Are Computer and Technology Stocks Lagging Applied Materials (AMAT) This Year?
Here is how Applied Materials (AMAT) and Chegg (CHGG) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
AMAT - Applied Materials, Inc.
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
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PRICE TARGET:
$513.76
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HIGH:
$575.00
LOW:
$425.00
MEDIAN:
$517.00
CONSENSUS:
$513.76
UPSIDE:
18.88%
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Price Targets
Applied Materials price target raised to $500 from $420 at Argus
$500.00
(was $401.11)
Jim Kelleher
·
Argus Research
Applied Materials price target raised to $530 from $440 at Needham
$530.00
(was $433.41)
Needham
Applied Materials price target raised to $550 from $500 at Wolfe Research
$550.00
(was $433.00)
Wolfe Research
Applied Materials price target raised to $550 from $450 at Deutsche Bank
$550.00
(was $431.81)
Deutsche Bank
Applied Materials price target raised to $520 from $500 at RBC Capital
$520.00
(was $430.96)
RBC Capital
Applied Materials price target raised to $515 from $480 at UBS
$515.00
(was $431.75)
UBS
Applied Materials price target raised to $530 from $500 at Stifel
$530.00
(was $429.59)
Stifel Nicolaus
Applied Materials price target raised to $575 from $550 at Cantor Fitzgerald
$575.00
(was $440.56)
Cantor Fitzgerald
Applied Materials price target raised to $550 from $450 at KeyBanc
$550.00
(was $440.56)
KeyBanc
Applied Materials price target raised to $500 from $410 at Mizuho
$500.00
(was $440.56)
Mizuho Securities
Applied Materials price target raised to $520 from $390 at Goldman Sachs
$520.00
(was $440.56)
James Schneider
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Goldman Sachs
Applied Materials price target raised to $525 from $425 at Bernstein
$525.00
(was $440.56)
Stacy Rasgon
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Bernstein
Applied Materials price target raised to $520 from $435 at Wells Fargo
$520.00
(was $440.56)
Wells Fargo
Applied Materials price target raised to $502 from $454 at Morgan Stanley
$502.00
(was $440.56)
Morgan Stanley
Applied Materials price target raised to $500 from $450 at Barclays
$500.00
(was $440.56)
Tom O'Malley
·
Barclays
Applied Materials price target raised to $510 from $415 at Jefferies
$510.00
(was $440.56)
Jefferies
Applied Materials price target raised to $500 from $430 at RBC Capital
$500.00
(was $420.95)
Srini Pajjuri
·
RBC Capital
Applied Materials initiated with a Buy at HSBC
$517.00
(was $410.64)
HSBC
Applied Materials initiated with a Buy at Seaport Research
$500.00
(was $391.38)
Seaport Global
Applied Materials price target raised to $480 from $430 at UBS
$480.00
(was $391.31)
UBS