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Lam Research and Applied Materials both posted blowout quarters riding the same AI capex wave, but only one of them moves in genuine lockstep with ASML as EUV adoption accelerates into the next node generation.

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the chief executives of Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX publicly united to call for a deliberate slowdown in the development of frontier AI models over escalating safety risks. According to CNBC, the sell-off was triggered by an essay published over the weekend by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who urged a more cautious approach to frontier model advancement and called for independent safety monitoring. In a rare show of unity among competitors,

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.83% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.53%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -1.39%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.80%, and September E-mini...

Anthropic's CEO called for slowing AI model progress over the weekend, and by Monday morning the shockwave had traveled straight to the fab equipment order books that Wall Street spent 2026 treating as untouchable.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) shares fell 5. 8% in pre-market trading on Monday to $430 as US semiconductor stocks declined following calls from technology executives for a slower pace of advanced artificial intelligence development.

ASML's monopoly on the machines that build every advanced chip in the world just endured a month of relentless selling, and one prominent Wall Street analyst thinks the market has handed investors a rare opening at a price that grossly undervalues what comes next.

The company's own forecast leaves room to miss the milestone. I don't expect that to happen.

One makes the tools; the other controls the bottleneck. Their vastly different risk profiles and valuations reveal why this isn't a simple choice.

On September 9, a caller asked what Mad Money host Jim Cramer thinks of having Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) as a long-term hold. He replied: I want to do more than that. I want to do a long-term buy because I listened to Gary Dickerson today. He was being interviewed by my pal David Faber… […]

Micron trades at a fraction of Applied Materials' valuation, but its heavy data center exposure and intense competition paint a riskier picture.

One trades at a 72x forward P/E with heavy customer concentration; the other generates $5.7B in free cash flow with a 37x multiple.

Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q2 behind us, let’s have a look at Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) and its peers.

Applied Materials (AMAT) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

Applied Materials supplies the tools; Intel builds the chips and factories. One is profitable and debt-light, while the other is burning cash but has a cheaper valuation.

Applied Materials (AMAT) has added 6.1% over the last five trading days, while the S&P 500 gained 0.1%, and a run like that pulls money in. The five-day move is not the question here. What matters is what this stock does to your money every time the market moves, because it travels much further than the index in both directions.

Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson showed up to a Goldman conference with customer order books stretching years into the future, and the peers corroborating his story make the bullish case harder to dismiss than the skeptics expected.

ASML's AI-driven Logic and Memory demand is boosting its 2026 outlook, but premium valuation and execution risks leave little room for disappointment.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down -0.54% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.96%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.50%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26...

LRCX returns $5.12B to shareholders in fiscal 2026 as stronger earnings, buybacks and a 27% dividend hike boost capital returns.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) CEO Gary Dickerson said demand tied to artificial intelligence and data-center computing is strengthening the company’s near-term and long-term outlook, with the semiconductor equipment maker now approaching 40% revenue growth for 2026 based on its recent communicatio

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after Qualcomm announced a multi-generational product collaboration with Amazon Web Services to develop custom AI data center infrastructure, while ASML, TSMC, and Intel achieved key milestones in next-generation chip manufacturing. According to a Qualcomm press release, the chipmaker announced a multi-generational product collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop custom AI data center infrastructure. The strategic partnership focu

Impax Asset Management, based in London and specializing in sustainable investing, released its Q2 2026 investor letter for the “Impax US Sustainable Economy Fund”. The letter can be downloaded here. The US Sustainable Economy portfolio outperformed the Russell 1000 in Q2 2026, with Institutional Class at 17.96%, Investor Class at 17.95%, and Class A at […]

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down -0.34% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.83%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.19%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.41%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26...

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) sees continued strength in semiconductor equipment demand as artificial intelligence-related investment drives customer forecasts higher, Chief Financial Officer Brice Hill said at Citi’s 2026 Global TMT Conference. Hill said the company’s rolling eight-quarter forec

The average brokerage recommendation (ABR) for Applied Materials (AMAT) is equivalent to a Buy. The overly optimistic recommendations of Wall Street analysts make the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric questionable. So, is it worth buying the stock?

LRCX nearly triples in a year, yet AI chip demand, record revenues, margin gains and strong earnings forecasts point to further upside potential.

On September 1, when a caller mentioned that they purchased Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) shares back in July at $540 before the earnings announcement and again at $490, Mad Money host Jim Cramer remarked: But you know what? We don’t care where we bought it; we care where it’s going to. Now, this stock is […]

The AI trade is bucking the trend Friday.

Applied Materials stock has delivered very strong gains for long term holders over the past five years, yet its recent pullback and mixed valuation score leave investors weighing how much upside may still be priced in. With the share price resetting after a sharp run, the key question is how the current level lines up with the broader valuation checks. Applied Materials has returned 236.5% over the past five years, which puts recent weakness into context and raises the bar for what counts as...

Applied Materials (AMAT) stock has returned about 180% over the past year, against roughly a fifth for the S&P 500. Nothing in the trailing revenue looks like that. Revenue over the trailing twelve months grew 7.8%. What re-rated the shares was a forecast management raised twice between February and August, and the reason that forecast kept rising is the part worth knowing.