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The selloff in chip stocks may be justified, according to new data.
Global sales grew just 13.8 percent in September, according to numbers released Friday by the Semiconductor Industry Association. That was the weakest monthly growth since December 2016, and follows a pattern of ticking lower since the summer:
Price action in the market has anticipated this weakness. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ($SOX) never made a new high after March, even though the Nasdaq-100 and broader technology sector kept rising. There’s also been persistent weakness in supplier companies like Applied Materials (AMAT) and Lam Research (LRCX).
Recent announcements from companies like Texas Instruments (TXN), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Micron Technologies (MU) have also showed business weakening.
In conclusion, the market clearly anticipated a slowdown in the chip space. And now the data shows those worries are panning out.
Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ($SOX)
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