Trending NewsTrending NewsTop MarketRank™ StocksTop MarketRank™NASDAQ:AMAT Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $370.50 -10.45 (-2.74%) Closing price 11/13/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$362.88 -7.62 (-2.06%) As of 11/13/2026 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Applied Materials Stock (NASDAQ:AMAT) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Applied Materials alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$352.23▼$381.3750-Day Range$319.25▼$542.2852-Week Range$203.40▼$739.67Volume11.93 million shsAverage Volume8.34 million shsMarket Capitalization$294.03 billionP/E Ratio29.36Dividend Yield0.57%Price Target$589.23Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Applied Materials, Inc. develops and supplies equipment, software and services used to manufacture semiconductors and advanced displays. Its technologies help customers build and process materials at the microscopic scale required for chips and other electronic products. The company’s offerings include systems for depositing, removing and modifying materials, as well as inspection, measurement and process-control tools. It also provides equipment and services for advanced semiconductor packaging and supports customers with maintenance, upgrades and manufacturing software. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Applied Materials serves semiconductor and display manufacturers around the world. Gary Dickerson is the company’s president and chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Applied Materials Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks99th Percentile Overall ScoreAMAT MarketRank™: 4.9370904325 of 5 starsApplied Materials scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 594 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingApplied Materials has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.74, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 29 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialApplied Materials has a consensus price target of $589.23, representing about 59.0% upside from its current price of $370.50.Amount of Analyst CoverageApplied Materials has been the subject of 20 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Applied Materials' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.8 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth28.01% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Applied Materials are expected to grow by 28.01% in the coming year, from $18.28 to $23.40 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Applied Materials is 29.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.41.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Applied Materials is 29.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 45.31.Price to Earnings Growth RatioApplied Materials has a PEG Ratio of 0.74. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioApplied Materials has a P/B Ratio of 14.46. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.83% of the float of Applied Materials has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverApplied Materials has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Applied Materials has recently increased by 1.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldApplied Materials has a dividend yield of 0.56%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthApplied Materials has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Applied Materials is 18.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Applied Materials will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.06% next year. This indicates that Applied Materials will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Applied Materials' dividend. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News Sentiment0.33 News SentimentApplied Materials has a news sentiment score of 0.33. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 115 news articles for Applied Materials this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 129 people have searched for AMAT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -30% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows70 people have added Applied Materials to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 180% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.4 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Applied Materials insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,454,181.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.30% of the stock of Applied Materials is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions80.56% of the stock of Applied Materials is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Applied Materials' insider trading history. Receive AMAT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Applied Materials and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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AMAT Stock News HeadlinesApplied Materials posts its 2nd largest quarterly buyback ever at $2.1B1 hour ago | 247wallst.comApplied Materials Beats and Raises, But Investors Stay UnconvincedApplied Materials beat fiscal Q4 estimates and issued bullish guidance, citing strong AI and memory demand and fading China risk, yet shares barely moved after the report.3 hours ago | marketbeat.comI'm handing you this one freeElon Musk doesn't own the chip powering every Tesla, every Starlink dish, and every AI satellite he builds. He licenses it from one overlooked company. That supplier just got a major catalyst. Musk filed to launch 1,000,000 satellites, a move analyst Dylan believes could drive a 100X bigger bill for this chipmaker starting December 8th.November 15 at 1:00 AM | Behind the Markets (Ad)Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) Stock Price Down 2.7% Following Analyst Downgrade4 hours ago | americanbankingnews.comAnalysts Offer Insights on Technology Companies: Applied Materials (AMAT) and Cisco Systems (CSCO)November 14 at 5:05 PM | theglobeandmail.comHead to Head Review: Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) and Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT)November 14 at 3:46 AM | americanbankingnews.comApplied Materials (AMAT) Stock Slips After Record Q4 Earnings ResultsNovember 13 at 8:52 PM | finance.yahoo.comApplied Materials Earnings Call Signals AI-Fueled GrowthNovember 13 at 7:10 PM | tipranks.comSee More Headlines AMAT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AMAT shares performed this year? Applied Materials' stock was trading at $256.99 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, AMAT shares have increased by 44.2% and is now trading at $370.50. How were Applied Materials' earnings last quarter? Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) announced its earnings results on Thursday, November, 12th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $4.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.06 by $0.10. The manufacturing equipment provider earned $10.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.30 billion. Applied Materials had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 43.37% and a net margin of 29.29%. Read the conference call transcript. How will Applied Materials' stock buyback program work? Applied Materials' board approved a stock repurchase program on Monday, March 10th 2025, which permits the company to buy back $10 billion in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 8.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued. Does Applied Materials have any subsidiaries? Applied Materials subsidiaries include these companies: Perceptive Engineering, Think Silicon, Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc., Semitool Inc., Advent Solar, Baccini, and others. Who are Applied Materials' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Applied Materials include State Street Corp (4.82%), Sanders Capital LLC (0.65%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.27%) and Boston Partners (0.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Gary E Dickerson, Prabu G Raja, Omkaram Nalamasu, Timothy M Deane, Brice Hill, Teri A Little, Judy Bruner and Adam Sanders. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Applied Materials? Shares of AMAT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Applied Materials own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Applied Materials investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Micron Technology (MU), Tesla (TSLA), Broadcom (AVGO), Intel (INTC) and Alibaba Group (BABA). Company Calendar Record date for 9/10 Dividend8/20/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend8/20/2026Dividend Payable9/10/2026Last Earnings11/12/2026Today11/15/2026Record date for 12/10 Dividend11/19/2026Ex-Dividend for 12/10 Dividend11/19/2026Dividend Payable12/10/2026Fiscal Year End10/31/2027Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (3m+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 AMAT's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. AMAT has been in this zone for over 3 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorTechnology Industry Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Sub-IndustrySemiconductor Materials & Equipment Current SymbolNASDAQ:AMAT CIK6951 Webwww.appliedmaterials.com Phone(408) 727-5555Fax408-748-9943Employees36,500Year Founded1967Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Applied Materials$589.23 High Price Target$900.00 Low Price Target$358.20 Potential Upside/Downside+59.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.74 Research Coverage39 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$11.60 Trailing P/E Ratio29.36 Forward P/E Ratio15.83 P/E Growth0.74Net Income$7.00 billion Net Margins29.29% Pretax Margin34.79% Return on Equity43.37% Return on Assets25.44% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.20 Current Ratio2.42 Quick Ratio1.79 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$34.45 billion Price / Sales8.54 Cash Flow$9.82 per share Price / Cash Flow37.74 Book Value$25.63 per share Price / Book14.46Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares793,600,000Free Float791,216,000Market Cap$294.03 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.67 Social Links The 7 Hottest IPO Stories of 2026MarketBeat just released its list of the 7 hottest IPOs expected to hit Wall Street in 2026. 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