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title: "Semiconductor Stock Pops on Upgrade, Price-Target Hike"
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description: "Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT) stock rose 1.7% to $235.81 after UBS upgraded it to 'buy' from 'neutral' and raised the price target to $285 from $250, citing a bullish outlook for wafer fab equipment. Analysts are divided, with 16 out of 35 rating it 'hold'. AMAT shares are up 44.7% in 2025. Options are affordable with an SVI of 42% and an SVS of 93 out of 100."
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# Semiconductor Stock Pops on Upgrade, Price-Target Hike

Semiconductor stock **Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT)** is up 1.7% to trade at $235.81 at last check, on the heels of an upgrade to "buy" from "neutral" at UBS. The firm also hiked its price target to $285 from $250, citing a "significantly more bullish outlook for wafer fab equipment."

Heading into today, analysts were split toward the equity. Sixteen of the 35 brokerages in coverage carried a tepid "hold" recommendation, leaving ample room for more upgrades in the coming weeks.

AMAT has been an outperformer on the charts, up 44.7% In 2025. The shares did see a brief **post-earnings pullback** on Nov. 14 before eking out a gain, however, after a dismal full-year revenue outlook overshadowed its fiscal fourth-quarter beat. The 50-day moving average has since moved in as support, too.

Options are looking affordable, per AMAT's Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) of 42%, which ranks in the 24th annual percentile. The equity tends to outperform options traders' volatility estimates, too, as evidenced by its **Schaeffer's Volatility Scorecard (SVS)** of 93 out of 100.

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