Applied MaterialsAMAT
About: Applied Materials is the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturer in the world. Applied Materials has a broad portfolio spanning nearly every corner of the WFE ecosystem. Specifically, Applied Materials holds a market share leadership position in deposition, which entails the layering of new materials on semiconductor wafers. It is more exposed to general-purpose logic chips made at integrated device manufacturers and foundries. It counts the largest chipmakers in the world as customers, including TSMC, Intel, and Samsung.
Employees: 34,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 294 | Existing positions closed: 237
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 809 | Existing positions reduced: 793
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,166 [Q3] → 2,179 (+13) [Q4]
0.57% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.83% [Q3] → 77.26% (-0.57%) [Q4]
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $129B [Q3] → $108B (-$21.2B) [Q4]
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.77B | Put options by funds: $2.62B
41% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 73 [Q3] → 43 (-30) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
6 analyst ratings
Barclays Tom O'Malley 35% 1-year accuracy 17 / 48 met price target | 5%upside $160 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 22 Apr 2025 |
B of A Securities Vivek Arya 49% 1-year accuracy 55 / 113 met price target | 25%upside $190 | Buy Maintained | 16 Apr 2025 |
Stifel Brian Chin 4% 1-year accuracy 1 / 24 met price target | 28%upside $195 | Buy Maintained | 15 Apr 2025 |
Citigroup Atif Malik 19% 1-year accuracy 11 / 58 met price target | 12%upside $170 | Buy Maintained | 11 Apr 2025 |
Jefferies Blayne Curtis 18% 1-year accuracy 10 / 56 met price target | 28%upside $195 | Buy Upgraded | 28 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 30 articles about AMAT published over the past 30 days
