AMAT - Applied Materials Inc

NASDAQ · Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

$417.04

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End of day · Apr 24, 2026, 12:00 AM

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Applied Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits. This segment also offers various technologies, including epitaxy, ion implantation, oxidation/nitridation, rapid thermal processing, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, electrochemical deposition, atomic layer deposition, etching, and selective deposition and removal, as well as metrology and inspection tools. The Applied Global Services segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, remanufactured earlier generation equipment, and factory automation software for semiconductor, display, and other products. The Display and Adjacent Markets segment offers products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays; organic light-emitting diodes; and other display technologies for TVs, monitors, laptops, personal computers, electronic tablets, smart phones, and other consumer-oriented devices. The company operates in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Applied Materials, Inc. was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

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AMAT - Applied Materials Inc

Technology

AMAT has been on absolute turbo mode lately. Look at this chart: last April it was chilling under 160, and now it's been a relentless staircase up, peaking near 390 just days ago. That is not normal behavior for a big boomer stock. Feels like every hedge fund and their intern is front running something big. So yeah, I'm bullish here, but let's be real, you don't chase straight up moves without at least a helmet. I'm looking for a fade to sanity before a new leg up. The backlog's still huge, and honestly, the chip cycle tailwinds haven't even fully played out yet. Their margins last quarter were spicy, and there's whispers about a new round of government funding for foundries. If that actually drops, AMAT's order book could get even dumber. My target is 415.00, which is not full YOLO territory but a nice 19 percent from today. I’m not saying it just teleports there, but if we get a fat catalyst (I'm watching for next earnings or big capex announcements from TSM/Intel/Samsung), that could be the rocket fuel. Risk here is obvious: if the chip cycle rolls over or capex gets delayed (tech recession, anyone?), this moves twice as fast the other way. Don’t be the guy left holding the $400 bag and posting your L. Set stops, touch grass occasionally.

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$348.47

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$415.00

Jul 5, 2026

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AMAT - Applied Materials Inc

Technology

AMAT’s run over the last year has been nothing short of wild just look at the chart. It was slogging through the low 140s in April, barely holding 150, and suddenly it’s been on an absolute tear since October, nearly doubling by February before pulling back a bit now. These swings reflect the broader market's recalibration around semiconductors and the realization that the capex cycle for advanced fabs isn’t cooling off any time soon. My stance here is bullish, but with some macro realism mixed in. The real driver is the relentless tailwind from AI adoption, which is forcing hyperscalers and foundries to invest at a rate we haven’t seen since the early 2010s. Applied Materials sits at the heart of all that when TSMC, Samsung, and Intel ramp up, AMAT’s order book fills up. Their process tools are essentially un-displaceable for bleeding edge nodes, and that’s not changing unless we see a fundamental shift in chipmaking technology itself. The recent earnings show not just top-line growth but operating leverage starting to kick in as utilization rates climb. One caveat: the stock is pricing in a lot of perfection right now. If we get a sudden demand shock (think macro slowdown, especially out of Asia), or a hiccup in the foundry spending plans, this could unwind quickly. Plus, China export restrictions remain a headline risk, even though management’s been navigating that pretty well so far. So I wouldn’t go all-in at these levels, but I do think the secular growth story outweighs the cyclical risk over the next couple quarters. We’ve got the next earnings report and, more importantly, fresh WFE (wafer fab equipment) industry data coming within a month. If those numbers confirm that foundry capex is holding up, I see AMAT getting back to 404.06 in the next eight weeks. That’s my target. I’m watching for any macro wobble, but if the AI infrastructure buildout momentum is still there, this one’s got more room to run.

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$341.53

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$404.06

May 11, 2026

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125 to 17562

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