Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Applied Materials, Inc. is a global provider of materials engineering solutions used to manufacture semiconductors, displays and other advanced electronic products. The company develops and supplies equipment, services and software that help customers build and improve the performance of chips and display panels.

Its semiconductor products support processes including deposition, etch, patterning, inspection, metrology and materials modification. Applied Materials also provides equipment and services for display manufacturing, including technologies used in producing liquid-crystal and organic light-emitting diode displays, as well as solutions for adjacent markets such as solar and other specialty applications.

Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Applied Materials serves semiconductor and display manufacturers worldwide through operations, customer-support centers and research and development activities across major technology-producing regions. Gary E. Dickerson has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer since 2013.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $416.76 to $429.99
• 50-Day Range: $421.17 to $602.50
• 52-Week Range: $171.58 to $739.67
• Volume: 5.63 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.96 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $334.24 billion
• P/E Ratio: 36.31
• Dividend Yield: 0.50%
• Price Target: $658.45
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Applied Materials Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Applied Materials scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 20th out of 599 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Applied Materials has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 27 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Applied Materials has a consensus price target of $658.45, representing about 56.3% upside from its current price of $421.17.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Applied Materials has been the subject of 25 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 43.26%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Applied Materials are expected to grow by 43.26% in the coming year, from $12.76 to $18.28 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Applied Materials is 36.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Applied Materials is 36.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 76.28.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Applied Materials has a PEG Ratio of 1.18. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Applied Materials has a P/B Ratio of 13.04. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.97% of the float of Applied Materials has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Applied Materials has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.31, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Applied Materials has recently increased by 31.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Applied Materials has a dividend yield of 0.50%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Applied Materials has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Applied Materials is 18.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Applied Materials will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.60% next year. This indicates that Applied Materials will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.87

News Sentiment

Applied Materials has a news sentiment score of 0.87. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 49 news articles for Applied Materials this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 142 people have searched for AMAT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -24% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

93 people have added Applied Materials to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 145% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Applied Materials insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $146,579,059.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.30% of the stock of Applied Materials is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.56% of the stock of Applied Materials is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductor Materials & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AMAT
• CIK: 6951
• Web: www.appliedmaterials.com
• Phone: (408) 727-5555
• Fax: 408-748-9943
• Employees: 36,500
• Year Founded: 1967

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Applied Materials: $658.45
• High Price Target: $900.00
• Low Price Target: $290.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +56.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.88
• Research Coverage: 33 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 36.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 33.01
• P/E Growth: 1.18
• Net Income: $7.00 billion
• Net Margins: 30.05%
• Pretax Margin: 34.79%
• Return on Equity: 38.02%
• Return on Assets: 22.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.20
• Current Ratio: 2.42
• Quick Ratio: 1.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $28.37 billion
• Price / Sales: 11.78
• Cash Flow: $10.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 42.02
• Book Value: $32.29 per share
• Price / Book: 13.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 793,600,000
• Free Float: 791,216,000
• Market Cap: $334.24 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.60