LED Light Makers Cree, Veeco Seen Hitting 2016 Trough

By | December 29, 2015

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The LED lighting industry is slated for a slowdown, veering off 5% growth in 2015 to 2% growth in 2016 as the market reaches saturation, and as generic products displace pricier offerings amid fevered M&A in the chip sector, a new forecast said. Needham analyst Y. Edwin Mok sees LED sales falling flat in 2017 and maintained his hold ratings on light-component makers Cree (CREE) and Veeco Instruments (VECO). Cree stock was down about 1.6% in Scalper1 News

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