Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Applied Materials, Inc. develops and supplies equipment, software and services used to manufacture semiconductors and advanced displays. Its technologies help customers build and process materials at the microscopic scale required for chips and other electronic products.

The company’s offerings include systems for depositing, removing and modifying materials, as well as inspection, measurement and process-control tools. It also provides equipment and services for advanced semiconductor packaging and supports customers with maintenance, upgrades and manufacturing software.

Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Applied Materials serves semiconductor and display manufacturers around the world. Gary Dickerson is the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $342.98 to $375.53
• 50-Day Range: $319.25 to $542.28
• 52-Week Range: $203.40 to $739.67
• Volume: 10.99 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.93 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $294.07 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.94
• Dividend Yield: 0.57%
• Price Target: $625.76
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Applied Materials Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Applied Materials scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 585 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 2.77, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 30 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Applied Materials has a consensus price target of $625.76, representing about 68.9% upside from its current price of $370.55.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Applied Materials has been the subject of 21 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 42.92%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Applied Materials are expected to grow by 42.92% in the coming year, from $12.79 to $18.28 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Applied Materials is 31.94, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Applied Materials is 31.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 44.35.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Applied Materials has a PEG Ratio of 0.65. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Applied Materials has a P/B Ratio of 14.46. 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

1.79% 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 2.23, 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 4.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Applied Materials has a dividend yield of 0.64%, 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: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

Applied Materials has a news sentiment score of 0.90. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 70 news articles for Applied Materials this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 131 people have searched for AMAT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -30% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

69 people have added Applied Materials to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 176% 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 $4,454,181.00 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: 11/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Record date for 12/10 Dividend: 11/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/10 Dividend: 11/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2027

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: $625.76
• High Price Target: $900.00
• Low Price Target: $358.20
• Potential Upside/Downside: +68.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.77
• Research Coverage: 39 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.27
• P/E Growth: 0.65
• 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: 10.37
• Cash Flow: $11.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 32.96
• Book Value: $25.63 per share
• Price / Book: 14.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 793,600,000
• Free Float: 791,216,000
• Market Cap: $294.07 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.67