Buy Applied Materials Ahead of Q1 2026 - Play the AI Capex Wave
Applied Materials ($327.65) is an attractive buy ahead of its Q1 2026 report. The company sits squarely in the AI-driven semiconductor capital expenditure cycle, shows healthy profitability (ROE ~34%), and generates meaningful free cash flow ($5.698B). Valuation is not cheap, but the combination of improving order signals across the supply chain an…