Should You Buy, Sell or Hold Applied Materials Stock Post Q2 Earnings?

Applied Materials (AMAT) shares have lost 5.3% since it reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 on May 15. Though the company’s second-quarter top and bottom lines surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate, declining revenues in the Chinese market weighed on the investors’ sentiments.The year 2025 has remained highly volatile for AMAT stock, with its share price rising mere 1.9% year to date. The stock has also underperformed other semiconductor players, including Lam Research (LRCX) , ...