Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) — Technical state

As of 2026-09-17 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelook diary readings, not advice.

Widest analyst gap

43.6% off its high — yet the $666 consensus implies +59.6%.

The moving-average stack

vs 20-day-8.6%
vs 50-day-17.2%
vs 200-day+0.5%
52-week band43.6% off the high · +171.1% off the low
Streak1 consecutive up session
Stochastic%K 6.9 · %D 10.8

Analyst consensus (context)

Target 666 (+59.6% vs the baked price) · Buy · 43 buy / 12 hold / 0 sell. Third-party consensus, shown for context — not a Closelook view.

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-17

Quick answers

What is the current Closelook signal on AMAT?

Widest analyst gap — 43.6% off its high — yet the $666 consensus implies +59.6%. As of 2026-09-17; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.

Is AMAT above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?

As of 2026-09-17, Applied Materials Inc trades -17.2% below its 50-day and +0.5% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day -8.6% away.

How far is AMAT from its 52-week high?

43.6% below the 52-week high and 171.1% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-09-17.

What is the analyst consensus on Applied Materials Inc?

Consensus target 666 (+59.6% vs the baked price), rating Buy, with 43 buy / 12 hold / 0 sell recommendations — third-party consensus data, shown for context, not a Closelook view.

Mentioned on Closelook

Where AMAT appears in the diary — 19 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

AI Bull Market — The 2026 Verification PhaseReport · 20 Mar 2026The canary calendar (TSMC, ASE/Amkor, Advantest, Microsoft, AMAT, Micron) has fully printed; Micron in particular resolved far above the January frame — see the June follow-up .

Dailies

Yen — the Bank of Japan hikes and the dollar holds 157: the carry trade pays, the lines held, chips +3.4% over $505Morning 10 · 18 Sept 2026Inside chips the sort paused rather than closed: AMD +6.4%, Arm +8.6%, Micron +5.5%, Intel +7.7%, TSMC +3.0%, Nvidia +2.5% on the design side; Applied Materials +0.5%, Lam flat, KLA +1.0% on the equipment side.
Rates — the Fed hikes and the 10-year closes above 5%: the belly sold, the relief unwound, chips back under $505Morning 10 · 17 Sept 2026Inside chips the day was not one story: optics and interconnect were bought hard — Lumentum +9.6%, Credo +7.4%, Coherent +6.9%, Astera Labs +6.6%, Soitec +13.4% in Paris — and the equipment names were sold again, Applied Materials −1.4%…
Fed day — relief before the decision: 10-year 4.96%, Brent under $107.63, chips reclaim $505, Nasdaq-100 above $708.69Midday 10 · 16 Sept 2026The semiconductor ETF is $508.60, up 2.0%, back above the $505 line it lost on Monday: AMD +4.2% to $525.62, Marvell +3.3%, Arm +2.8%, Nvidia +1.9% to $216.19, TSMC’s US line +1.3%, and — the reading we set — the equipment names are green…
Rates — Fed day at a 5% 10-year: the hike is priced, the cycle is not; Yardeni cuts the S&P target to 7,900Morning 10 · 16 Sept 2026The AI sort paused and softened at the close: the semiconductor ETF +1.0% to $502.07, still under $505, with AMD +2.8%, Marvell +2.4%, Arm +1.7%, Nvidia +1.1% and the equipment names — Lam, Applied Materials, KLA — recovering from −1% to…
Rates — the 10-year hits 5.01%: Dow −0.9%, Russell −1.2%, the AI sort pauses, Oracle and Adobe hold their linesMidday 10 · 15 Sept 2026Inside chips the equipment names are still being sold — Lam −2.3%, Applied Materials −1.2%, KLA −0.9%, Broadcom −1.4% — while AMD +2.0%, Arm +2.7% and Marvell +2.0% bounce.
The Yield March Breaks Three Decades of LinesDaily Pulse · 1 Sept 2026
Verdict day two: six earnings windows close as MongoDB and GitLab printMorning 10 · 1 Sept 2026COHR & AMAT — scanner support confluence
Verdict day: five earnings windows close as chip stocks wobbleMorning 10 · 31 Aug 2026The semiconductor complex was sold hard — SOXX −3.20%, SMH −3.47%, AMAT −4.29%, and Nvidia −4.57% to 217.55 in its second daylight session after the print — while software barely gave back any of Thursday's biggest software day of the…