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: ...

PARAGUAY - 2024/08/03: In this photo illustration, the Applied Materials logo is displayed on a ... [+] smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Jaque Silva/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesApplied Materials stock has had a solid year thus far, rising by about 30% year-to-date. In comparison, Applied’s semiconductor industry peer Texas Instruments stock has gained about 19% over the same period. So what are some of the trends driving Applied stock’s run-up?La ...

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Applied Materials NASDAQ: AMAT stock price is rebounding now that the Q3 results are in. The report's takeaway is that outperformance in Q3 was compounded by better-than-feared guidance and shows strengthening in all end markets. Strength is driven by the push for AI, which has gripped global technology markets. Applied Materials is ideally situated to continue capturing that strength because of its leadership position in semiconductor equipment and adjacent markets, including memory and display technology. ...

Sundry Photography The semiconductor stocks as a group have been hammered in the past few weeks. Even leaders like NVIDIA (NVDA) lost massive portions of their value into the early-August low, but the group has surged once again since then. Whether this is a bounce or the start of a new, sustained rally remains to be seen. In this article, we’ll take a fresh look at Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), which reported third quarter earnings on the 15th. The last time I covered AMAT I came to the conclusion t ...

文章核心观点 - 公司第三季度营收和调整后每股收益均超出分析师预期 [1][2] - 多家分析师维持公司股票评级和目标价位 [3] - 公司第四季度营收指引偏弱,主要由于中国市场收入下降 [4][5] - 分析师预计公司未来几年将受益于多项技术变革,保持优于行业的表现 [6][7][11][12] - 公司在先进工艺和封装技术等领域保持领先地位,有望推动毛利率持续提升 [8][9][10] - 公司在人工智能、可再生能源等新兴领域也有较好的发展前景 [13][14][15] 公司表现 - 第三季度营收66.78亿美元,超出预期 [2] - 第三季度调整后每股收益2.12美元,超出预期 [2] - 第四季度营收指引为69.3亿美元,略低于预期 [5][6][7][12][16] - 第四季度调整后每股收益预计2.18美元 [5][6][7][10][16] - 中国市场收入占比下降至32%,低于行业平均水平 [4][8][15] - 公司预计未来中国市场收入将保持中高单位数增长 [15][16] 行业趋势 - 分析师预计未来几年行业设备需求将保持增长 [6][7] - 公司在先进工艺和封装技术等领域保持领先地位,有望持续受益 [8][9][10][11][12] - 人工智能、可再生能源等新兴领域将成为公司新的增长点 [13][14][15]

Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) reported third-quarter fiscal 2024 non-GAAP earnings of $2.12 per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.5%. Moreover, the figure improved 12% from the year-ago quarter.Net revenues of $6.78 billion were up 5% from the year-ago quarter. The figure surpassed the  consensus estimate by 1.6%.Strong momentum in the Display and Adjacent Markets and Applied Global Services (AGS) segments was a positive. The Semiconductor Systems segment’s enhanced performance contri ...

财务数据和关键指标变化 - 公司在第三季度创下了历史新高的收入,达到67.8亿美元,同比增长5% [30] - 非GAAP毛利率为47.4%,同比提高100个基点 [31] - 非GAAP每股收益为2.12美元,同比增长12% [31] - 公司在第三季度产生了近24亿美元的经营现金流,超过20亿美元的自由现金流 [32] 各条业务线数据和关键指标变化 - 半导体系统业务收入为49.2亿美元,同比增长5%,非GAAP经营利润率为35% [33] - DRAM销售额同比增长近50%至11.6亿美元,但中国DRAM销售额环比下降 [33] - NAND存储器销售额同比增长10%至2.03亿美元 [33] - 先进封装业务收入有望从去年的11亿美元增长到今年的17亿美元 [18][19] - 应用全球服务(AGS)业务创下历史新高,收入同比增长8%至15.8亿美元,非GAAP经营利润率为29.6% [36][37] - 显示业务收入为2.51亿美元,同比增长7% [39] 各个市场数据和关键指标变化 - 中国市场收入占比从上一季度的43%下降至32%,与公司的正常水平一致 [50][51] - ICAPS(工业、通信、汽车、电源和传感器)市场在第三季度和第四季度保持强劲 [45][54][56] - 先进封装市场需求持续增长,预计未来几年可以翻一番 [18][19] 公司战略和发展方向及行业竞争 - 公司专注于推动能源高效计算性能的关键技术突破,包括先进逻辑、高性能DRAM、高带宽存储器和先进封装 [10-14][19] - 公司在这些关键技术领域占据领先地位,预计未来几年市场份额将超过50% [15-17] - 公司正在改变内部和外部的工作方式,加强与客户的协作,加快新技术的商业化 [20-22] - 公司正在建设EPIC平台,加快下一代技术的创新和商业化 [111-113] 管理层对经营环境和未来前景的评论 - 公司看好半导体行业的长期增长趋势,特别是AI、物联网、机器人、电动汽车和清洁能源等领域 [12] - 管理层对公司在关键技术领域的领先地位和未来增长机会表示乐观 [10][19][24] - 管理层预计公司的服务业务将保持低双位数的长期增长 [38] 其他重要信息 - 公司投资者关系主管Mike Sullivan将于今年年底退休,由Liz Morali接任 [25][27] - 公司计划未来几年内大幅提高资本支出,用于建设EPIC创新平台 [109-113] - 公司预计明年税率将从12.5%上升至14%,因为美国业务占比将有所增加 [110] 问答环节重要的提问和回答 问题1 **CJ Muse 提问** 询问公司对2024年下半年和2025年全年的WFE(晶圆制造设备)市场预期 [43] **Brice Hill 回答** 公司看好AI相关领域的投资,预计先进逻辑和存储器设备需求将持续强劲。同时ICAPS市场也保持良好态势 [44][45][46] 问题2 **Stacy Rasgon 提问** 询问公司中国市场收入占比的变化情况 [48] **Brice Hill 回答** 公司中国市场收入占比从上一季度的43%下降至32%,这主要是DRAM销售大幅下降,而ICAPS业务在中国保持强劲 [50][51] 问题3 **Vivek Arya 提问** 询问英特尔最近宣布的资本支出削减是否会对公司业务产生影响 [60] **Brice Hill 回答** 公司目前没有调整对2024年先进逻辑设备需求的预期,仍然预计全年将有25亿美元的相关收入 [61]

Thursday, August 15th, 2024Another big day for the major market indexes. Robust data on Retail Sales, Exports and better-than-expected Jobless Claims all demonstrate that recession fears in the market had gotten ahead of themselves. Even with the idea that a 50 basis point (bps) rate cut by the Fed next month may be off the table — in favor of a 25 bps cut — markets rallied throughout the day.The Dow closed up +554 points, +1.39%. Yet it is the only major index to have climbed back into positive territory a ...

For the quarter ended July 2024, Applied Materials (AMAT) reported revenue of $6.78 billion, up 5.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.12, compared to $1.90 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.67 billion, representing a surprise of +1.63%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.47%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.01.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how ...