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Fundamental : RECOVERING
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=LTXX

LTX Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and service of semiconductor test solutions worldwide. It provides test systems, global applications consulting, repair services, and operational support.


technical see chart

 

Technicals
Last Price Quote is:
-8.20%below 13-day EMA
-5.43%below 50-day EMA
RS Rating: 53 

Fundamentals
Key Data:
Market Cap (M): $348.95 
P/E Ratio: NA 
PEG Ratio: 4.28889 
Next Earnings: 06/09/2006
Last Analyst Rating: Hold

Nice bounce off the dip to the 200-dma
back above the 50-dma
Looking for a breakout from this Symmetrical Triangle.

Technicals
Last Price Quote is:
2.57%above 13-day EMA
2.74%above 50-day EMA
RS Rating: 80 

Fundamentals
Key Data:
Market Cap (M): $340.62 
P/E Ratio: NA 
PEG Ratio: 4.53333 
Next Earnings: 06/09/2006
Last Analyst Rating: Hold

A much better looking formation of the,
Symmetrical Triangle (continuation) Pattern.

Technicals
Last Price Quote is:
5.08%above 13-day EMA
6.40%above 50-day EMA
RS Rating: 71 

Fundamentals
Key Data:
Market Cap (M): $336.92 
P/E Ratio: NA 
PEG Ratio: 4.62222 
Next Earnings: 06/09/2006
Last Analyst Rating: Hold


Headline News Link.....  http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=LTXX

Up big in the after hours.
Investors must have liked the Earnings Conference Call (recorded earlier today)
Link:  http://biz.yahoo.com/cc/6/69046.html


LTX CP (NasdaqNM:LTXX) Delayed quote data 

After Hours (RT-ECN): $7.12  Up $1.31 (+22.55%) 

Last Trade: 5.81
Trade Time: 4:00PM ET
Change:  0.25 (4.50%) 
Prev Close: 5.56
Open: 5.53
Bid: 7.03 x 500 
Ask: 7.07 x 1000 
1y Target Est: 7.29

  Day's Range: 5.53 - 5.90
52wk Range: 3.20 - 6.74
Volume: 1,993,745
Avg Vol (3m): 864,186
Market Cap: 358.52M
P/E (ttm): N/A
EPS (ttm): -1.00
Div & Yield: N/A (N/A)

Beat estimates (Long Recommendation) 
Target $7 to $10, stop $5.70.  MACD positive. Oversold in an uptrend.
LTXX LTX Corp beats by $0.04, guides above consensus , reports Q3 (Apr) earnings of $0.13 per share, $0.04 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.09, revenues rose 120.6% year/year to $56.3 mln vs the $53.3 mln consensus. Company issues upside guidance for Q4, sees EPS of $0.22-0.24 vs. $0.13 consensus, sees Q4 revs of $68-70 mln vs. $57.44 mln consensus.

WESTWOOD, Mass., May 16, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- LTX Corporation (LTXX, Trade), a leading provider of semiconductor test solutions, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended April 30, 2006. The results exceeded the Company's guidance provided on February 16, 2006.

Sales for the 2006 third fiscal quarter were $56,339,000, up 18% from the prior quarter. Net income for the quarter was $8,141,000, or $0.13 per share on a GAAP basis, which included $1,434,000, or $0.02 per share of stock-based compensation expense. Incoming orders for the 2006 third fiscal quarter were $75.5 million, yielding a book-to-bill ratio of 1.34 to 1, and up 26% from the prior quarter. Prior quarter sales for the 2006 second fiscal quarter were $47,803,000, and the net loss was $(1,446,000), or $(0.02) per share on a GAAP basis, which included restructuring and other charges totaling $2,098,000, or $0.03 per share. Sales for the 2005 third fiscal quarter were $25,534,000 and the net loss was $(45,656,000), or $(0.75) per share on a GAAP basis, which included restructuring and asset impairment charges totaling $28,611,000, or $0.47 per share.

Dave Tacelli, chief executive officer and president, commented, "The current growth cycle continues to gain momentum. Customer acceptance of LTX's product strategy, together with an improving business environment, provided the fuel for our business model to deliver strong results. In the quarter, we achieved our previously announced $41 million quarterly break-even target - one quarter ahead of plan. The third quarter results and our guidance for the fourth quarter are confirmation that LTX's improved business model can deliver solid returns. It's clear that our industry continues to see strength this cycle, which is driving increasing revenues and orders from a broad range of customers and end markets."

FOURTH QUARTER FISCAL 2006 OUTLOOK

Revenue is expected to be in the range of $68 million to $70 million, with gross margin of approximately 53.5%. The earnings per share is projected to be in the range of $0.22 to $0.24 assuming 63 million shares outstanding and a 0% tax rate. This guidance does not include any provisions for restructuring and other special charges.

The Company will conduct a conference call today, May 16, 2006, at 4:30 PM EDT to discuss this release. The conference call will be simulcast via the LTX web site (www.ltx.com). Audio replays of the call can be heard through June 12, 2006 via telephone by dialing 888.286.8010; passcode 66700577 or by visiting our web site at www.ltx.com.

"Safe Harbor" Statement: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements contained in this press release that relate to prospective events or developments, including, without limitation, statements regarding our revenue, margin and earnings guidance, are deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "projects," "forecasts," "will" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors and risks that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements. Such risks and factors include, but are not limited to, the risk of fluctuations in sales and operating results, risk related to the timely development of new products, options and software applications, as well as the other factors described under "Business Risks" in LTX's most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K and in our most recently filed quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

ABOUT LTX

LTX Corporation (LTXX, Trade) is a leading supplier of test solutions for the global semiconductor industry. Fusion, LTX's patented, scalable, single-platform test system, uses innovative technology to provide high performance, cost-effective testing of system-on-a-chip, mixed signal, RF, digital and analog integrated circuits. Fusion addresses semiconductor manufacturers' economic and performance requirements today, while enabling their technology roadmap of tomorrow. LTX's web site is www.ltx.com.

LTX and Fusion are registered trademarks and enVision is a trademark of LTX Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

www.ltx.com

Adds Q4 outlook)

May 16 (Reuters) -

LTX CORP. (LTXX,Trade)

Latest Forecast* No. of Yr ago

analysts qtr EPS (diluted, $/shr) 0.13 -- -- -0.75 Net ($ million) 8.1 -- -- -45.7 Net sales ($ million) 56.3 53.4 8 25.5

*Source: Reuters Estimates

--The supplier of test solutions for the semiconductor industry said the latest results included 2 cents per share of stock-based compensation expense.

--For the latest third quarter, 10 analysts on average expected the company to earn 9 cents a share, excluding any exceptional items, according to Reuters Estimates.

--The company said it expects fourth-quarter earnings of 22 cents to 24 cents a share on revenue of $68 million to $70 million.

--Analysts on average expect the company to earn 13 cents a share in the fourth quarter, excluding special items, on revenue of 57.4 million, according to Reuters Estimates. (Reporting by Nishtha Shukla, Nivedita Gupta in Bangalore)

Just me, myself and I here........


AP
LTX Shares Rocket to New High
Wednesday May 17, 12:49 pm ET 
LTX Shares Soar to New 52-Week High on Strong Fourth-Quarter Outlook, Analyst Upgrade


NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of semiconductor testing equipment maker LTX Corp. soared in Wednesday's trading after the company reported a third-quarter profit that handily beat Wall Street expectations, and the company projected fourth-quarter results would come in ahead of estimates.

LTX shares, which have traded between $3.20 and $6.74 over the last year, rose $1.03, or 18 percent, to $6.84 in afternoon trading on the Nasdaq. Earlier in the session shares set a new year-high of $7.10 in more than four-times the average daily trading volume.

On Tuesday the company said it earned 13 cents per share, while analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected the company to earn, on average, 9 cents per share. The company topped off the good news with fourth-quarter earnings projections for 22 cents to 24 cents per share, well above analysts' expectations for 11 cents per share.

Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. analyst David Duley upgraded the stock to "Buy" from "Neutral" and lifted his 2006 earnings estimate to 30 cents per share from 10 cents per share. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expect the company to earn, on average, 14 cents per share for the year.

"We are upgrading our rating on LTX to Buy from Neutral due to the company's strong third-quarter results, the higher than expected guidance for fourth quarter, and the expected continued product growth throughout 2006. In addition, we believe the company's largest customer, Texas Instruments, has predominantly completed its product transition to LTX's lower-cost EX platform," Duley wrote in a note.

The Fusion EX platform is one of LTX's semiconductor testing systems.

Ascending Triangle
Symmetrical Triangle......Breakout !.......
Earnings up the last 4 quarters.

Volume: 8,278,589
Avg Vol (3m): 879,245

Technicals
Record Price High.........
Close Above the 50-day EMA
Close Above the 13-day EMA
Most Actives
Record Price Break Out.........
Gap Up
Percentage Gainer

Last Price Quote is:
23.17%above 13-day EMA
26.40%above 50-day EMA
RS Rating: 92 

Fundamentals
Analyst Upgrade to Buy

Key Data:
Market Cap (M): $348.65 
P/E Ratio: NA 
PEG Ratio: 4.77778 
Next Earnings: 08/24/2006
Last Analyst Rating: Buy

bizjournals.com
Semiconductor upswing boosts Q1 sales for LTX
Wednesday May 17, 10:37 am ET


The semiconductor upswing pushed sales at semiconductor test equipment company LTX Corp. up 18 percent year over year to $56.3 million for the third quarter, which ended April 30.
Westwood, Mass.-based LTX's (Nasdaq: LTXX - News) profit also expanded to $8.1 million, up from $1.4 million last year.

"Customer acceptance of LTX's product strategy, together with an improving business environment, provided the fuel for our business model to deliver strong results," CEO and President Dave Tacelli said in a statement.

New orders also climbed 26 percent during the quarter to $75.5 million. During the quarter, LTX announced that Austrian integrated circuit maker austriamicrosystems AG bought two of LTX's Fusion X-Series family of test systems. LTX also won a 2005 Supplier Excellence Award from Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN - News) last year.

In the current quarter, LTX anticipates sales of $68 million to $70 million.

Published May 17, 2006 by the Boston Business Journal

Press Release Source: LTX Corporation


LTX Announces X-Series Fusion Test Systems Selected by SiGe Semiconductor
Tuesday May 23, 9:00 am ET 
Fusion CX the Strategic Platform for SiGe Products


WESTWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2006--LTX Corporation (Nasdaq: LTXX - News), a leading provider of semiconductor test solutions, today announced SiGe Semiconductor has chosen the X-Series Fusion CX as its strategic test platform. SiGe Semiconductor is using the CX for testing its RF front-end solutions for next-generation wireless communication systems.

SiGe Semiconductor has specified the X-Series Fusion CX to test devices across its full product portfolio, including Bluetooth power amplifiers, GPS transceivers, WLAN power amplifiers and front ends, and WiMAX transceivers. Multiple CX systems have been purchased and deployed at SiGe Semiconductor's base of subcontract test providers, with additional purchases expected as more devices are converted and new devices are released into volume production.

"At SiGe Semiconductor, we are on the leading edge of RF front-end solutions for next-generation wireless systems," said Morris Tan, vice president of operations for SiGe Semiconductor. "To address our test requirements, we needed a test solution that was equally innovative, and that's why we chose the X-Series as our strategic test platform. The X-Series has the advanced capabilities we need to provide comprehensive, cost-effective test coverage. With the support of LTX's experienced applications engineering team, we are confident that we can rapidly address the emerging test challenges of our RF front-end solutions."

ABOUT SiGe SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. is a leading global supplier of RF front-end solutions for next-generation wireless systems. Drawing on the unique advantages of silicon germanium technology, the company designs and delivers integrated circuits and chip-scale modules with unparalleled performance and power efficiency. Components from SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. can be found in Bluetooth-enabled portable devices, GPS and telematics systems, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n WLANs, WiMAX(TM) broadband access equipment, and 2G, 2.5G and 3G cellular handsets. For more information, please visit www.sige.com.

ABOUT LTX

LTX Corporation (Nasdaq: LTXX - News) is a leading supplier of test solutions for the global semiconductor industry. Fusion, LTX's patented, scalable, single-platform test system, uses innovative technology to provide high performance, cost-effective testing of system-on-a-chip, mixed signal, RF, digital and analog integrated circuits. Fusion addresses semiconductor manufacturers' economic and performance requirements today, while enabling their technology roadmap of tomorrow. LTX's web site is www.ltx.com.

LTX and Fusion are registered trademarks and enVision is a trademark of LTX Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

www.ltx.com

Contact:
LTX Corporation
Mark Gallenberger, 781-467-5417
[email protected]

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Source: LTX Corporation

Press Release Source: LTX Corporation


LTX Announces Webcast of Upcoming FBR Investor Conference Presentation
Wednesday May 24, 11:30 am ET


WESTWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2006--LTX Corporation (Nasdaq: LTXX - News), a leading supplier of semiconductor test solutions, today announced that it will present at the 2006 Friedman Billings Ramsey Growth Conference on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at 12:45PM EDT. This event will be available over the Internet via live webcast.


The live webcast may be accessed via LTX's Investor Relations home page at www.ltx.com. A replay of the webcast will be available for seven days following the conference.

ABOUT LTX

LTX Corporation (Nasdaq: LTXX - News) is a leading supplier of test solutions for the global semiconductor industry. Fusion, LTX's patented, scalable, single-platform test system, uses innovative technology to provide high performance, cost-effective testing of system-on-a-chip, mixed signal, RF, digital and analog integrated circuits. Fusion addresses semiconductor manufacturers' economic and performance requirements today, while enabling their technology roadmap of tomorrow. LTX's web site is www.ltx.com.

LTX and Fusion are registered trademarks and enVision is a trademark of LTX Corporation.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

www.ltx.com

Contact:
LTX Corporation
Mark Gallenberger, 781-467-5417
[email protected]

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Source: LTX Corporation

Press Release Source: LTX Corporation


LTX Announces Webcast of Upcoming Citigroup Investor Conference Presentation
Thursday May 25, 11:00 am ET


WESTWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2006--LTX Corporation (Nasdaq: LTXX - News), a leading supplier of semiconductor test solutions, today announced that it will present at the Citigroup Seventh Annual Semiconductor Conference on Thursday, June 1, 2006 at 11:20AM EDT. This event will be available over the Internet via live webcast.


The live webcast may be accessed via LTX's Investor Relations home page at www.ltx.com. A replay of the webcast will be available for one month following the conference.

ABOUT LTX

LTX Corporation (Nasdaq: LTXX - News) is a leading supplier of test solutions for the global semiconductor industry. Fusion, LTX's patented, scalable, single-platform test system, uses innovative technology to provide high performance, cost-effective testing of system-on-a-chip, mixed signal, RF, digital and analog integrated circuits. Fusion addresses semiconductor manufacturers' economic and performance requirements today, while enabling their technology roadmap of tomorrow. LTX's web site is www.ltx.com.

LTX and Fusion are registered trademarks and enVision is a trademark of LTX Corporation.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Source LTX Corporation

www.ltx.com

Contact:
LTX Corporation
Mark Gallenberger, 781-467-5417
Email [email protected]

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Source: LTX Corporation

Ascending Triangle (continuation) Pattern
Breakout ! New buying....Nice accumulation taking place.

Volume: 1,365,843
Avg Vol (3m): 1,075,450

Technicals
Last Price Quote is:
12.53%above 13-day EMA
26.58%above 50-day EMA
RS Rating: 95 

Fundamentals
Key Data:
Market Cap (M): $472.06 
P/E Ratio: NA 
PEG Ratio: 3.23333 
Next Earnings: 08/24/2006
Last Analyst Rating: Buy

Retest the 50 day-MA, taking another bounce to the upside.
Ready to rock.....

Volume: 1,522,098
Avg Vol (3m): 1,220,610

Technicals
Close Above the 50-day EMA
Close Above the 13-day EMA

Last Price Quote is:
1.33%above 13-day EMA
6.04%above 50-day EMA
RS Rating: 96 

Fundamentals
Key Data:
Market Cap (M): $428.89 
P/E Ratio: NA 
PEG Ratio: 3 
Next Earnings: 08/24/2006
Last Analyst Rating: Bu

Here is a 6 month and a 3 year chart.