Needham & Company Raises Price Target on Applied Materials (AMAT) Following Mixed 3Q

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Credit Suisse Raises Price Target on Applied Materials (AMAT) Following 3Q Report

August 19, 2016 11:39 AM EDT

Credit Suisse reiterated an Outperform rating on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), and raised the price target to $34.00 (from $29.00), following the company's 3Q earnings report. EPS beat of $0.02 over the Street was primarily driven by lower taxes. Revenues were reported at $2.82bn missed the Street's $2.87bn... More

After-Hours Stock Movers 8/18: (NWY) (SHLM) (CXW) (RH) (CXW) (AMAT) (GEO) (MENT) (ROST) (SQ) (TRN) (PNR) Higher; (FXCM) Lower

August 18, 2016 5:44 PM EDT

New York & Co. (NYSE: NWY) +27%; reported Q2 EPS of $0.01, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.00. Revenue for the quarter came in at $232.8 million versus the consensus estimate of $226.92 million.

The Board of Directors of A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq: SHLM) +13%; announced that Chairman Joseph M. Gingo has been named chief executive officer and president, effective immediately. Gingo (71) had previously served in this capacity from 2008 through 2014. The Board and Bernard Rzepka (56), president and chief executive officer, have mutually agreed that he will relinquish his officer role and his directorship... More

Applied Materials (AMAT) Tops Q3 EPS by 2c

August 18, 2016 4:01 PM EDT

Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) reported Q3 EPS of $0.50, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $0.48. Revenue for the quarter came in at $2.82 billion versus the consensus estimate of $2.84 billion.

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Applied Materials sees Q4 2016 EPS of $0.61-$0.69, versus the consensus of... More

Applied Materials (AMAT) August 27.50 straddle priced for 5.7% movement into Q3

August 18, 2016 3:33 PM EDT

Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) August 27.50 straddle priced for 5.7% movement into Q3

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Trading Radar for 8/18: Wal-mart (WMT), Applied Materials (AMAT), MSG Networks (MSGN), Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Report

August 17, 2016 2:36 PM EDT

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for the next trading session:

Before Markets Open:
Economics:
8:30am EDT

Initial Claims - Street sees 265kContinuing Claims - no Street consensusPhiladelphia Fed - Street sees 0.5

Earnings:

58.com (NYSE: WUBA) -... More

Streetinsider.com's Hot Lunchtime Reads 8/17: (CXO) (CTAS) (HTBX) (MON)

August 17, 2016 12:15 PM EDT

The following is a list of notable articles to help get you through the lunch hour:Monsanto (MON) Updates on Core Pipeline, Innovation; Affirms FY16 EPS Guidance at Low-End of Outlook ->... More

Applied Materials (AMAT) call volume and volatility elevated into Q3 and outlook

August 17, 2016 12:06 PM EDT

Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) August call option implied volatility is at 78, September is at 31; compared to its 52-week range of 22 to 46 into the expected release of Q3 results on August 18. August 27.5 and 28 calls are active on total call volume of 5K contracts (1K puts).

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