Wall Street expects a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when Applied Materials (AMAT) reports results for the quarter ended April 2024. While this widely-known consensus outlook is important in gauging the company's earnings picture, a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates. The earnings report, which is expected to be released on May 16, 2024, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than ex ...