On July 9, Applied Materials rose 3.01% overnight, trading at 587.25 USD/share, with turnover of 23.09 million USD. The stock continued its technical recovery following a steep selloff that saw shares decline over 14% across two consecutive trading sessions earlier this month.

The rebound comes as the broader semiconductor equipment sector extends its oversold recovery. Peer stocks moved higher in tandem, with Lam Research up 2.14%, ASML up 1.94%, KLA-Tencor up 1.84%, and Teradyne up 1.54%. The prior selloff was triggered by a convergence of negative catalysts including renowned short-seller Michael Burry publicly disclosing a short position on AMAT, CEO Gary Dickerson reducing holdings by 78,321 shares for proceeds exceeding 54 million USD, and Samsung Electronics' record quarterly earnings failing to sustain bullish sentiment in the sector.

On the fundamental side, Bank of America recently noted that the semiconductor pullback represents a normal market correction rather than weakening AI demand, projecting global cloud and AI infrastructure capex to approach 1.5 trillion USD by 2027. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have raised their price targets on Applied Materials to 645 USD and 647 USD respectively, citing significantly rising wafer fab equipment market growth expectations.

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