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

To: Big Bucks who wrote (14866)	5/9/2005 9:07:33 PM
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From: Donald Wennerstrom 5/9/2005 8:55:33 PM Read Replies (1) of 23216 Applied Materials "buy" Monday, May 09, 2005 10:12:57 AM ET UBS <<NEW YORK, May 9 (newratings.com) - Analysts at UBS maintain their "buy" rating on Applied Materials (AMAT.NAS). The target price is set to $22. In a research note published this morning, the analysts mention that industry checks suggest that the company's bookings are likely to have been flat in F2Q05, which is at the high end of the guidance range. The analysts expect Applied Materials to announce order guidance of flat to 5% growth for F3Q05. The company is likely to launch a new Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) tool in 2H05, UBS adds.>> ************************** Applied Materials "outperform" Monday, May 09, 2005 1:17:00 PM ET Bear Stearns <<NEW YORK, May 9 (newratings.com) - Analyst Michael O'Brien of Bear Stearns reiterates his "outperform" rating on Applied Materials (AMAT.NAS). The target price is set to $25. In a research note published this morning, the analyst mentions that the company is scheduled to report its F2Q05 results on May 17. Bear Stearns expects Applied Materials to post its results broadly in-line with the expectations, with the potential for a marginal upside to the EPS guidance. According to the analyst, the company is likely to witness an improvement in the Foundry activity by the October quarter, which would boost bookings during the quarter.>>