AMAT
Applied Materials, Inc. · Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
ZACKSBuyTECHStrong Buy
R500#26 today
TARGET+21%
$529.30
+3.50% today · +11.61% 1W
Oct 1 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Outperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- AMAT +3.50% on the last session vs SPY +0.18%: +3.3 pts of stock-specific move.
- 7 Reddit mentions in the past 24 hours, 75% positive over the week · today's pace is 1.4× its recent daily average.
- 1 analyst action in the past 10 days (0 positive, 1 negative); latest: Morgan Stanley maintained Equal-Weight, lowered target $642 → $563.
- 1 insider or congressional trade in the past 30 days, including 1 insider sale not under a 10b5-1 plan.
- Market backdrop (Wed): Core PCE Price Index m/m 0.2% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Final GDP q/q 2.2% vs 1.5% expected (stronger); S&P futures +0.18%, 10-year yield +0bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals. The news-reading agent will explain the move with timestamped sources, and say so when there is no clear catalyst.
AMAT against the S&P 500 components
| Window | Rank of 500 | Position | Gain | SPY gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | #26 | +3.50% | +0.18% | |
| 1 week | #6 | +11.61% | -0.42% | |
| 1 month | #16 | +19.79% | +0.54% | |
| 3 months | #457 | -18.60% | +2.70% | |
| 6 months | #37 | +49.95% | +17.19% | |
| 1 year | #18 | +144.43% | +15.53% | |
| Overall | #27 | sum of the six window ranks, ranked again | ||
R500 ranks the stock's gain over each window against the S&P 500 components over the same window (#1 = best). Near-real-time during market hours.
Fundamentals Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
| Metric | Value | Rank in S&P 500 | Rank in industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Targeted Gain Median | 0.23 | #218 | #2 |
| fPE/tPE | 0.63 | #135 | #5 |
| PE/G | 1.02 | #136 | #2 |
| EV/Revenue | 13.10 | #39 | #4 |
| Gross Margin | 0.49 | #215 | #4 |
| Profit Margin | 0.30 | #59 | #3 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.25 | #88 | #3 |