Ellis notes that the stock is cheap, but suggests investors deploy new money in other stocks where order re-acceleration and fundamental catalyst prospects are brighter, including Analog Devices, Maxim Integrated Products and Texas Instruments.

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Regarding performance, until a few years ago priorities were, in this order: top speed, acceleration and handling.

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On balance, stabilization seems to be the order of business, rather that contraction or acceleration.

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