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 filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
19% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 284 | Existing positions closed: 238
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 806 | Existing positions reduced: 794
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,167 [Q3] → 2,167 (+0) [Q4]
1.27% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.5% [Q3] → 77.23% (-1.27%) [Q4]
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $131B [Q3] → $108B (-$22.3B) [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
10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
10 analyst ratings
Jefferies Blayne Curtis 37% 1-year accuracy 21 / 57 met price target | 34%upside $195 | Buy Upgraded | 28 Mar 2025 |
Citigroup Atif Malik 34% 1-year accuracy 17 / 50 met price target | 39%upside $202 | Buy Maintained | 18 Feb 2025 |
Needham Charles Shi 14% 1-year accuracy 11 / 78 met price target | 34%upside $195 | Buy Maintained | 14 Feb 2025 |
Barclays Tom O'Malley 34% 1-year accuracy 14 / 41 met price target | 31%upside $190 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 14 Feb 2025 |
Stifel Brian Chin 29% 1-year accuracy 7 / 24 met price target | 62%upside $235 | Buy Maintained | 11 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 27 articles about AMAT published over the past 30 days
