Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon raised the firm’s price target on Applied Materials (AMAT) to $525 from $425 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm notes the company’s Q2 results were very good, with strong Equipment sales. Services were also above consensus, with Other mostly in-line, adds Piper. Gross margin of 50.0% was above consensus.
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