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Morgan Stanley Raises Applied Materials Price Target to $502

Analyst: Shane Brett 1 min read Reproduced verbatim
Rating
Overweight
Target
$502
from $454 (+11%)
Outcome
Reached
on June 11, 2026
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What the analyst said

Morgan Stanley analyst Shane Brett raised the price target on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) to $502.00 (from $454.00) while maintaining an Overweight rating.

“Thoughts on the stock. Our OW thesis on AMAT has centered on DRAM and leading-edge logic upside driving a multiple re-rating, and the company has executed beyond our expectations.

We think there is little doubt that 2026 is AMAT’s year.

While our preliminary 2027 forecast assumes AMAT grows broadly in line with WFE, the company’s execution so far in 2026 is pushing us to look for more reasons to be incrementally positive rather than negative.

We maintain our target multiple of 28x, a 3-turn/5-turn discount to LAM/KLA, which brings up our PT from $455 to $502.

Reiterate OW.”

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Where the price stands

AMAT trades at $332. The 8 analysts who set a target in the last 3 months range from $538 to $850, with a median of $685. This $502 target is 27% below the median, the lowest on the Street.

Since the note AMAT has moved −25% (from $441). 12-month window: day 175 of 365, closes on May 15, 2027.

Track record

This call✓ Target reached on June 11, 2026, 27 days after the note.

Firm track recordMorgan Stanley: 82% of its 50 targets at least a year old were reached within 12 months (#8 of 26 firms). Accuracy ranking →

Earnings reactionOne of 18 notes after Applied Materials’s May 14 results: 18 raised · 0 cut · 0 kept. See every call →

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Morgan Stanley price targets on Applied Materials

8 calls from February 2, 2026 to August 17, 2026. The target went from $364 to $642 (+76%). The rating moved from Buy to Hold.

Morgan Stanley targetAMAT share price
  1. August 17, 2026Target cut from $647 (−1%)Hold$642
  2. July 6, 2026Target raised from $502 (+29%)Hold$647
  3. May 18, 2026Downgraded to Hold, kept the $502 targetHold$502
  4. May 15, 2026 This noteTarget raised from $454 (+11%)Buy$502
  5. May 4, 2026Target raised from $432 (+5%)Buy$454
  6. February 25, 2026Target raised from $420 (+3%)Buy$432
  7. February 13, 2026Target raised from $364 (+15%)Buy$420
  8. February 2, 2026Earliest call shownBuy$364
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Other analysts on Applied Materials

CantorBuy Kept rating and price target Oct 20 $850maintained EvercoreBuy Kept rating and price target Oct 13 $700maintained CitiBuy Kept rating and price target Sep 8 $710maintained UBSBuy Raised price target +3%, kept rating Sep 1 $695from $675 MizuhoBuy Cut price target −9%, kept rating Aug 25 $590from $650
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