Applied Materials Stock News

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Applied Materials (AMAT) stock could be an appealing purchase at this time. Why? Because it offers high margins – indicative of its pricing power and capacity for cash generation – at a discounted price.

The iPhone maker leads the way for the sector in terms of dollars spent on stock buybacks. But other tech companies have reduced their share counts significantly, as well.

Shares of Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT, XETRA:AP2) climbed 3.8% on Tuesday afternoon after UBS upgraded the chip-equipment maker to Buy from Neutral, citing a strengthening memory recovery and raising its 12-month price target to $285 from $250. UBS analysts said they now expect a “significantly more bullish outlook” for wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) in 2026 and 2027, driven largely b...

Just yesterday, analysts at Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on NVDA, stating that the data center opportunity remains significant and early, with further upside likely.

UBS upgrades the semiconductor equipment stock to Buy from Neutral.

Semiconductor stock Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT) is up 1.7% to trade at $235.81 at last check, on the heels of an upgrade to "buy" from "neutral" at UBS.

Despite delivering a total return of 40%, some may feel that Applied Materials' NASDAQ: AMAT 2025 performance has been underwhelming. This comes as the tech stock has significantly underperformed many of its semiconductor equipment manufacturing peers.