Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)

Budsworth (40.99) Submitted: 2/11/08 5:36 AM : Start Price: $17.92 AMAT Score: 1.73

AMAT has been very flat for quite some time now. Management has been busy cleaning house of products that have been dragging them down. Their recent acquisition of Baccini has enabled AMAT to expand their Solar Energy Sector into a State-of-the-Art ...

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jmesha (61.38) Submitted: 9/08/06 5:34 AM : Start Price: $16.14 AMAT Score: 10.31

Most "clean" energy companies should be a good bet. This one has a track record of R & D and has a head start on the competition. It may take several years, but this one will be a winner

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rsfool2000 (56.48) Submitted: 7/15/07 10:08 PM : Start Price: $20.12 AMAT Score: 4.59

Entry into solar panel market will provide a good diversification against cyclic semi-conductor equipment market. Solar panel market is expanding fast all over the world and amat stands to gain a good portion of the equipment for manufacture of solar...

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ingras (87.65) Submitted: 9/13/06 10:51 AM : Start Price: $17.10 AMAT Score: 5.31

Applied Materials has moved into the Solar energy business. This will grow to be a large industry in the next 10 years, especially with the latest advances in photovoltaic efficiency shown in South Africa. Volume production will lower costs to a poin...

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tahoegeorge (32.29) Submitted: 2/10/07 12:27 PM : Start Price: $17.60 AMAT Score: 10.74

Excellent management.
Huge market share in semiconductor manufacturing equipment business.
Excellent moat: very good world-wide customer support network, great reputation, good patent protection.
This company currently pays a 1.1% dividend.
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rinderscum (< 20) Submitted: 4/11/07 11:01 AM : Start Price: $19.08 AMAT Score: 3.07

This is a cyclical growth stock that is due for another big rush of orders. This company always gets a rush of orders when all of the IC fabrication companys need to upgrade their eqipment -- which they usually do all at the same time. Buy this sto...

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rmfolsom (< 20) Submitted: 10/11/06 1:26 PM : Start Price: $18.62 AMAT Score: -0.76

As an employee with no more insider information than what is available on the street it does not take a genious to see that Applied's move into the Solar Panel market is going to create hugh growth opportunites for the company.

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dwood95 (< 20) Submitted: 11/10/06 2:13 PM : Start Price: $17.20 AMAT Score: 9.28

AMAT has been performing well for the past 3 years but its stock has been essentially flat. It also has reduced the nubmer of shares outstanding by 10% while improving earnings at the same time. Its new ventures are performing well and reducing its...

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BudTuba (< 20) Submitted: 10/16/06 11:56 AM : Start Price: $18.65 AMAT Score: 0.33

Applided Materials has purchased Applied Films to break new ground in equipment for manufacturing thin-film solar cells. They are predicting that with their technology, the cost of solar cells can be reduced to $1.00/sqr ft from the current $3-5.00/...

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fusion59102 (< 20) Submitted: 10/16/06 4:35 PM : Start Price: $18.39 AMAT Score: 1.51

This company is highly capitalized and is now entering into the solar market. The scaling up manufacturing and Nano Tech inovation should make this a profitable trade as it comes online.

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