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NASDAQ:AMAT

Applied Materials (AMAT) Competitors

$134.10
-2.49 (-1.82%)
(As of 02:51 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$133.91
$136.03
50-Day Range
$134.04
$153.99
52-Week Range
$71.12
$155.26
Volume
2.70 million shs
Average Volume
6.02 million shs
Market Capitalization
$112.58 billion
P/E Ratio
17.69
Dividend Yield
0.95%
Price Target
$150.41

AMAT vs. ADI, TXN, INTC, MU, AMD, NXPI, MCHP, ON, STM, and GFS

Should you be buying Applied Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied Materials include Analog Devices (ADI), Texas Instruments (TXN), Intel (INTC), Micron Technology (MU), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Microchip Technology (MCHP), ON Semiconductor (ON), STMicroelectronics (STM), and GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.

Applied Materials vs.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) and Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 8 more articles in the media than Analog Devices. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Applied Materials and 8 mentions for Analog Devices. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Applied Materials' score of 0.77 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Applied Materials
10 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Analog Devices
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Analog Devices. Applied Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Applied Materials$25.79B4.39$6.53B$7.5817.78
Analog Devices$12.01B7.14$2.75B$7.3623.38

Analog Devices has a net margin of 29.23% compared to Applied Materials' net margin of 24.27%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 49.29% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Applied Materials24.27% 49.29% 23.67%
Analog Devices 29.23%15.20%11.04%

Applied Materials has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

77.2% of Applied Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Analog 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.

Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Applied Materials pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Applied Materials received 681 more outperform votes than Analog Devices when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.22% of users gave Applied Materials an outperform vote while only 69.37% of users gave Analog Devices an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Applied MaterialsOutperform Votes
1861
72.22%
Underperform Votes
716
27.78%
Analog DevicesOutperform Votes
1180
69.37%
Underperform Votes
521
30.63%

Applied Materials currently has a consensus price target of $150.41, indicating a potential upside of 11.40%. Analog Devices has a consensus price target of $203.79, indicating a potential upside of 18.23%. Given Analog Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Analog Devices is more favorable than Applied Materials.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Applied Materials
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
21 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Analog Devices
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

Summary

Applied Materials beats Analog Devices on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.


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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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AMAT vs. The Competition

MetricApplied MaterialsSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$113.18B$26.94B$15.13B$6.21B
Dividend Yield0.94%2.25%2.51%9.76%
P/E Ratio17.7815.73250.8011.32
Price / Sales4.3914.61545.2854.47
Price / Cash16.2718.9226.8022.67
Price / Book9.516.458.054.67
Net Income$6.53B$970.11M$545.32M$185.53M
7 Day Performance-2.11%-3.50%2.10%-2.58%
1 Month Performance-6.62%-9.06%-0.12%-4.48%
1 Year Performance62.54%5.42%6.44%6.06%

Applied Materials Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ADI
Analog Devices
2.8394 of 5 stars
$178.75
-0.5%
$203.79
+14.0%
+23.6%$89.07B$12.01B24.2924,450Positive News
TXN
Texas Instruments
2.9071 of 5 stars
$163.14
+0.2%
$185.32
+13.6%
-0.2%$148.13B$20.03B19.6133,000Dividend Increase
Options Volume
INTC
Intel
2.0173 of 5 stars
$36.34
-4.3%
$33.55
-7.7%
+24.6%$152.19B$63.05B-165.17131,900
MU
Micron Technology
2.2134 of 5 stars
$70.71
+0.3%
$74.57
+5.5%
+36.9%$77.45B$30.76B-26.3848,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Report
News Coverage
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
2.8555 of 5 stars
$101.61
-0.7%
$135.19
+33.0%
+43.3%$164.17B$23.60B-5,077.9625,000
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
3.0165 of 5 stars
$199.14
-0.1%
$225.00
+13.0%
+29.5%$51.34B$13.21B18.8434,500Positive News
MCHP
Microchip Technology
3.2619 of 5 stars
$77.78
-0.2%
$98.18
+26.2%
+24.5%$42.34B$8.44B18.0022,600Positive News
ON
ON Semiconductor
2.4518 of 5 stars
$94.24
-0.4%
$109.31
+16.0%
+49.2%$40.70B$8.33B21.5731,109
STM
STMicroelectronics
2.153 of 5 stars
$43.33
-0.2%
$47.25
+9.1%
+28.4%$39.35B$16.13B9.3451,370Analyst Revision
Positive News
GFS
GLOBALFOUNDRIES
2.6454 of 5 stars
$57.86
-0.7%
$76.19
+31.7%
+7.5%$31.69B$8.11B21.3514,000

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