Applied Materials Shares Slide on Disappointing Sales Forecast
- The company’s outlook falls short of Wall Street estimates
- AI has helped fuel growth, but other areas have been slower
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Applied Materials Inc., the largest US maker of chip-manufacturing equipment, suffered its worst stock decline in a month after giving a disappointing revenue forecast, a sign that some semiconductor customers may be holding off on orders.
The shares fell as much as 10% to $167.33 in New York on Friday after the company said fiscal first-quarter sales would be about $7.15 billion. Analysts had estimated $7.25 billion on average.