1.Analysts finally gave Himax Technology (HIMX). This LCOS, WLO, and display/ display driver supplier has growth expectations for the second half of this year. It expanded its office and is building a plant. HIMX closed at $8.60, up 5.40% on the day and ~ 11 percent on the week.a.Value Stock members would have bought this stock in the $4.88 - $7.00 range on Feb 21 here. $HIMX, Himax Technologies, Inc. / D 2.An analyst upgraded shares of Apple and gave it a price target in the $150’s. I have a $180+ PT, or $1 trillion market cap.3.Value Stock Pick (Subscription: DIY Investing) soared 6% and is up since its double-bottom at $14. IMOS completed its subsidiary merger, flushing the balance sheet with plenty of cash. PT: $23 - $25.4.Dryships (DRYS) fell 9%. This is a penny stock and will soon be delisted. Avoid. Avoid PLUG, SDRL, FCEL while you are at it. Avoid NVAX too. Ironically, PUMP (ProPetro) is not a pump and dump stock.5.In the biotech space, Synergy (SGYP), which was covered earlier, is about to hit this group’s PT. Buy SGYP at $4.75 - $5.006.The bearish view on Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA) was wrong as the stock shot higher…but ARNA gave up ~ all its gains by the end of the week. BELVIQ sales strength may have been a one-quarter fluke.7.PT of First Solar (FSLR) under review. VSLR’s strong results did not help FSLR.8.Microvision (MVIS) closed above $2.00 for the first time since summer, 2016. Kudos to readers who disagreed with the bearish post. Within a week, that view was reversed at the $1.20 - $1.40 range.9.Fad stock SnapChat is giving newbies a lesson on hype. This one-hit wonder faces competition from Facebook, which merely copies the features and levers its massive user base. SNAP makes nothing, loses money, gives shareholders no voting rights and is simply too expensive a stock. Great company, great product, terrible stock price. Avoid. PT below $20 met. a.Previously: SNAP is the next…b.SNAP will close sub $20 by the end of this week (correct) Don't just 'like' this post on Facebook, click the "like" below this article. 10.Like” this post to “ping” to ~580 members on the Value Stocks group. Just 20 members away from 600. Login via StockTwits to post your move in the comments, below.11.Want the upsell? Subscribe to the DIY Investing notes if want quick lessons on surviving the stock market.12.Micron (MU) is set to report quarterly results. The company pre-announced results, a move that should have sent the stock to $30 per share. AMD and NVDA are both stocks investors should hold.13.The debate on the buy and sell case for Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) is underway. Most Value Stock Members are bullish on the prospects of the company. PT $13 (near-term). LT PT is still above $20 / share.