Cree Company Profile (NASDAQ:CREE)

About Cree

Cree, Inc. is a manufacturer of lighting-class light emitting diode (LED) products, lighting products and semiconductor products for power and radio-frequency (RF) applications. The Company's products are focused for applications, such as indoor and outdoor lighting, video displays, transportation, electronic signs and signals, power supplies, inverters and wireless systems. The Company has three segments: Lighting Products, LED Products, and Power and RF Products. The Company's Lighting Products segment offers LED lighting systems and bulbs. The Company's LED Products segment offers LED components, LED chips and silicon carbide (SiC) materials. The Company's Power and RF Products segment offers power devices and RF devices. The Company designs, manufactures and markets lighting systems for indoor and outdoor applications, with a focus on LED lighting systems for the commercial, industrial and consumer markets.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Computer and Technology
Industry: Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Sub-Industry: Semiconductors
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: CREE
CUSIP: 22544710

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $25.36
50 Day Moving Average: $24.95
200 Day Moving Average: $25.50
52-Week Range: $22.10 - $32.92
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: 53.96
P/E Growth: -2.34
Market Cap: $2.55B
Outstanding Shares: 100,663,000
Beta: 1.25

Profitability:

Net Margins: -1.25%
Return on Equity: 1.81%
Return on Assets: 1.52%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.07%
Current Ratio: 5.19%
Quick Ratio: 3.83%

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Consensus Ratings for Cree (NASDAQ:CREE) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Sell Rating, 11 Hold Ratings, 4 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.19)
Consensus Price Target:	$33.54 (32.25% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Cree (NASDAQ:CREE)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/23/2016	Canaccord Genuity	Reiterated Rating	Hold
8/25/2016	Roth Capital	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$34.00
8/18/2016	Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform
8/17/2016	Northland Securities	Downgrade	Outperform -> Market Perform
8/17/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Lower Price Target	Sell	$20.00 -> $18.00
8/17/2016	Needham & Company LLC	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
7/17/2016	Cowen and Company	Reiterated Rating	Hold
7/15/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Boost Price Target	Hold	$23.00 -> $26.00
5/13/2016	Pacific Crest	Initiated Coverage	Fair Value -> Sector Perform	$24.00 -> $23.00
4/6/2016	Summit Research	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$30.00 -> $25.00
4/6/2016	Stephens	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$40.00
4/6/2016	Bank of America Corp.	Reiterated Rating	Hold
3/28/2016	Wedbush	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$77.00 -> $73.00
3/28/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$60.00 -> $50.00
2/22/2016	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Upgrade	Neutral -> Overweight	$27.00 -> $37.00
2/5/2016	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Downgrade	Overweight -> Neutral	$30.00
8/11/2015	Gabelli	Reiterated Rating	Buy
6/26/2015	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Underperform
5/21/2015	Credit Agricole SA	Upgrade	Sell -> Underperform
10/22/2014	DA Davidson	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral	$44.00 -> $31.00
10/7/2014	ING Group	Downgrade	Hold
10/3/2014	Cann	Lower Price Target		$41.00

(Data available from 9/28/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Cree (NASDAQ:CREE)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/18/2016
8/16/2016	Q416	$0.20	$0.19	$385.83 million	$388.40 million	View	Listen
4/26/2016	Q316	$0.14	$0.17	$370.49 million	$367.00 million	View	Listen
1/19/2016	Q216	$0.24	$0.30	$435.27 million	$436.00 million	View	Listen
10/20/2015	Q1	$0.20	$0.21	$418.67 million	$425.50 million	View	Listen
8/11/2015	Q415	($0.03)	($0.19)	$378.92 million	$382.20 million	View	Listen
4/21/2015	Q315	$0.23	$0.22		$409.50 million	View	N/A
1/20/2015	Q215	$0.22	$0.33	$412.08 million	$413.20 million	View	N/A
10/21/2014	Q115	$0.36	$0.24	$432.60 million	$427.70 million	View	Listen
8/12/2014	Q414	$0.41	$0.42	$444.11 million	$436.30 million	View	N/A
4/22/2014	Q314	$0.38	$0.39	$407.28 million	$405.20 million	View	N/A
1/21/2014	Q214	$0.39	$0.46	$412.36 million	$415.09 million	View	N/A
10/22/2013	Q114	$0.39	$0.39	$392.31 million	$391.00 million	View	N/A
8/13/2013	Q4 2013	$0.38	$0.38	$377.21 million	$375.00 million	View	N/A
4/23/2013	Q3 2013	$0.34	$0.34	$341.96 million	$348.93 million	View	N/A
1/22/2013	Q2 2013	$0.30	$0.32	$331.06 million	$346.30 million	View	N/A
10/16/2012		$0.26	$0.27			View	N/A
8/7/2012		$0.23	$0.25			View	N/A
4/17/2012		$0.21	$0.20			View	N/A
1/17/2012		$0.26	$0.25			View	N/A
10/18/2011		$0.25	$0.25			View	N/A
8/9/2011		$0.27	$0.28			View	N/A
4/19/2011		$0.29	$0.27			View	N/A
1/18/2011		$0.58	$0.55			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Cree (NASDAQ:CREE)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.22 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.47 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	1	$0.04	$0.04	$0.04
Q2 2016	1	$0.11	$0.11	$0.11
Q4 2016	1	$0.07	$0.07	$0.07
Q1 2017	2	($0.02)	$0.08	$0.03
Q2 2017	1	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02
Q3 2017	1	$0.03	$0.03	$0.03
Q4 2017	2	$0.08	$0.10	$0.09

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for Cree (NASDAQ:CREE)
No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Insider Trading History for Cree (NASDAQ:CREE)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.30%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 83.26%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/18/2016	John B Replogle	Director	Buy	5,000	$23.33	$116,650.00
2/16/2016	Anne Clem Whitaker	Director	Sell	623	$30.00	$18,690.00
12/1/2015	Robert Alexander Ingram	Director	Sell	3,750	$27.67	$103,762.50
11/17/2015	John B Replogle	Director	Buy	5,000	$23.30	$116,500.00
9/3/2015	Anne Clem Whitaker	Director	Sell	1,994	$26.74	$53,319.56
6/5/2015	Norbert Hiller	EVP	Buy	5,000	$30.14	$150,700.00
6/2/2015	John B Replogle	Director	Buy	1,166	$30.41	$35,458.06
5/26/2015	Charles M Swoboda	CEO	Buy	10,000	$29.32	$293,200.00
10/23/2014	John B Replogle	Director	Buy	5,000	$27.75	$138,750.00
9/4/2014	Clyde Hosein	Director	Sell	5,000	$44.73	$223,650.00
5/12/2014	John Replogle	Director	Buy	1,250	$46.29	$57,862.50
4/24/2014	Alan Ruud	Director	Sell	25,000	$50.05	$1,251,250.00
1/23/2014	Alan Ruud	Director	Sell	32,500	$63.76	$2,072,200.00
11/21/2013	Alan Ruud	Director	Sell	25,000	$54.95	$1,373,750.00
10/24/2013	Alan J Ruud	Director	Sell	32,500	$61.67	$2,004,275.00
10/24/2013	Charles M Swoboda	CEO	Sell	40,000	$61.67	$2,466,800.00
10/24/2013	Norbert Hiller	EVP	Sell	6,667	$61.67	$411,153.89
6/7/2013	Clyde Hosein	Director	Sell	5,000	$62.87	$314,350.00
5/28/2013	Harvey A Wagner	Director	Sell	5,000	$61.25	$306,250.00
5/22/2013	Tyrone D Mitchell Jr	EVP	Sell	27,500	$61.90	$1,702,250.00
8/9/2012	Harvey A Wagner	Director	Sell	5,000	$27.11	$135,550.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Cree (NASDAQ:CREE)

Date	Headline
	Cree Introduces Industry’s Brightest Side-View LEDs (NASDAQ:CREE) finance.yahoo.com - September 28 at 9:16 AM
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	CREE Inc. alleges ILMG, Lumitact sells counterfeit flashlights - Northern California Record (NASDAQ:CREE) norcalrecord.com - September 26 at 4:36 PM
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	Cree Announces the Next Generation of High-Power XP-L LEDs - Yahoo Finance (NASDAQ:CREE) finance.yahoo.com - September 22 at 9:59 AM
	Cree launches next generation of high-power XP-L LEDs, boosting output by 7% and efficiency by 15% (NASDAQ:CREE) www.semiconductor-today.com - September 21 at 4:58 PM
	Cree Announces the Next Generation of High-Power XP-L LEDs - Business Wire (press release) (NASDAQ:CREE) www.businesswire.com - September 21 at 4:58 PM
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	Cree Named Cleveland Browns Official Lighting Partner - Yahoo Finance (NASDAQ:CREE) finance.yahoo.com - September 21 at 8:38 AM
	Cree Named Cleveland Browns Official Lighting Partner \| Business ... - Business Wire (press release) (NASDAQ:CREE) www.businesswire.com - September 19 at 5:13 PM
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	Cree promises to deliver proper LED lightbulbs to the masses (NASDAQ:CREE) www.technobuffalo.com - September 18 at 9:02 AM
	Cree rolls out new consumer product line (NASDAQ:CREE) www.heraldsun.com - September 18 at 9:02 AM
	Cree promises to deliver proper LED lightbulbs to the masses - TechnoBuffalo (NASDAQ:CREE) www.technobuffalo.com - September 17 at 4:18 PM
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