Applied Materials Market Sentiment

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Applied Materials Inc

AMATNASDAQ

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$529.30

17.923.5%

Last update: Oct 1, 5:26 PM

$528.25

16.873.3%

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Applied Materials Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Applied Materials (AMAT): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▲ 1.8% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.91 P/C ratio

Insider Activity▼ Net Seller (30d)

Analyst Consensus

Buy

29 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.91

More calls — Bullish

29,636 calls · 26,824 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$652

+23.5%

Highest Price Target

$900

+70.4%

Susquehanna

Lowest Price Target

$500

-5.3%

Argus Research

Short Interest

1.8%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

Net Seller

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Sep 28, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Shane Brett—	+6.6%	$642 → $563	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Sep 1, 2026	UBS	Timothy Arcuri—	+31.6%	$675 → $695	Maintained	Buy
Aug 25, 2026	Mizuho	Vijay Rakesh—	+11.7%	$650 → $590	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 18, 2026	Argus Research	Jim Kelleher—	+13.6%	$500 → $600	Maintained	Buy
Aug 14, 2026	Cantor Fitzgerald	C.J. Muse—	+60.9%	$850 → $850	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 14, 2026	Stifel	Brian Chin—	+23.0%	$650 → $650	Maintained	Buy
Aug 14, 2026	Keybanc	Steve Barger—	+42.0%	$750 → $750	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 14, 2026	Deutsche Bank	Melissa Weathers—	+14.5%	$605 → $605	Maintained	Buy
Aug 14, 2026	UBS	Timothy Arcuri—	+27.8%	$705 → $675	Maintained	Buy
Aug 14, 2026	Craig-Hallum	Christian Schwab—	+10.7%	$530 → $585	Maintained	Buy
Aug 14, 2026	Bernstein	Stacy Rasgon—	+32.5%	$675 → $700	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 14, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Shane Brett—	+21.5%	$646 → $642	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Aug 14, 2026	TD Cowen	Krish Sankar—	+32.5%	$700 → $700	Maintained	Buy
Aug 14, 2026	RBC Capital	Srini Pajjuri—	+13.6%	$520 → $600	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 14, 2026	B. Riley Securities	Craig Ellis—	+32.5%	$790 → $700	Maintained	Buy
Aug 14, 2026	JP Morgan	Harlan Sur—	+24.9%	$515 → $660	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 14, 2026	B of A Securities	Vivek Arya—	+23.0%	$720 → $650	Maintained	Buy
Aug 14, 2026	Needham	Charles Shi—	+40.1%	$740 → $740	Maintained	Buy
Aug 11, 2026	William Blair	Sebastien Naji—	—	—	Assumes	Market Perform
Aug 5, 2026	Erste Group	Stephan Lingnau—	—	—	Downgrade	Buy→Hold
Jul 27, 2026	HSBC	Adithya Metuku—	+29.3%	$522 → $683	Maintained	Buy
Jul 15, 2026	UBS	Timothy Arcuri—	+33.5%	$570 → $705	Maintained	Buy
Jul 10, 2026	Stifel	Brian Chin—	+23.0%	$530 → $650	Maintained	Buy
Jul 10, 2026	Needham	Charles Shi—	+40.1%	$530 → $740	Maintained	Buy
Jul 9, 2026	TD Cowen	Krish Sankar—	+32.5%	$525 → $700	Maintained	Buy