Applied MaterialsAMAT
About: Applied Materials is the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturer in the world. Applied Materials has a broad portfolio spanning nearly every corner of the WFE ecosystem. Specifically, Applied Materials holds a market share leadership position in deposition, which entails the layering of new materials on semiconductor wafers. It is more exposed to general-purpose logic chips made at integrated device manufacturers and foundries. It counts the largest chipmakers in the world as customers, including TSMC, Intel, and Samsung.
Employees: 35,700
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 877 | Existing positions reduced: 776
2.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.95% [Q4 2024] → 76.33% (-2.62%) [Q1 2025]
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,190 [Q4 2024] → 2,114 (-76) [Q1 2025]
12% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 43 [Q4 2024] → 38 (-5) [Q1 2025]
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 168 | Existing positions closed: 201
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $108B [Q4 2024] → $89.9B (-$18.4B) [Q1 2025]
18% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.77B | Put options by funds: $2.16B
Research analyst outlook
12 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
12 analyst ratings
Barclays Tom O'Malley | 6%downside $170 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 28 Jul 2025 |
Mizuho Vijay Rakesh | 22%upside $220 | Outperform Maintained | 14 Jul 2025 |
Goldman Sachs James Schneider | 25%upside $225 | Buy Initiated | 10 Jul 2025 |
Wells Fargo Joseph Quatrochi | 19%upside $215 | Overweight Maintained | 8 Jul 2025 |
Redburn Atlantic Timm Schulze-Melander | 11%upside $200 | Neutral Downgraded | 7 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 28 articles about AMAT published over the past 30 days
