Well, it's Thursday -- the day after news of Nvidia's (NVDA 14.77%) Q4 earnings report dropped. And it's already pretty obvious how investors are reacting to the news.As of noon ET, shares of Nvidia rival Intel (INTC -0.97%) are down 0.8% -- recovered somewhat from an earlier decline of more than 2%. In contrast, shares of ASML Holding (ASML 4.60%) and Applied Materials (AMAT 5.46%), two suppliers of the semiconductor manufacturing equipment that's essential to grow supplies of in-demand AI semiconductor ch ...

Momentum investing revolves around the idea of following a stock's recent trend in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will be essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." With this methodology, taking advantage of trends in a stock's price is key; once a stock establishes a course, it is more than likely to continue moving that way. The goal is that once a stock heads down a fixed path, it will lead to timely and profitable trades.While many investors like to look for moment ...

Stocks tumbled on February 13 as hotter-than-expected inflation data ignited a surge in Treasury yields. The Dow fell 1.35%, and the S&P 500 slid 1.37%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq sank 1.8%.January’s CPI rose 0.3% month over month and 3.1% year over year (YOY) exceeding economist estimates. With inflation remaining stubbornly high, fears mounted that the Fed may not cut rates in 2024 as anticipated.As inflationary pressures linger, prudent investors seek refuge in resilient inflation stocks. This article h ...

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Applied Materials (AMAT) .Applied Materials currently has an average broke ...

Analysts love growth stocks, especially those that continue to register strong earnings growth and dominate the markets in which they compete. In fact, I discuss a few of them below. For investors, it’s helpful to pay attention to what those analysts have to say, and how they rate the stock they cover. After all, with the market rally of the past year cooling, analyst ratings can become even more important to investors who are trying to sift through their available options and figure out which securities ar ...

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, February 21st:Applied Materials (AMAT) : This company which, provides manufacturing equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, display and related industries, has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.6% over the last 60 days.Applied Materials’ shares gained 26.5% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’ ...

Here are five stocks added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List today:Woodward (WWD) : This company which, is an independent designer, manufacturer and service provider of energy control and optimization solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets, has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earningsincreasing 5.7% over the last 60 days.SharkNinja, Inc. (SN) : This diversified, product design and technology company which creates lifestyle solutions through products for consumers,has ...

Key PointsRay Dalio has decided to look into the semiconductor industry; the stars aligned in these trends to give him the green light.Of all the names in the industry, he chose Applied Materials; all the while, Buffett and Vanguard ditched this other stock.Goldman sees further upside in the stock, and markets feel comfortable bidding it higher.5 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingEveryone essentially gave up on the semiconductor stocks since the demand for chips came down due to b ...

Key PointsTechs including Applied Materials, ServiceNow and Microsoft are expected to continue growing fast due to demand for AI applications.Analysts see upside for Charles Schwab stock, which is forming a bullish price consolidation.Cheniere Energy is the leading liquid natural gas producer and explorer; Wall street expects triple-digit earnings growth this year. 5 stocks we like better than Amazon.comA prominent investment theme of the past year is the outperformance of profitable companies with a unique ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that Brice Hill, Senior Vice President and CFO, will participate in a fireside chat at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco on Monday, March 4 beginning at 8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast of the session will be available on the Applied Materials website at https://ir.appliedmaterials.com with a replay available the same day. About Applied MaterialsApplied Ma ...