Is a Big Move in Store for Applied Materials Stock?

NASDAQ: AMAT | Applied Materials Inc. News, Ratings, and Charts

AMAT – Applied Materials (AMAT) has been trading in a wide sideways trading range where it has formed a level of support and a line of resistance. If the stock breaks through either level, a big move could be in store. Read more to learn how to profit from this trade.

Applied Materials (AMAT) is one of the world’s largest suppliers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, providing materials engineering solutions to help make nearly every chip in the world. The firm’s systems are used in nearly every major process step with the exception of lithography.

The company is benefiting from strong momentum in Semiconductor Systems and Applied Global Services. Plus, AMAT is seeing strong demand for silicon in various applications across several markets. In addition, the growing usage of OLED technology in smartphones, TVs, and computers, should help support growth.

As of the end of the most recent quarter, the company had $6.5 billion in cash, which compares favorably to no short-term debt. As for growth, AMAT has shown strong earnings growth with earnings per share growing an average of 30.1% per year over the past five years. Analysts expect earnings to rise 56% year over year in the current quarter.

The stock also looks undervalued with a forward P/E of 17.42. AMAT has shown mixed performance since May, but has been trending up since early October as shown in the chart below. This has led to a Momentum Grade of B in our POWR Ratings system.

Take a look at the 1-year chart of AMAT below with added notations:

Chart of AMAT provided by TradingView

AMAT rallied into the spring of this year, eventually peaking in April. Since then, the stock has settled within a wide trading range between the $125 support (green) and a $145 resistance (red).

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At some stage, AMAT will break out of the range, and that break will likely dictate the stock’s next big move.  A long trade could be entered on a break above the $145 resistance level, with a protective stop set underneath the point of entry. An ideal short trade could be made on a break below support, with a protective stop place above the point of entry..

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AMAT shares rose $1.05 (+0.74%) in premarket trading Thursday. Year-to-date, AMAT has gained 67.19%, versus a 25.71% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 index during the same period.


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