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Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT), headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a significant provider in the semiconductor and display industries, specializing in materials engineering solutions and advanced manufacturing technologies, with a market cap of $154.4 billion. The company is set to announce its Q4 earnings on Thursday, Nov. 21.
Ahead of the event, analysts expect AMAT to report a profit of $2.18 per share, up 2.8% from $2.12 in the year-ago quarter. The company has consistently topped Wall Street's earnings estimates in the past four quarters.