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AMAT
$258.84+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on AMAT
Wall Street analysts forecast AMAT stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AMAT is 249.83 USD with a low forecast of 185.00 USD and a high forecast of 300.00 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
Wall Street analysts forecast AMAT stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AMAT is 249.83 USD with a low forecast of 185.00 USD and a high forecast of 300.00 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.
15 Buy
6 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 261.270
Low
185.00
Averages
249.83
High
300.00
Current: 261.270
Low
185.00
Averages
249.83
High
300.00
Wells Fargo
NULL -> Overweight
upgrade
$255 -> $290
2025-12-15
New
Reason
Wells Fargo
Price Target
$255 -> $290
2025-12-15
New
upgrade
NULL -> Overweight
Reason
Wells Fargo raised the firm's price target on Applied Materials to $290 from $255 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm notes post close on December 12, Applied Materials published its 2025 10-K. Continuing to trade at a discount to peers, Wells remains positive on Applied Materials' position for 2026 WFE outperformance.
Jefferies
Buy
maintain
$260 -> $360
2025-12-15
New
Reason
Jefferies
Price Target
$260 -> $360
2025-12-15
New
maintain
Buy
Reason
Jefferies raised the firm's price target on Applied Materials to $360 from $260 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm says artificial intelligence should lift semiconductor capital, driving demand across leading edge, DRAM, and packaging.
TD Cowen
Krish Sankar
maintain
$260 -> $315
2025-12-04
Reason
TD Cowen
Krish Sankar
Price Target
$260 -> $315
2025-12-04
maintain
Reason
TD Cowen analyst Krish Sankar raised the firm's price target on Applied Materials to $315 from $260 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm believs the company is at a crossroads of two upscyles; both DRAM and leading-edge Foundry.
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
maintain
$252 -> $273
2025-12-02
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Price Target
$252 -> $273
2025-12-02
maintain
Reason
Morgan Stanley raised the firm's price target on Applied Materials (AMAT) to $273 from $252 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm leaves its 2026 wafer fab equipment forecast largely unchanged at $129B, representing 11% year-over-year growth, and raised its 2027 WFE forecast to $145B, up 13% year-over-year, telling investors it sees "two very strong years of growth," driven by DRAM and TSMC (TSM).
About AMAT
Applied Materials, Inc. is a materials engineering solution company. The Company provides equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. It operates in three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services (AGS), and Display. The Semiconductor systems segment designs, develops, manufactures and sells a range of primarily 300 mm equipment used to fabricate semiconductor chips, also referred to as integrated circuits (ICs). The AGS segment provides services, spares and factory automation software to customer fabrication plants globally. The AGS segment also manufactures and sells 200mm and other equipment. The Display segment is comprised primarily of products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays (LCDs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), and other display technologies for televisions, monitors, laptops, personal computers (PCs), tablets, smartphones, and other consumer-oriented devices.
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.
