Applied Materials’ (AMAT) shares have gained 21.4% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the industry, the Zacks Computer & Technology sector and the S&P 500 index’s returns of 18.1%, 18.2% and 14.7%, respectively.Given the fact that artificial intelligence (AI) has become mainstream in several industries and sectors, the company’s strategic pivot toward the technology has been a major positive. As businesses of different sizes are rushing to boost their operational efficiency with the power of AI, AMAT ...

Applied Materials (AMAT) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term.Over the past month, shares of this maker of chipmaking equipment have returned -18.3%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.4% change. During this period, the Zacks Semiconductor Equipment - Wafer Fabrication industry, which Applied Materials falls in, has lost 16.7%. The key question now is: What could b ...

The latest trading session saw Applied Materials (AMAT) ending at $205.57, denoting a -0.44% adjustment from its last day's close. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.08%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.12%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.07%.Coming into today, shares of the maker of chipmaking equipment had lost 12.51% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector lost 4.62%, while the S&P 500 lost 0.21%.The upcoming earnings release of Applied ...

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Applied Materials (AMAT) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.Over the past month, shares of this maker of chipmaking equipment have returned -9.3%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Semiconductor Equipment - Wafer Fabrication industry, which Applied Materials falls in, has lost 12.6%. The key question now is: What c ...

Key TakeawaysThe S&P 500 dropped 1.4% on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, as concerns about possible export restrictions on semiconductor equipment weighed on the tech sector.Shares of semiconductor equipment providers and chipmakers suffered heavy losses.GE Vernova stock sank, while shares of 3M spinoff climbed. Tech stocks, and particularly shares of semiconductor firms, have played a key role in driving major U.S. equities indexes to record highs, but the tides changed on Wednesday. The broad-based S&P 500 fel ...

In the latest trading session, Applied Materials (AMAT) closed at $245.84, marking a +0.12% move from the previous day. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.64% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 1.85%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.2%.The maker of chipmaking equipment's stock has climbed by 1.11% in the past month, exceeding the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 1.06% and lagging the S&P 500's gain of 3.82%.Investors will be eagerly watching for the per ...

For those looking to find strong Computer and Technology stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Applied Materials (AMAT) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.Applied Materials is one of 617 individual stocks in the Computer and Technology sector. Collectively, these companies s ...

AlbertPegoMKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) is a major supplier of components and subsystems to major semiconductor equipment companies Lam Research (LRCX) and Applied Materials (AMAT), and about one-third of its revenues come from these two companies. MKSI was in the spotlight on Wednesday July 10, as Bank of America started coverage on the semiconductor equipment company with a Buy rating. In this article, I analyze MKSI as well as two other companies in the supply chain – Ichor Holdings (ICHR) and Ultra ...

The latest trading session saw Applied Materials (AMAT) ending at $254.97, denoting a +1.39% adjustment from its last day's close. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.02%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 1.09%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 1.18%.The maker of chipmaking equipment's stock has climbed by 9.35% in the past month, exceeding the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 8.46% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.44%.Analysts and investors alike will be keeping ...