	$461.10 million	View	Listen
1/23/2014	Q413	$0.30	$0.31	$442.07 million	$454.40 million	View	Listen
10/22/2013	Q313	$0.34	$0.37	$451.81 million	$445.90 million	View	Listen
7/23/2013	Q2 2013	$0.31	$0.31	$420.90 million	$421.80 million	View	Listen
4/25/2013	Q1 2013	$0.32	$0.37	$413.49 million	$410.50 million	View	Listen
1/23/2013	Q4 2012	$0.39	$0.37	$450.73 million	$439.44 million	View	N/A
10/23/2012		$0.46	$0.49			View	N/A
7/24/2012		$0.39	$0.50			View	N/A
4/19/2012		$0.36	$0.35			View	N/A
1/24/2012		$0.42	$0.45			View	N/A
10/20/2011		$0.59	$0.57			View	N/A
7/19/2011		$0.64	$0.65			View	N/A
4/26/2011		$0.65	$0.68			View	N/A
1/25/2011		$0.71	$0.72			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.13 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.31 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	3	$0.28	$0.33	$0.30
Q2 2016	2	$0.32	$0.36	$0.34
Q3 2016	2	$0.35	$0.39	$0.37
Q4 2016	2	$0.35	$0.40	$0.38

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
10/22/2015	quarterly	$0.18	1.37%	11/6/2015	11/10/2015	12/1/2015
7/23/2015	quarterly	$0.18	1.47%	8/6/2015	8/10/2015	9/1/2015
4/23/2015	quarterly	$0.18	1.79%	5/7/2015	5/11/2015	6/1/2015
1/22/2015	quarterly	$0.18	2.12%	2/6/2015	2/10/2015	3/2/2015
10/23/2014	quarterly	$0.18	2.16%	11/6/2014	11/10/2014	12/1/2014
7/24/2014	quarterly	$0.18	2.15%	8/7/2014	8/11/2014	9/2/2014
4/24/2014	quarterly	$0.15	1.81%	5/8/2014	5/12/2014	6/2/2014
1/23/2014	quarterly	$0.15	1.87%	2/6/2014	2/10/2014	3/3/2014
10/23/2013	quarterly	$0.15	1.86%	11/7/2013	11/12/2013	12/2/2013
6/3/2013	quarterly	$0.15	1.78%	8/8/2013	8/12/2013	9/3/2013
4/26/2013	quarterly	$0.10	1.28%	5/8/2013	5/10/2013	6/3/2013
1/23/2013	quarterly	$0.10	1.19%	2/7/2013	2/11/2013	3/1/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR)

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
11/23/2015	Dan Biran	SVP	Sell	10,750	$52.74	$566,955.00
10/29/2015	Mark Jon Nelson	SVP	Sell	5,062	$52.64	$266,463.68
6/12/2015	Jeffrey Waters	SVP	Sell	52,854	$51.52	$2,723,038.08
6/4/2015	Ronald J Pasek	CFO	Sell	5,000	$51.47	$257,350.00
6/3/2015	Mark Jon Nelson	SVP	Sell	23,254	$51.72	$1,202,696.88
6/2/2015	Elisha W Finney	Director	Sell	20,000	$51.73	$1,034,600.00
6/2/2015	Katherine Schuelke	SVP	Sell	14,639	$51.69	$756,689.91
5/15/2015	Dan Biran	SVP	Sell	8,177	$44.13	$360,851.01
4/10/2015	Dan Biran	SVP	Sell	6,969	$45.00	$313,605.00
3/27/2015	Dan Biran	SVP	Sell	2,716	$45.00	$122,220.00
12/8/2014	Mark Jon Nelson	SVP	Sell	1,386	$38.00	$52,668.00
11/24/2014	Katherine Schuelke	SVP	Sell	20,000	$36.42	$728,400.00
11/24/2014	Kevin J Mcgarity	Director	Sell	10,000	$36.47	$364,700.00
11/21/2014	Katherine Schuelke	SVP	Sell	10,000	$36.35	$363,500.00
11/18/2014	Katherine Schuelke	SVP	Sell	10,000	$35.80	$358,000.00
11/4/2014	Thomas Michael Nevens	Director	Sell	12,500	$34.48	$431,000.00
9/15/2014	Katherine Schuelke	SVP	Sell	5,000	$35.28	$176,400.00
9/9/2014	John Daane	CEO	Sell	100,000	$36.37	$3,637,000.00
8/26/2014	William Hata	SVP	Sell	119,408	$34.62	$4,133,904.96
8/22/2014	Kevin H Lyman	SVP	Sell	8,000	$34.85	$278,800.00
8/14/2014	Jeffrey Waters	SVP	Sell	10,000	$33.58	$335,800.00
8/4/2014	Mark Jon Nelson	SVP	Sell	8,635	$32.69	$282,278.15
8/1/2014	Dan Biran	SVP	Sell	27,000	$32.64	$881,280.00
6/12/2014	Katherine Schuelke	SVP	Sell	5,190	$33.94	$176,148.60
6/10/2014	William Hata	SVP	Sell	40,000	$33.82	$1,352,800.00
5/30/2014	Mark Jon Nelson	SVP	Sell	2,177	$33.33	$72,559.41
5/19/2014	Dan Biran	SVP	Sell	2,697	$33.11	$89,297.67
3/11/2014	Kevin Mcgarity	Director	Sell	1,667	$36.15	$60,262.05
12/20/2013	William Hata	SVP	Sell	20,000	$31.38	$627,600.00
11/29/2013	William Hata	SVP	Sell	20,000	$32.49	$649,800.00
9/12/2013	Thomas Michael Nevens	Director	Sell	8,381	$38.66	$324,009.46
8/2/2013	Mark Jon Nelson	SVP	Sell	8,169	$36.10	$294,900.90
7/31/2013	Katherine Schuelke	SVP	Sell	5,000	$35.50	$177,500.00
6/4/2013	Ronald J Pasek	CFO	Sell	40,355	$33.98	$1,371,262.90
6/4/2013	William Hata	SVP	Sell	20,000	$33.87	$677,400.00
5/16/2013	Kevin H Lyman	SVP	Sell	2,021	$33.53	$67,764.13
5/16/2013	Ronald J Pasek	CFO	Sell	14,436	$33.69	$486,348.84
5/16/2013	Susan Wang	Director	Sell	55,833	$33.75	$1,884,363.75
9/14/2012	Katherine Schuelke	SVP	Sell	5,000	$38.46	$192,300.00
9/5/2012	William Hata	SVP	Sell	21,059	$36.68	$772,444.12
8/9/2012	George A Papa	VP	Sell	10,000	$36.93	$369,300.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

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