Applied Materials News

In a recent Forbes column talking about investment classics - starting with books and ending with stocks, money manager Ken Fisher lauded Teva Pharmaceuticals along with other promising stocks such as Mattel and Applied Materials .

Although long-term studies show that value strategies tend to outperform growth-based strategies, we can still find companies trading at lofty multiples while others seem to be deeply undervalued.

NEW YORK &#8212 A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading: Applied Materials Inc.

Applied Materials opened at 10.54 on Wednesday. Applied Materials has a 1-year low of $9.70 and a 1-year high of $13.94. The company has a market cap of $13.586 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.40. Applied Materials last released its earnings data on Thursday, May 17th.

Do you look at Applied Materials and see a deeply undervalued tech titan selling equipment critical to the long-term growth of the tech sector, or do you see a deeply cyclical company still masquerading as a growth stock with a moat and technology leadership? Perhaps I'm oversimplifying the debate on Applied Materials, but it seems as though ... (more)

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's stock had its "outperform" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Oppenheimer in a report released on Monday.

On May 17, 2012, Applied Materials , the global leader in providing manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, display and solar industries, reported results for its second quarter of fiscal 2012 which beat estimates, but nonetheless its stock has remained depressed.

's stock had its "equalweight" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Barclays Capital in a report released on Friday.

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Applied Materials Inc. : After Applied Materials reported stronger than expected Q2 results, Stifel Nicolaus is nevertheless disappointed by the company's guidance.

ENP Newswire - 18 May 2012 Release date- 17052012 - SANTA CLARA, Calif - Applied Materials, Inc.

Welcome to the Applied Materials Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded today, May 17, 2012.

Top chip-gear maker Applied Materials Inc's CEO said contract manufacturers are rushing to add capacity after underestimating demand for leading-edge semiconductors for smartphones.

S&P 500 component Applied Materials Inc. reported its results for the second quarter.

Applied Materials is expected to report Q2 earnings after the market close on Thursday, May 17, with a conference call scheduled for 4:30 pm ET.

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a flat opening on Thursday ahead of economic data including weekly jobless claims.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 16, 2012 -- Applied Materials, Inc. will participate in an upcoming investor conference.

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES: Canaccord Genuity reiterates hold, price target of $32 . APPLIED MATERIALS: JP Morgan reiterates neutral, price target of $10. BAKER HUGHES: JP Morgan downgrades to neutral from overweight, price target of $50 . CISCO SYSTEMS: Barclays upgrades to overweight from hold.