National Semiconductor Corporation

National Semiconductor Corporation (NSM) has been outperforming the market, climbing about 7% from the time it was last featured as a Growth and Income pick just a few weeks ago.

Bullish Projections

The company continues to see higher earnings revisions. For the year ending May 2010, the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 38 cents per share is up 171% over the past 2 months. For the following year, the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 62 cents per share is up 41% over the past 2 months.

Solid Fundamentals

The company boasts an industry-leading return on equity (ROE) of 30%, while the industry average is less than 1%. NSM’s net profit margin of 5% stacks up well against a negative industry average. The company also offers and an industry-leading dividend yield of 2%.

Read the July 21 commentary on NSM.

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