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Technology Stocks : Applied Materials No-Politics Thread (AMAT) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (14205)	4/12/2005 2:53:08 PM
From: Big Bucks	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25522

Brian, so what is the incentive for small investors to hold onto AMAT for a long time? Believing that at some point the stock MUST go up to some lofty level so that you can cash out is wishful thinking IMO.... Like I said before, AMAT is a great, powerful and dominant company in their industry. Just what have your gains been over the last 5 years while holding? Are you disillusioned on your returns and your part of the annual dividend that AMAT will be paying while insiders get much below cost option awards while you are left holding the bag with a stock that is going nowhere? Be honest! IMO, a dividend payout by AMAT is an admission that the compnay has a lot of available money, and they don't see the stock value appreciating to any significant degree for quite a while. They have to offer the big investment funds/institutions something to keep them holding their stock. This really doesn't benefit the small guy as taxes, and money tied up represents lost investment opportunities in other areas. This is my opinion. I have no financial holdings in AMAT and nothing to gain or lose either way. I will consider buying AMAT below $14. The sooner it gets there the better, IMO. If it doesn't, no big deal to me. BB