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

Applied Materials' stock was trading at $52.49 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AMAT stock has decreased by 14.2% and is now trading at $45.05. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Applied Materials in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 19 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Applied Materials.

Applied Materials is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 21st 2020. View our earnings forecast for Applied Materials.

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 12th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.06. The manufacturing equipment provider had revenue of $4.16 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.11 billion. Applied Materials had a return on equity of 36.15% and a net margin of 18.83%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. View Applied Materials' earnings history.

Applied Materials declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share on Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 20th. This is a positive change from Applied Materials's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. View Applied Materials' dividend history.

Applied Materials updated its second quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 12th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.98 to $1.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.92. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.14 billion to $4.54 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.06 billion.

24 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Applied Materials' stock. Their forecasts range from $44.00 to $86.00. On average, they anticipate Applied Materials' share price to reach $67.57 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 50.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Applied Materials.

Media coverage about AMAT stock has been trending very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Applied Materials earned a media sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the manufacturing equipment provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutApplied Materials.

Applied Materials saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 18,777,300 shares, an increase of 14.4% from the February 27th total of 16,420,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,286,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 2.1% of the company's shares are short sold. View Applied Materials' Current Options Chain.

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

Applied Materials' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.83%), Wealth Quarterback LLC (4.16%), Capital World Investors (3.24%), Capital International Investors (2.36%), FMR LLC (2.12%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.78%). Company insiders that own Applied Materials stock include Dennis D Powell, Gary E Dickerson, Omkaram Nalamasu, Prabu G Raja, Stephen R Forrest and Steve G Ghanayem. View institutional ownership trends for Applied Materials.

AMAT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital World Investors, FMR LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Sound Shore Management Inc. CT, TD Asset Management Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, Fred Alger Management LLC, and Capital International Investors. Company insiders that have sold Applied Materials company stock in the last year include Dennis D Powell, Gary E Dickerson, Prabu G Raja, Stephen R Forrest, and Steve G Ghanayem. View insider buying and selling activity for Applied Materials.

AMAT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wealth Quarterback LLC, Norges Bank, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Man Group plc, Prudential Financial Inc., DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main, Geode Capital Management LLC, and Point72 Asset Management L.P.. View insider buying and selling activity for Applied Materials.

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One share of AMAT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $45.05.

Applied Materials has a market capitalization of $41.37 billion and generates $14.61 billion in revenue each year. The manufacturing equipment provider earns $2.71 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.04 on an earnings per share basis. Applied Materials employs 22,000 workers across the globe. View additional information about Applied Materials.

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]