2024-02-19 07:19:00 ET
The stock of leading semiconductor equipment supplier Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) rallied 6.4% on Friday to all-time closing highs near $200, following the company's first fiscal quarter earnings report.
As I've written before, Applied is one of the least-risky ways to play the growth of semiconductors and artificial intelligence applications. But is the stock still a buy at all-time highs?
While Applied is known by many as a very cyclical stock , it has actually proven less cyclical than investors may have feared during the post-pandemic downturn.
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Is Applied Materials Still a Buy After Its Post-Earnings Surge?