Applied Materials, Inc.

About Applied Materials, Inc.

Applied Materials sells equipment and services used to manufacture semiconductors, displays and other advanced electronic products. Its semiconductor systems business supplies fabrication tools to chipmakers, while Applied Global Services generates recurring revenue from support, upgrades and parts; the company also serves display and adjacent markets. Customers are manufacturers building logic, memory, advanced packaging and display capacity. The supplied evidence does not provide a segment revenue breakdown, but reports FY2025 revenue of $28.4 billion and net income of $7.0 billion, compared with $27.2 billion and $7.2 billion in FY2024.

Notable Price Movement

1. Sep 14-18$424.217.07%

   Applied Materials fell $30.50, or 6.71%, from $454.71 to $424.21 across the supplied weekly window. The stock had recently climbed to $472.79 before easing to $468.85, $454.01 and $456.49, indicating a material reversal from its earlier advance. Coverage of Applied Materials’ planned $5 billion, decade-long India investment provided a positive company-specific catalyst in the surrounding period, while semiconductor-equipment shares also benefited from a broader chip-sector rally. However, the evidence does not identify a fresh company-specific announcement explaining the final decline; the Sep. 14 move occurred on volume of 8.1 million shares and appears to have reflected reversal of the prior rally and sector trading rather than a disclosed earnings or guidance event.

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2. Sep 7-11$456.490.39%

   Applied Materials rose $14.40, or 3.14%, from $458.39 to $472.79 over the supplied weekly interval. The stock initially weakened, falling to $441.85 on September 1 and $435.91 on September 3, before reversing sharply and gaining $18.80 on September 4 and another $18.08 on September 8. The evidence does not identify a company-specific announcement, earnings release, contract, or guidance change during the week, so the move appears driven by trading sentiment rather than a disclosed fundamental catalyst. The reversal was material: AMAT recovered all of the preceding three-session decline and finished above its starting level. Volume remained relatively consistent, ranging from roughly 6.0 million to 7.2 million shares on the supplied dates.

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3. Aug 31 - Sep 4$454.711.51%

   Applied Materials fell 9.63%, from $482.36 to $435.91, extending a decline that began before the stated week. The stock slipped to $458.39 on Monday, then fell sharply on Tuesday to $441.85 and continued lower through Thursday, with no material within-week reversal. The supplied evidence identifies no company-specific announcement, earnings release, guidance change, contract, or analyst action explaining the move. Instead, the decline occurred as surging global bond yields pressured equities, with the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.29% in one cited session and 1.30% in another. That macro backdrop likely weighed particularly on a high-performing semiconductor name after its earlier 237% run and 72.5% year-to-date increase.

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4. Aug 24-28$461.676.23%

   Applied Materials fell $13.85, or 2.79%, from $496.21 to $482.36 over the week. The main driver was broad weakness in chipmakers and AI-infrastructure stocks, which pressured the Nasdaq 100 and weighed on semiconductor-equipment names; AMAT dropped 1.65% on Monday on heavier-than-usual volume and slipped again Tuesday and Wednesday. The stock stabilized Thursday, gaining $2.60, but that rebound recovered only part of the earlier decline. Company-specific coverage remained constructive, highlighting CEO Gary Dickerson’s view that AI is creating a major semiconductor growth inflection, fresh guidance and demand support, and momentum in Applied Global Services. Those positives did not offset the sector-wide risk-off move.

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5. Aug 17-21$492.322.93%

   Applied Materials fell $38.33, or 7.17%, from $534.54 to $496.21 over the week. The stock initially rebounded 5.51% on Monday to $535.31, but that gain reversed as chipmakers and AI stocks weakened: Nasdaq 100 futures and the index were down 1.68% on Tuesday, while Wednesday coverage again cited chip-stock weakness despite lower bond yields. AMAT dropped 3.92% Tuesday and another 3.53% Wednesday, then stabilized at $496.21 Thursday. The August 20 ex-dividend date for its $0.53 quarterly dividend may have modestly weighed on the final session, but the dominant explanation was sector-wide semiconductor-equipment and AI-stock selling rather than company-specific news. Trading volume also declined from 9.6 million shares Monday to 6.6 million Thursday.

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6. Aug 10-14$507.185.93%

   Applied Materials gained $3.91, or 0.75%, from $518.21 to $522.12 over the supplied week, but the headline advance masked substantial volatility. Shares jumped to $546.62 early in the period after coverage highlighted record third-quarter revenue of $9.12 billion, an earnings beat, semiconductor strength and a bullish AI-related outlook. The stock then gave back most of that gain as investors focused on why strong results failed to support the valuation, with Morgan Stanley characterizing earnings as “good, but not great.” Bank of America’s price-target reduction to $650 added pressure. A late rebound to $539.14 reversed on August 10, when shares fell to $522.12 alongside broader weakness, with SPY reported down 0.2%.

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7. Aug 3-7$539.146.20%

   Applied Materials rose 14.73%, from $476.46 to $546.62, as the stock joined a broad technology-led market rally rather than responding to a disclosed company-specific event. The strongest catalyst was improving risk appetite around strong technology earnings and hopes for easing Middle East tensions, including a possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and US-Iran peace prospects. The Nasdaq 100 gained 3.32% on one cited session, outpacing the S&P 500’s 1.79% advance. AMAT initially fell sharply to $436.45 on July 29, then reversed that loss with a 14.97% rebound on July 30 and continued higher through August 4. The supplied evidence does not identify new AMAT guidance, earnings, contracts, or analyst actions during the move.

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Stories & Analysis

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