Applied Materials (AMAT) Competitors

In the previous week, Broadcom had 86 more articles in the media than Applied Materials. MarketBeat recorded 143 mentions for Broadcom and 57 mentions for Applied Materials. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Applied Materials' score of 0.98 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Broadcom pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Applied Materials pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Broadcom pays out 50.8% 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 has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Broadcom has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Broadcom is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

Applied Materials presently has a consensus price target of $370.86, suggesting a potential downside of 9.73%. Broadcom has a consensus price target of $435.30, suggesting a potential upside of 1.85%. Given Broadcom's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Broadcom is more favorable than Applied Materials.

Broadcom has a net margin of 36.57% compared to Applied Materials' net margin of 27.78%. Broadcom's return on equity of 38.61% beat Applied Materials' return on equity.

80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Broadcom shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Broadcom shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Applied Materials has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadcom has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Applied Materials has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Alphabet has a net margin of 37.92% compared to Applied Materials' net margin of 27.78%. Alphabet's return on equity of 38.99% beat Applied Materials' return on equity.

80.6% of Applied Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 244 more articles in the media than Applied Materials. MarketBeat recorded 301 mentions for Alphabet and 57 mentions for Applied Materials. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Alphabet's score of 0.82 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Applied Materials currently has a consensus price target of $370.86, suggesting a potential downside of 9.73%. Alphabet has a consensus price target of $405.94, suggesting a potential upside of 4.50%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Applied Materials.

Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Applied Materials pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 6.4% 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 has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Alphabet has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Applied Materials is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Applied Materials has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intel has a beta of 2.18, indicating that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Applied Materials has a net margin of 27.78% compared to Intel's net margin of -5.90%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 37.52% beat Intel's return on equity.

80.6% of Applied Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of Intel shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Intel shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Intel had 228 more articles in the media than Applied Materials. MarketBeat recorded 285 mentions for Intel and 57 mentions for Applied Materials. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Intel's score of 0.89 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Applied Materials presently has a consensus target price of $370.86, suggesting a potential downside of 9.73%. Intel has a consensus target price of $74.47, suggesting a potential downside of 31.18%. Given Applied Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Applied Materials is more favorable than Intel.

Applied Materials has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KLA has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, KLA had 2 more articles in the media than Applied Materials. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for KLA and 57 mentions for Applied Materials. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat KLA's score of 0.70 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. KLA pays an annual dividend of $7.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Applied Materials pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KLA pays out 21.5% 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 has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and KLA has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Applied Materials is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Applied Materials presently has a consensus target price of $370.86, suggesting a potential downside of 9.73%. KLA has a consensus target price of $1,798.30, suggesting a potential upside of 3.77%. Given KLA's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KLA is more favorable than Applied Materials.

80.6% of Applied Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of KLA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 91.5% of KLA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

KLA has a net margin of 35.66% compared to Applied Materials' net margin of 27.78%. KLA's return on equity of 91.89% beat Applied Materials' return on equity.

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