According to Zacks, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:$MTSI) currently holds an Average Broker Rating of 1.88, giving it a rank of 79th in their industry. This is based on the 8 firms that Zacks polled.

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Analysts have also forecast a target price of $56.86 within the year.

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In the last earnings report, the company posted quarterly earnings of $0.67. This compared favorably to analyst forecasts of $0.46. Shares have moved -$15.97 over the past week and -$16.85 over the past month. The company has $2.41 earnings per share over the trailing 12 months.

Consensus forecasts from analysts predict that the firm will report $0.44 earnings per share in their next quarterly report. The company also has ‘Buy’ or ‘Strong-Buy’ ratings from 5 analysts or roughly 62.5% of all ratings.

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