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Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$164.75 +4.91 (+3.07%)
As of 10:17 AM Eastern
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About Applied Materials Stock (NASDAQ:AMAT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$159.98
$161.54
50-Day Range
$159.84
$199.29
52-Week Range
$123.74
$215.70
Volume
485,432 shs
Average Volume
7.40 million shs
Market Capitalization
$132.21 billion
P/E Ratio
19.48
Dividend Yield
1.12%
Price Target
$193.88
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Applied Materials Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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96th Percentile Overall Score

AMAT MarketRank™: 

Applied Materials scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 664 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Applied Materials has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.52, and is based on 17 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Applied Materials has been the subject of 22 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Applied Materials' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Applied Materials are expected to grow by 7.36% in the coming year, from $9.38 to $10.07 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Applied Materials is 19.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Applied Materials is 19.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 53.22.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Applied Materials has a PEG Ratio of 2.29. 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 6.99. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.92% 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 2.2, 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 0.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Applied Materials pays a meaningful dividend of 1.13%, higher than 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 21.93%. 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 18.27% next year. This indicates that Applied Materials will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Applied Materials' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.92% 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 2.2, 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 0.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Applied Materials has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 135 news articles for Applied Materials this week, compared to 60 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    173 people have searched for AMAT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 62% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    57 people have added Applied Materials to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 21% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $100,373.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.24% 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.

  • Read more about Applied Materials' insider trading history.
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AMAT Stock News Headlines

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AMAT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Applied Materials' stock was trading at $162.63 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AMAT stock has decreased by 0.9% and is now trading at $161.0990.

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 14th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.12. The company's revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Applied Materials' board initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, March 10th 2025, which allows the company to buy back $10,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 8.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Applied Materials subsidiaries include these companies: Perceptive Engineering, Think Silicon, Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc., Semitool Inc., Advent Solar, Baccini, and more.

Applied Materials' top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.63%), State Street Corp (4.85%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.62%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (1.69%). Insiders that own company stock include Gary E Dickerson, Prabu G Raja, Omkaram Nalamasu, Brice Hill, Timothy M Deane, Teri A Little, Thomas J Iannotti, Xun Chen and Adam Sanders.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of AMAT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Applied Materials investors own include IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), Broadcom (AVGO), Tesla (TSLA), ASML (ASML), HubSpot (HUBS), CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Cadence Design Systems (CDNS).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/12 Dividend
5/22/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/12 Dividend
5/22/2025
Dividend Payable
6/12/2025
Last Earnings
8/14/2025
Record date for 9/11 Dividend
8/21/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/11 Dividend
8/21/2025
Today
8/22/2025
Dividend Payable
9/11/2025
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
ELEC COMP - SEMIC
Sub-Industry
Semiconductor Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:AMAT
CIK
6951
Employees
35,700
Year Founded
1967

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$225.00
Low Price Target
$150.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.52
Research Coverage
31 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$8.39
Trailing P/E Ratio
19.05
Forward P/E Ratio
17.04
P/E Growth
2.29
Net Income
$7.18 billion
Net Margins
23.88%
Pretax Margin
29.53%
Return on Equity
41.31%
Return on Assets
23.06%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.29
Current Ratio
2.46
Quick Ratio
1.76

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$28.61 billion
Price / Sales
4.48
Cash Flow
$9.16 per share
Price / Cash Flow
17.45
Book Value
$23.05 per share
Price / Book
6.93

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
802,498,000
Free Float
800,572,000
Market Cap
$128.27 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.70

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This page (NASDAQ:AMAT) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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