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Applied Materials faces near-term margin pressure despite beating earnings expectations, creating a buying opportunity for long-term EPS expansion

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"AMAT beat on the top and bottom lines and gave fiscal fourth-quarter guidance that beat the Street's estimates. But some investors may have been hoping for greater near-term gross margin upside. Ellis believes today's post-earnings pullback represents a buying opportunity on a company poised for high-visibility EPS expansion."

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