NASDAQ:AMAT - Applied Materials Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Applied Materials trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AMAT."

Applied Materials declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share on Thursday, June 13th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 22nd. This is an increase from Applied Materials's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. View Applied Materials' Dividend History.

Applied Materials announced that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $6,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) released its earnings results on Thursday, May, 16th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.04. The manufacturing equipment provider earned $3.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.48 billion. Applied Materials had a net margin of 22.10% and a return on equity of 49.38%. Applied Materials's quarterly revenue was down 22.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.22 earnings per share. View Applied Materials' Earnings History.

Applied Materials is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 15th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Applied Materials.

Applied Materials updated its third quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 16th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.67-0.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.70. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.375-3.675 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.53 billion.Applied Materials also updated its Q3 2019 guidance to $0.67-0.75 EPS.

23 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Applied Materials' stock. Their predictions range from $37.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect Applied Materials' stock price to reach $52.60 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Applied Materials.

23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Applied Materials in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 17 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Applied Materials.

News stories about AMAT stock have trended positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Applied Materials earned a media sentiment score of 2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the manufacturing equipment provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to Applied Materials include Broadcom (AVGO), Texas Instruments (TXN), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Analog Devices (ADI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Xilinx (XLNX), Infineon Technologies (IFNNY), Kyocera (KYOCY), Microchip Technology (MCHP), STMicroelectronics (STM), Marvell Technology Group (MRVL), Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM) and Skyworks Solutions (SWKS).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Applied Materials investors own include Micron Technology (MU), NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Intel (INTC), Lam Research (LRCX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Bank of America (BAC), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Boeing (BA).

Applied Materials' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.62%), FMR LLC (2.74%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.39%), American Century Companies Inc. (1.39%), Northern Trust Corp (1.28%) and Jackson Square Partners LLC (1.12%). Company insiders that own Applied Materials stock include Alexander Karsner, Ali Salehpour, Omkaram Nalamasu, Stephen R Forrest, Steve G Ghanayem, Thomas F Larkins and Thomas J Iannotti. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Applied Materials.

AMAT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Swedbank, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Global Thematic Partners LLC, DNB Asset Management AS and Morgan Stanley. Company insiders that have sold Applied Materials company stock in the last year include Omkaram Nalamasu, Stephen R Forrest and Steve G Ghanayem. View Insider Buying and Selling for Applied Materials.

AMAT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., First Trust Advisors LP, American Century Companies Inc. and Inverness Counsel LLC NY. View Insider Buying and Selling for Applied Materials.

Shares of AMAT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AMAT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.70.

Applied Materials has a market capitalization of $40.54 billion and generates $17.25 billion in revenue each year. The manufacturing equipment provider earns $3.31 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.45 on an earnings per share basis. Applied Materials employs 21,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Applied Materials is http://www.appliedmaterials.com.

Applied Materials' mailing address is 3050 Bowers Avenue P.O. Box 58039, Santa Clara CA, 95052. The manufacturing equipment provider can be reached via phone at 408-727-5555 or via email at [email protected]