Applied Materials (AMAT) Competitors $167.80 -2.35 (-1.38%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$167.74 -0.06 (-0.04%) As of 09/12/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AMAT vs. AMD, AVGO, GOOGL, INTC, KLAC, LRCX, NVDA, ANET, ENTG, and MKSIShould you be buying Applied Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied Materials include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Alphabet (GOOGL), Intel (INTC), KLA (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Arista Networks (ANET), Entegris (ENTG), and MKS (MKSI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Applied Materials vs. Its Competitors Advanced Micro Devices Broadcom Alphabet Intel KLA Lam Research NVIDIA Arista Networks Entegris MKS Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and media sentiment. Do analysts rate AMAT or AMD? Applied Materials currently has a consensus target price of $192.92, indicating a potential upside of 14.97%. Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus target price of $180.88, indicating a potential upside of 14.07%. Given Applied Materials' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Applied Materials is more favorable than Advanced Micro Devices.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Applied Materials 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.48Advanced Micro Devices 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68 Which has more risk and volatility, AMAT or AMD? Applied Materials has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AMAT or AMD? 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMAT or AMD? Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Micro Devices. Applied Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Micro Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApplied Materials$27.18B4.92$7.18B$8.3920.00Advanced Micro Devices$25.79B9.98$1.64B$1.7491.13 Is AMAT or AMD more profitable? Applied Materials has a net margin of 23.88% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 9.57%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 40.96% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Applied Materials23.88% 40.96% 22.99% Advanced Micro Devices 9.57%7.54%6.13% Does the media refer more to AMAT or AMD? In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices had 53 more articles in the media than Applied Materials. MarketBeat recorded 110 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 57 mentions for Applied Materials. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Advanced Micro Devices' score of 1.03 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Applied Materials 38 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Advanced Micro Devices 74 Very Positive mention(s) 14 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryApplied Materials beats Advanced Micro Devices on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Applied Materials News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AMAT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AMAT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricApplied MaterialsELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$135.55B$45.49B$31.12B$10.14BDividend Yield1.08%2.26%3.16%4.60%P/E Ratio20.00642.65439.3225.98Price / Sales4.92236.111,751.20181.13Price / Cash18.4590.2736.9460.44Price / Book6.855.647.246.29Net Income$7.18B$551.26M$808.32M$271.07M7 Day Performance3.10%4.32%3.57%3.87%1 Month Performance-10.86%7.28%4.71%5.49%1 Year Performance-10.97%51.06%24,377.12%25.86% Applied Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMATApplied Materials4.8515 of 5 stars$167.80-1.4%$192.92+15.0%-11.0%$135.55B$27.18B20.0035,700Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑AMDAdvanced Micro Devices4.7526 of 5 stars$161.79-0.2%$181.33+12.1%+4.1%$262.56B$25.79B92.9828,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAVGOBroadcom4.9533 of 5 stars$306.10+1.2%$304.17-0.6%+114.6%$1.44T$57.05B114.6437,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGOOGLAlphabet3.8817 of 5 stars$232.30+0.7%$221.31-4.7%+52.9%$2.81T$350.02B24.74183,323Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeINTCIntel3.4462 of 5 stars$24.61+2.5%$22.17-9.9%+22.5%$107.72B$53.10B-5.16108,900Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeKLACKLA4.6538 of 5 stars$873.29+3.5%$890.59+2.0%+28.3%$115.24B$12.16B28.7415,200Positive NewsLRCXLam Research4.5986 of 5 stars$100.42+2.7%$107.22+6.8%+52.0%$127.09B$18.44B24.1419,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNVDANVIDIA4.9575 of 5 stars$171.66+0.6%$207.69+21.0%+49.3%$4.17T$165.22B48.9136,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionANETArista Networks4.8363 of 5 stars$141.22+2.8%$138.79-1.7%+54.9%$177.49B$7.00B55.544,412Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownENTGEntegris4.3931 of 5 stars$79.65+0.2%$105.30+32.2%-21.2%$12.07B$3.24B41.068,200Positive NewsMKSIMKS4.306 of 5 stars$101.72+1.5%$119.80+17.8%+2.9%$6.83B$3.59B25.8210,200News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Advanced Micro Devices Competitors Broadcom Competitors Alphabet Competitors Intel Competitors KLA Competitors Lam Research Competitors NVIDIA Competitors Arista Networks Competitors Entegris Competitors MKS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AMAT) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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