ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 21 (better than 21% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock KLA-Tencor are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for KLA-Tencor. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 81, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 81% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 21 means that the share price of KLA-Tencor is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 79% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 14, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 86% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 43, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 57% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more