Applied Materials Issues Weak Outlook, Joins Globant, Sandisk And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Friday's Pre-Market Session
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Aug 15 2025
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Source: Benzinga
Market Overview: U.S. stock futures showed mixed results, with Dow futures up by 300 points, while Applied Materials, Inc. shares fell 14.7% in pre-market trading after issuing weak fourth-quarter guidance despite beating third-quarter revenue and earnings estimates.
Other Stocks Performance: Several other stocks, including Gambling.com Group Limited and Globant S.A., also experienced significant declines in pre-market trading following disappointing earnings reports or guidance.
Analyst Views on LRCX
Wall Street analysts forecast LRCX stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for LRCX is 162.55 USD with a low forecast of 105.00 USD and a high forecast of 200.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
21 Analyst Rating
16 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 217.470
Low
105.00
Averages
162.55
High
200.00
Current: 217.470
Low
105.00
Averages
162.55
High
200.00
About LRCX
Lam Research Corporation is a global supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. The Company designs, manufactures, markets, refurbishes, and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. Its products and services are designed to help its customers build devices that are used in a variety of electronic products, including mobile phones, personal computers, servers, wearables, automotive vehicles, and data storage devices. Its product families include ALTUS, SABRE, SPEED, Striker, VECTOR, Flex, Vantex, Kiyo, Versys Metal, Syndion, Coronus, and DV-Prime, Da Vinci, EOS, and SP Series. Its customer base includes semiconductor memory, foundries, and integrated device manufacturers that make products such as non-volatile memory, dynamic random-access memory, and logic devices. It offers services in areas, such as nanoscale applications enablement, chemistry, plasma and fluidics, and others.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
