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✕ Clear- Stock Market Today, May 15: High Yields and Inflation Fears Weigh on Stocks at Midday
On May 15, 2026, rising Treasury yields, elevated crude, and fresh inflation jitters knocked U.S. stocks off their record highs at midday.
🔴 30 Bearish: Inflation and yield fearsYahoo·2026-05-15 - UBS Maintains Buy on Applied Materials, Raises Price Target to $515
UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri maintains Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) with a Buy and raises the price target from $480 to $515.
🟢 80 Bullish: Buy rating, target hikeBenzinga·2026-05-15 - Stock Market Today: Dow Under Pressure With Surging Yields, Oil Prices; Nvidia Slides (Live Coverage)
The major indexes fell as oil prices and Treasury yields jumped. AI chip plays Applied Materials, Nvidia and Cerebras retreated. The Trump-Xi summit is over.
🔴 35 Bearish: Market pressure, tech slideYahoo·2026-05-15 - Applied Materials Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Increase Y/Y
AMAT posts record Q2 results as AI-driven chip demand lifts revenue, margins and customer forecasts for 2027 growth.
🟢 85 Bullish: Beat earnings, record resultsYahoo·2026-05-15 - Top Midday Stories: Semiconductor Stocks Down After Trump-Xi Summit; Microsoft Gets Investment From Ackman
All three major US stock indexes were down while US Treasury yields were up in late-morning trading
🔴 30 Bearish: Market decline, macro newsYahoo·2026-05-15 - Eight Firms Just Piled Into Applied Materials: Wall Street Hikes Price Targets After Record Quarter
Eight Wall Street firms hiked their price targets on Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) in a single coordinated wave on May 15, following the chip equipment giant’s record Q2 FY2026 results. New targets cluster between $500 and $550, with every firm keeping a bullish stance. For long-term investors, the unanimous price target raise signal validates the AI ... Eight Firms Just Piled Into Applied Materials: Wall Street Hikes Price Targets After Record Quarter
🟢 85 Bullish: Multiple target upgradesYahoo·2026-05-15 - Applied Materials Visibility Extends Into 2027 Amid Strong Demand Trends, RBC Says
Applied Materials (AMAT) appears well-positioned given its leading position in DRAM and advanced log
🟢 70 Bullish: Strong demand visibilityYahoo·2026-05-15 - Applied Materials Seen Outperforming Wafer Fab Equipment Industry, Morgan Stanley Says
Applied Materials (AMAT) is expected to outperform the wafer fab equipment industry by more than 10
🟢 75 Bullish: Outperforming industry peersYahoo·2026-05-15 - Stock Market Today: Dow, Nasdaq Drop As Oil Prices, Yields Jump; Nvidia, Cerebras Slide (Live Coverage)
The major indexes fell as oil prices and Treasury yields jumped. AI chip plays Applied Materials, Nvidia and Cerebras retreated. The Trump-Xi summit is over.
🔴 30 Bearish: Market indexes declineYahoo·2026-05-15 - Tiger Global raises stake in Applied Materials, cuts in Take-Two Interactive
Tiger Global Management: Tiger Global Management LLC raises share stake in Applied Materials by 85.1% to 1.7 million shares - SEC FILING Tiger Global Management LLC cuts share stake in Take-Two...
🟢 70 Bullish: Institutional stake increaseFinnhub·2026-05-15 - Applied Materials Q2 2026 earnings beat on AI demand
The chip equipment maker now expects its semiconductor equipment business to grow more than 30% in calendar 2026
🟢 85 Bullish: Earnings beat, AI demandYahoo·2026-05-15 - Citigroup Maintains Buy on Applied Materials, Raises Price Target to $550
Citigroup analyst Atif Malik maintains Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) with a Buy and raises the price target from $520 to $550.
🟢 85 Bullish: Analyst price target hikeBenzinga·2026-05-15 - Stocks Tumble on Inflation Jitters
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -1.17%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.96%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.64%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are down -1.07%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...
🔴 20 Bearish: Broad market declineYahoo·2026-05-15 - B of A Securities Maintains Buy on Applied Materials, Raises Price Target to $540
B of A Securities analyst Vivek Arya maintains Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) with a Buy and raises the price target from $465 to $540.
🟢 85 Bullish: Analyst price target hikeBenzinga·2026-05-15 - Deutsche Bank Maintains Buy on Applied Materials, Raises Price Target to $550
Deutsche Bank analyst Melissa Weathers maintains Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) with a Buy and raises the price target from $450 to $550.
🟢 85 Bullish: Analyst price target hikeBenzinga·2026-05-15 - Stock Market Today: Dow Falls As Oil Prices, Yields Jump; Nvidia, Cerebras Slide (Live Coverage)
The major indexes fell as oil prices and Treasury yields jumped. AI chip plays Applied Materials, Nvidia and Cerebras retreated. The Trump-Xi summit is over.
🔴 25 Bearish: Market sell-off pressureYahoo·2026-05-15 - Evercore ISI Group Maintains Outperform on Applied Materials, Raises Price Target to $515
Evercore ISI Group analyst Mark Lipacis maintains Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $480 to $515.
🟢 70 Bullish: Price target raisedBenzinga·2026-05-15 - TD Cowen Maintains Buy on Applied Materials, Raises Price Target to $525
TD Cowen analyst Krish Sankar maintains Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) with a Buy and raises the price target from $450 to $525.
🟢 80 Bullish: Price target raisedBenzinga·2026-05-15 - B. Riley Securities Maintains Buy on Applied Materials, Raises Price Target to $550
B. Riley Securities analyst Craig Ellis maintains Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) with a Buy and raises the price target from $530 to $550.
🟢 85 Bullish: Buy rating, target raisedBenzinga·2026-05-15 - US Equity Futures Fall Pre-Bell as US-China Summit Ends With No Significant Policy Developments
US equity futures were falling pre-bell Friday as traders noted that the summit between President Do
⚪ 40 NeutralYahoo·2026-05-15 - 4 Tech Stocks to Buy as S&P 500 Closes Above 7,500 Milestone
CSCO, AVGO, ADI and AMAT stand out as the S&P 500 tops 7,500 on AI optimism and a tech-led market rebound.
🟢 70 Bullish: AI optimism, tech reboundYahoo·2026-05-15 - Wolfe Research Maintains Outperform on Applied Materials, Raises Price Target to $550
Wolfe Research analyst Chris Caso maintains Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $500 to $550.
🟢 75 Bullish: Analyst price target hikeBenzinga·2026-05-15 - Applied Materials Sees Multi-Year AI Boom Driving Record Revenue And Growth Through 2028
Applied Materials stock tanks despite record Q2 revenues and EPS that topped expectations. WFE growth to remain strong from 2026 to 2028.
🟢 65 Bullish: Record revenue growthBenzinga·2026-05-15 - Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Cerebras, Microsoft, ServiceNow, Papa John's & more
These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.
⚪ 50 NeutralCNBC·2026-05-15 - JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Applied Materials, Raises Price Target to $515
JP Morgan analyst Harlan Sur maintains Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $400 to $515.
🟢 85 Bullish: Price target raisedBenzinga·2026-05-15 - Jefferies Maintains Buy on Applied Materials, Raises Price Target to $510
Jefferies analyst Blayne Curtis maintains Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) with a Buy and raises the price target from $415 to $510.
🟢 85 Bullish: Price target raisedBenzinga·2026-05-15 - Dow Jones Futures Fall As Yields Top 4.5%, Oil Prices Jump On Trump; Xi Summit Ends
Futures fell as Treasury yields and oil prices jumped on President Trump comments after Nvidia ran and the Cerebras IPO soared. The Trump-Xi summit is over.
🔴 30 Bearish: Macro headwinds risingYahoo·2026-05-15 - These Stocks Are Today’s Movers: Cerebras, Figma, Microsoft, Xanadu, Coinbase, Applied Materials, and More
FEATURE Stock futures were falling Friday amid concerns over soaring Treasury yields and a lack of progress on trade policy following the summit between President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping.
Yahoo·2026-05-15 - Stocks Fall Pre-Bell as Traders Weigh Trump-Xi Meeting Outcomes
The benchmark US stock measures were tracking in the red before the open Friday as traders evaluate
⚪ 40 NeutralYahoo·2026-05-15 - Goldman Sachs Maintains Buy on Applied Materials, Raises Price Target to $520
Goldman Sachs analyst James Schneider maintains Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) with a Buy and raises the price target from $390 to $520.
🟢 85 Bullish: Price target raisedBenzinga·2026-05-15