Applied Materials (AMAT) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.Shares of this maker of chipmaking equipment have returned -5.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.9% change. The Zacks Semiconductor Equipment - Wafer Fabrication industry, to which Applied Materials belongs, has gained 1.7% over this period. Now the key question is: ...