AMAT
LONGINSIDER SELLCONGRESS BUYAPPLIED MATLS INC
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🗄 Viewing archived Q1 2026 data — frozen, no longer refreshed.
News Summary
PositiveApplied Materials delivered exceptional Q2 FY2026 results with record revenue of $7.91B (+11% YoY) and record EPS of $3.51 GAAP/$2.86 non-GAAP (+33%/+20%), beating consensus estimates while raising Q3 guidance to $8.95B revenue and raising dividend 15%. The company is well-positioned in AI-driven semiconductor equipment demand with strong forward momentum, though this is tempered by a $252.5M export controls settlement and a recent Morgan Stanley downgrade.
Red flags
- •Export controls settlement with U.S. Department of Commerce for $252.5M related to unauthorized reexport to SMIC
- •Morgan Stanley downgrade from Overweight to Equalweight (May 18, 2026) with $502 price target, suggesting analyst caution despite strong results
Funds Buying (3)
| Fund | Manager | Shares Held | ∆ Shares | Position Value | % of Fund | QoQ | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point72 | Steve Cohen | 1.7M | +1.2M | $587M | 1.0% | +260% | Existing |
| Tiger Global | Chase Coleman | 1.7M | +762K | $566M | 2.5% | +85% | Existing |
| Glenview Capital | Larry Robbins | 197K | +68K | $67M | 1.8% | +52% | Existing |
Shares Held and Position Value reflect total quarter-end holdings. ∆ Shares is the change from the prior quarter. % of Fund is the position's share of the fund's reported equity portfolio — it drives the size weighting in the conviction score.
Portfolio Context
Where AMAT ranks in each buying fund's book, and the positions immediately around it. What a holding sits next to often says more about the thesis than the position size does.
position #9 of this fund's book
- 6BROADCOM INC$701M
- 7TERADYNE INC$677M
- 8TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC$628M
- 9APPLIED MATLS INC$587M
- 10EQUINIX INC$524M
- 11META PLATFORMS INC$520M
- 12SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S A$444M
position #13 of this fund's book
- 10LAM RESEARCH CORP$833M
- 11SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S A$767M
- 12COUPANG INC$653M
- 13APPLIED MATLS INC$566M
- 14CORPAY INC$510M
- 15APPLOVIN CORP$398M
- 16TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWAR$395M
position #16 of this fund's book
- 13ZOOMINFO TECHNOLOGIES INC$95M
- 14BLOCK INC$82M
- 15META PLATFORMS INC$70M
- 16APPLIED MATLS INC$67M
- 17ONTO INNOVATION INC$61M
- 18DICKS SPORTING GOODS INC$59M
- 19HUMANA INC$58M
Values are quarter-end position sizes. Shown only for funds where AMAT ranks inside their 40 largest equity positions — below that, neighbouring names carry no signal. Adjacency is an inference about a fund's reasoning, not a disclosure of it.
Signal History
| Quarter | Direction | Funds | Score | vs SPY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | SHORT | 3 | 4.11 | -33.5% |
| Q1 2026 | LONG | 3 | 3.49 | +28.9% |
Same issuer appearing in consecutive quarters — persistent institutional conviction. Returns are frozen at each archived quarter's last refresh.
Insider Activity
| Name | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filed | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DICKERSON GARY E | President and CEO | SELL | 20K | $735.22 | $14.68M | 2026-06-30 | ↗ |
| DICKERSON GARY E | President and CEO | SELL | 30 | $736.05 | $0.02M | 2026-06-30 | ↗ |
| DICKERSON GARY E | President and CEO | SELL | 8K | $701.33 | $5.60M | 2026-06-29 | ↗ |
| DICKERSON GARY E | President and CEO | SELL | 50K | $700.21 | $35.24M | 2026-06-29 | ↗ |
| Raja Prabu G. | President, Semi. Products Grp. | SELL | 10K | $633.53 | $6.34M | 2026-06-18 | ↗ |
| DICKERSON GARY E | President and CEO | SELL | 9K | $591.40 | $5.43M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| Iannotti Thomas J | — | SELL | 9K | $599.77 | $5.55M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| Nalamasu Omkaram | Senior Vice President, CTO | SELL | 4K | $595.50 | $2.40M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| Nalamasu Omkaram | Senior Vice President, CTO | SELL | 4K | $596.52 | $2.19M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| DICKERSON GARY E | President and CEO | SELL | 16K | $590.52 | $9.30M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| DICKERSON GARY E | President and CEO | SELL | 10K | $592.18 | $6.17M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| DICKERSON GARY E | President and CEO | SELL | 5K | $593.51 | $2.78M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| DICKERSON GARY E | President and CEO | SELL | 5K | $594.74 | $2.70M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| DICKERSON GARY E | President and CEO | SELL | 6K | $595.59 | $3.53M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| DICKERSON GARY E | President and CEO | SELL | 14K | $596.82 | $8.06M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| DICKERSON GARY E | President and CEO | SELL | 4K | $597.45 | $2.66M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| DICKERSON GARY E | President and CEO | SELL | 2K | $598.56 | $1.45M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| DICKERSON GARY E | President and CEO | SELL | 837 | $599.35 | $0.50M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| Nalamasu Omkaram | Senior Vice President, CTO | SELL | 4K | $590.48 | $2.08M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| Nalamasu Omkaram | Senior Vice President, CTO | SELL | 5K | $591.53 | $2.83M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| Nalamasu Omkaram | Senior Vice President, CTO | SELL | 2K | $592.40 | $1.43M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| Nalamasu Omkaram | Senior Vice President, CTO | SELL | 5K | $593.58 | $2.81M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| Nalamasu Omkaram | Senior Vice President, CTO | SELL | 1K | $594.85 | $0.67M | 2026-06-16 | ↗ |
| Nalamasu Omkaram | Senior Vice President, CTO | SELL | 4K | $595.14 | $2.26M | 2026-06-15 | ↗ |
| Deane Timothy M | SVP, Applied Global Services | SELL | 9K | $590.76 | $5.09M | 2026-06-15 | ↗ |
| DICKERSON GARY E | President and CEO | SELL | 11K | $590.03 | $6.65M | 2026-06-15 | ↗ |
| Nalamasu Omkaram | Senior Vice President, CTO | SELL | 7K | $590.20 | $4.09M | 2026-06-15 | ↗ |
| Raja Prabu G. | President, Semi. Products Grp. | SELL | 25K | $504.66 | $12.77M | 2026-06-04 | ↗ |
| Raja Prabu G. | President, Semi. Products Grp. | SELL | 2K | $507.06 | $0.91M | 2026-06-04 | ↗ |
| Raja Prabu G. | President, Semi. Products Grp. | SELL | 8K | $506.46 | $3.95M | 2026-06-04 | ↗ |
| Raja Prabu G. | President, Semi. Products Grp. | SELL | 15K | $505.51 | $7.62M | 2026-06-04 | ↗ |
| Hill Brice | SVP, CFO | SELL | 3K | $498.86 | $1.25M | 2026-06-03 | ↗ |
| BRUNER JUDY | — | SELL | 1K | $450.00 | $0.51M | 2026-05-26 | ↗ |
| Sanders Adam | Corp. Controller & CAO | SELL | 268 | $434.22 | $0.12M | 2026-05-22 | ↗ |
Congressional Trading
| Member | Chamber | State | Type | Amount Range | Transaction Date | Filed | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John J Mr McGuire | house | VA05 | BUY | $1,001 - $15,000 | 2026-07-15 | 2026-08-10 | ↗ |
| Alan Armstrong | senate | — | BUY | $15,001 - $50,000 | 2026-03-27 | 2026-07-21 | ↗ |
Periodic Transaction Reports filed under the STOCK Act. Amounts are disclosed as ranges, not exact dollar figures.