Applied MaterialsAMAT
AMAT
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
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Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 11 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
12% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 262 | Existing positions closed: 233
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 783 | Existing positions reduced: 771
0.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.37% [Q3] → 78.55% (+0.18%) [Q4]
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,164 [Q3] → 2,089 (-75) [Q4]
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $130B [Q3] → $108B (-$22.5B) [Q4]
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.77B | Put options by funds: $2.62B
44% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 73 [Q3] → 41 (-32) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
11 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$164
5%
downside
Avg. target
$200
16%
upside
High target
$235
37%
upside
11 analyst ratings
8 positive
73%
2 neutral
18%
1 negative
9%
Citigroup Atif Malik 69% 1-year accuracy 35 / 51 met price target | 17%upside $202 | Buy Maintained | 18 Feb 2025 |
Needham Charles Shi 31% 1-year accuracy 25 / 81 met price target | 13%upside $195 | Buy Maintained | 14 Feb 2025 |
Barclays Tom O'Malley 53% 1-year accuracy 23 / 43 met price target | 10%upside $190 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 14 Feb 2025 |
Stifel Brian Chin 44% 1-year accuracy 12 / 27 met price target | 37%upside $235 | Buy Maintained | 11 Feb 2025 |
Susquehanna Mehdi Hosseini 68% 1-year accuracy 27 / 40 met price target | 4%downside $165 | Neutral Maintained | 22 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 37 articles about AMAT published over the past 30 days
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
22 hours ago
$49.2 Bn Physical Vapor Deposition Market Opportunities and Strategies to 2033: Applied Materials Leads Fragmented Market (8.36%), Followed by OC Oerlikon and Kobe Steel
Dublin, Feb. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Physical Vapor Deposition Market Opportunities and Strategies to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report describes and explains the physical vapor deposition market and covers 2018-2023, termed the historic period, and 2023-2028, 2033F termed the forecast period. The report evaluates the market across each region and for the major economies within each region. The global physical vapor deposition market reached a value of nearly $21.4 billion in 2023, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.36% since 2018. The market is expected to grow from $21.4 billion in 2023 to $31.9 billion in 2028 at a rate of 8.25%. The market is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.08% from 2028 and reach $49.2 billion in 2033.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 days ago
Applied Materials Accelerates Chip Defect Review with Next-Gen eBeam System
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc. today introduced a new defect review system to help leading semiconductor manufacturers continue pushing the limits of chip scaling. The company's SEMVision™ H20 system combines the industry's most sensitive electron beam (eBeam) technology with advanced AI image recognition to enable better and faster analysis of buried nanoscale defects in the world's most advanced chips.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
International Markets and Applied Materials (AMAT): A Deep Dive for Investors
Evaluate Applied Materials' (AMAT) reliance on international revenue to better understand the company's financial stability, growth prospects and potential stock price performance.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
Applied Materials (AMAT) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
Applied Materials Plunges 8% Post Q1 Earnings: How to Play the Stock?
Geopolitical risks and ICAPS investment slowdown are concerns, but AMAT's financial strength, market share gains and technological leadership make it worth holding.
Negative
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Why Applied Materials Stock Pulled Back on Friday
Shares of semiconductor company Applied Materials (AMAT -7.26%) pulled back on Friday after the company reported financial results for its fiscal first quarter of 2025. As of 2:15 p.m.
Neutral
Benzinga
1 week ago
Applied Materials Navigates China Slowdown, Analysts See Early Recovery Despite Soft Guidance
Wall Street analysts revised their price targets on Applied Materials, Inc AMAT after the company released its first-quarter results Thursday.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Is Applied Materials (AMAT) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price.
Negative
Proactive Investors
1 week ago
Applied Materials stock drops as trade tensions impact revenue forecast
Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT, ETR:AP2) shares were in the red on weaker-than-expected guidance despite strong first-quarter earnings. The company beat expectations with revenue of $7.17 billion, up 7% year-over-year and above the $7.15 billion analyst estimates.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
AMAT Q1 Earnings Beat: Will a Weak Guidance Drag the Stock Down?
Applied Materials' first-quarter fiscal 2025 results reflect weakness in the Chinese market, Display and Adjacent and Corporate and Other segments.
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