Morgan Stanley raised the firm’s price target on Applied Materials (AMAT) to $273 from $252 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm leaves its 2026 wafer fab equipment forecast largely unchanged at $129B, representing 11% year-over-year growth, and raised its 2027 WFE forecast to $145B, up 13% year-over-year, telling investors it sees “two very strong years of growth,” driven by DRAM and TSMC (TSM).
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