Yo_ Glenn> Do they follow JDSU and CREE?
Broker have a limited amount of analysts and have to use them on the stocks they either have a financial interest in (Post-Underwriting) or feel have the potential to be the next Qualcomm / MSFT.
It's not like no one has ever heard of Rambus in the Tech arena! Intel once tried to do a lot of influence peddling!
BTW JDSU Brokerage Following> Banc of America Securities LLC , Branch Cabell and Co., CE Unterberg Towbin, CIBC World Markets, Credit Suisse First Boston Corp., Cruttenden and Co., Dain Rauscher Wessels Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities, First Albany Corp., Gruntal and Co., Hambrecht and Quist Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch and Co., Morgan StanleyDean Witter and Co., National Bank Financial, Needham and Co., Robertson Stephens, S G Cowen Securities Corp., Salomon Smith Barney Inc., Schroder and Co. Inc., Scotia Capital Markets, Soundview Technology Group, Sprott Securities, Suntrust Equitable Securities, Sutro and Co., Thomas Weisel Partners , US Bancorp Piper Jaffrey, Wachovia Securities Inc., Warburg Dillon Reed, Yorkton Seccurities Inc. Cree Brokerage following> Branch Cabell and Co., CIBC World Markets, H G Wellington and Co., Morgan Keegan and Co. Inc., Prefferd Capital Markets Inc., Prudential Securities Inc., Soundview Technology Group, Stephens Inc.
RAMBUS following.... Moors and Cabot Dakin, Morgan StanleyDean Witter and Co., Robertson Stephens, S G Cowen Securities Corp., Warburg Dillon Reed
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