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Semiconductor Surge | Applied Materials rides the wave of industry growth, with the wafer fabrication equipment market projected to reach $220 billion by 2032, driven by key secular trends. |
Financial Prowess | Explore Applied Materials' robust financial performance, exceeding revenue and EPS estimates, with projected outperformance in the WFE industry for 2024. |
Growth Catalysts | Delve into Applied Materials' key growth drivers, including HBM DRAM, GAA technology, advanced packaging, and services, propelling the company's market position. |
Market Valuation | Analyst price targets range from $165 to $260, reflecting diverse views on Applied Materials' potential amid geopolitical tensions and industry dynamics. |
Applied Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits. This segment also offers various technologies, including epitaxy, ion implantation, oxidation/nitridation, rapid thermal processing, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, electrochemical deposition, atomic layer deposition, etching, and selective deposition and removal, as well as metrology and inspection tools. The Applied Global Services segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, remanufactured earlier generation equipment, and factory automation software for semiconductor, display, and other products. The Display and Adjacent Markets segment offers products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays; organic light-emitting diodes; and other display technologies for TVs, monitors, laptops, personal computers, electronic tablets, smart phones, and other consumer-oriented devices. It operates in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Metrics to compare | AMAT | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Technology sector companies | Relationship RelationshipAMATPeersSector | |
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P/E Ratio | 22.7x | 40.2x | 11.3x | |
PEG Ratio | 1.30 | −0.09 | 0.01 | |
Price/Book | 9.0x | 3.2x | 2.4x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 6.3x | 6.8x | 2.1x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | 12.2% | 22.8% | 22.7% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | 7.3% | 5.8% | Unlock |