Followed 109 TimesTop FollowedTop MarketRank™ StocksTop MarketRank™Most-Upgraded StocksMost-UpgradedNASDAQ:AMAT Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $472.79 +18.08 (+3.98%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$471.13 -1.66 (-0.35%) As of 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$458.15▼$472.8950-Day Range$435.91▼$650.9152-Week Range$161.75▼$739.67Volume6.30 million shsAverage Volume7.09 million shsMarket Capitalization$375.21 billionP/E Ratio40.76Dividend Yield0.45%Price Target$658.45Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Applied Materials, Inc. is a global provider of materials engineering solutions used to manufacture semiconductors, displays and other advanced electronic products. The company develops and supplies equipment, services and software that help customers build and improve the performance of chips and display panels. Its semiconductor products support processes including deposition, etch, patterning, inspection, metrology and materials modification. Applied Materials also provides equipment and services for display manufacturing, including technologies used in producing liquid-crystal and organic light-emitting diode displays, as well as solutions for adjacent markets such as solar and other specialty applications. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Applied Materials serves semiconductor and display manufacturers worldwide through operations, customer-support centers and research and development activities across major technology-producing regions. Gary E. Dickerson has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer since 2013.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Applied Materials Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks100th Percentile Overall ScoreAMAT MarketRank™: Applied Materials scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 592 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 2.88, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 27 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialApplied Materials has a consensus price target of $658.45, representing about 39.3% upside from its current price of $472.79.Amount of Analyst CoverageApplied Materials has been the subject of 26 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 Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth43.26% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Applied Materials are expected to grow by 43.26% in the coming year, from $12.76 to $18.28 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Applied Materials is 40.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.45.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Applied Materials is 40.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 68.07.Price to Earnings Growth RatioApplied Materials has a PEG Ratio of 1.27. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioApplied Materials has a P/B Ratio of 14.64. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Applied Materials' valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.50% 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 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Applied Materials has recently decreased by 16.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldApplied Materials has a dividend yield of 0.47%, 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 11.60% 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 Media4.5 / 5News Sentiment1.15 News SentimentApplied Materials has a news sentiment score of 1.15. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 52 news articles for Applied Materials this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.Search Interest196 people have searched for AMAT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 44% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows109 people have added Applied Materials to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 276% 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 $146,114,059.00 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 HeadlinesCapex Rebound Powers Applied Materials’ (AMAT) PerformanceSeptember 8 at 12:08 PM | finance.yahoo.comApplied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) Presents at Citi's 2026 Global TMT Conference TranscriptSeptember 8 at 12:00 PM | seekingalpha.comWhy the Treasury still prices gold at 42 dollars an ounceThe U.S. Treasury still values its gold reserves at 42.22 dollars an ounce, a price set in 1973. Gold trades near 4,500 dollars today, a 113-to-1 gap between book value and market reality. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said he wants to monetize the asset side of the balance sheet. A revaluation could add more than 1 trillion dollars to the government's books overnight. Certain gold miners still trade as if gold were under 2,000 dollars, even as prices near record highs.September 8 at 1:00 AM | Golden Portfolio (Ad)Capex Rebound Powers Applied Materials’ (AMAT) PerformanceSeptember 8 at 11:31 AM | insidermonkey.comWall Street Analysts Think Applied Materials (AMAT) Is a Good Investment: Is It?September 7 at 12:39 PM | finance.yahoo.comThese 3 GARP Stocks Show Why Growth and Value Do Not Have to ClashApplied Materials, Progressive, and PulteGroup stand out as growth-at-a-reasonable-price stocks for the second half of 2026, each balancing valuation and growth differently.August 30, 2026 | marketbeat.comApplied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) CFO Brice Hill Sells 7,500 Shares of StockAugust 28, 2026 | insidertrades.comApplied Materials Beat Everything but Wall Street’s Expectations for MarginsApplied Materials beat Q3 estimates and raised guidance, but shares fell 6% as sequential growth slowed and gross margin guidance stalled at 50.4% for Q4.August 15, 2026 | marketbeat.comSee More Headlines AMAT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AMAT shares performed this year? Applied Materials' stock was trading at $256.99 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, AMAT stock has increased by 84.0% and is now trading at $472.79. How were Applied Materials' earnings last quarter? Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 13th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $3.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.40 by $0.10. Applied Materials's revenue was up 24.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. How will Applied Materials' stock buyback program work? Applied Materials' Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback plan on Monday, March 10th 2025, which permits the company to buy back $10,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 8.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued. Does Applied Materials have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Applied Materials: Perceptive Engineering, Think Silicon, Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc., Semitool Inc., Advent Solar, Baccini, and more. Who are Applied Materials' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Applied Materials include California State Teachers Retirement System (109.65%), BlackRock Inc. (10.10%), UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (1.19%) and Amundi (0.98%). 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 IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), Broadcom (AVGO), Tesla (TSLA), ASML (ASML), HubSpot (HUBS), CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Cadence Design Systems (CDNS). Company Calendar Record date for 6/11 Dividend5/21/2026Ex-Dividend for 6/11 Dividend5/21/2026Dividend Payable6/11/2026Last Earnings8/13/2026Record date for 9/10 Dividend8/20/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend8/20/2026Today9/08/2026Citi’s 2026 Global TMT Conference9/08/2026Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 20269/09/2026Dividend Payable9/10/2026Fiscal Year End10/31/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/12/2026Get 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 (1m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 AMAT's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. AMAT has been in this zone for over one month. 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$658.45 High Price Target$900.00 Low Price Target$290.00 Potential Upside/Downside+39.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.88 Research Coverage33 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$11.60 Trailing P/E Ratio40.76 Forward P/E Ratio37.05 P/E Growth1.27Net Income$7.00 billion Net Margins30.05% Pretax Margin34.79% Return on Equity38.02% Return on Assets22.09% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.20 Current Ratio2.42 Quick Ratio1.79 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$28.37 billion Price / Sales13.23 Cash Flow$10.50 per share Price / Cash Flow45.04 Book Value$32.29 per share Price / Book14.64Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares793,600,000Free Float791,216,000Market Cap$375.21 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.60 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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