Citi lowered the firm’s price target on Applied Materials (AMAT) to $194 from $217 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm cut its 2025 wafer fab equipment model to $94B from $106B to reflect $9B lower logic spend due to weak mature logic industrial and auto demand, $2B lower NAND due to falling prices, and a $1B reduction in DRAM spend on weak PC demand “with no killer application in sight.” Citi reduced adjust 2025 estimates and price targets as a result.
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