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.
Best time to own AMAT in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 9, 2025 | +16.1% | #67 |
| one week | Jun 5, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 | +25.2% | #69 |
| one month | May 29, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | +60.6% | #30 |
| 3 months | Mar 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | +124.0% | #20 |
| 6 months | Dec 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2026 | +178.8% | #22 |
| one year | Jun 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2026 | +297.8% | #25 |
Rank #69 for one week means 68 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 1, 2026 |
+3.5% | +11.6% | +19.8% | -18.6% | +50.0% | +144.4% |
| Best one single day Apr 8, 2025 |
-2.9% | -11.5% | -17.2% | -27.0% | -35.5% | -37.8% |
| Best one week Jun 5, 2026 |
-9.7% | +0.7% | +10.4% | +30.9% | +69.5% | +177.9% |
| Best one month May 29, 2026 |
+0.1% | +4.1% | +17.8% | +21.0% | +78.9% | +184.3% |
| Best 3 months Mar 30, 2026 |
-4.2% | -10.7% | -13.2% | +24.4% | +58.3% | +124.7% |
| Best 6 months Dec 30, 2025 |
-1.2% | -0.1% | +3.1% | +27.2% | +42.7% | +60.5% |
| Best one year Jun 30, 2025 |
-0.1% | +6.5% | +16.8% | +26.6% | +12.5% | -21.7% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.