Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Applied Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits. This segment also offers various technologies, including epitaxy, ion implantation, oxidation/nitridation, rapid thermal processing, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, electrochemical deposition, atomic layer deposition, etching, and selective deposition and removal, as well as metrology and inspection tools. The Applied Global Services segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, remanufactured earlier generation equipment, and factory automation software for semiconductor, display, and other products. The Display and Adjacent Markets segment offers products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays; organic light-emitting diodes; and other display technologies for TVs, monitors, laptops, personal computers, electronic tablets, smart phones, and other consumer-oriented devices. It operates in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $159.08 to $161.29
• 50-Day Range: $159.84 to $199.29
• 52-Week Range: $123.74 to $215.70
• Volume: 8.29 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.09 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $128.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.05
• Dividend Yield: 1.15%
• Price Target: $193.88
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Applied Materials Stock Analysis - 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.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Applied Materials has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.52, 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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.36%

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 19.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.08.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Applied Materials is 19.05, 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 52.76.

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 6.93. 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

1.92% 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

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Applied Materials pays a meaningful dividend of 1.14%, 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.99

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 and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.33

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 157 news articles for Applied Materials this week, compared to 59 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

172 people have searched for AMAT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 61% 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.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 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 $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.

AMAT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AMAT shares performed this year?

Applied Materials' stock was trading at $162.63 at the start of the year. Since then, AMAT stock has decreased by 1.7% and is now trading at $159.84.

How were Applied Materials' earnings last quarter?

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 14th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.12. Applied Materials's quarterly revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

How will Applied Materials' stock buyback program work?

Applied Materials' board authorized a stock repurchase plan on Monday, March 10th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $10,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 8.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Does Applied Materials have any subsidiaries?

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

Who are Applied Materials' major shareholders?

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.

How do I buy shares of Applied Materials?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Applied Materials own?

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
• Today: 8/21/2025
• Record date for 9/11 Dividend: 8/21/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/11 Dividend: 8/21/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/11/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: ELEC COMP - SEMIC
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductor Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AMAT
• CIK: 6951
• Web: www.appliedmaterials.com
• Phone: (408) 727-5555
• Fax: 408-748-9943
• Employees: 35,700
• Year Founded: 1967

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Applied Materials: $193.88
• 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: 2.31
• 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: $27.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.72
• Cash Flow: $9.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.59
• Book Value: $23.05 per share
• Price / Book: 6.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 802,500,000
• Free Float: 800,572,000
• Market Cap: $128.27 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.70