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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$190.78
-0.1%
$168.27
$123.74
$255.89
$153.32B1.697.09 million shs6.58 million shs
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
$98.14
-0.7%
$86.23
$56.32
$113.00
$126.39B1.6812.35 million shs7.24 million shs
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
$102.18
-2.3%
$88.89
$54.84
$147.40
$7.05B1.881.05 million shs981,704 shs
Western Digital Corporation stock logo
WDC
Western Digital
$65.21
-1.3%
$53.92
$28.83
$80.38
$23.05B1.546.57 million shs6.23 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
-0.04%+4.21%+14.42%+47.94%-21.36%
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
-0.53%+0.82%+13.65%+62.89%-9.78%
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
-2.47%+2.84%+15.28%+73.83%-23.79%
Western Digital Corporation stock logo
WDC
Western Digital
-1.05%+1.91%+17.60%+106.69%-15.50%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.7693 of 5 stars
2.34.02.52.34.02.52.5
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
4.513 of 5 stars
2.44.03.32.53.61.71.3
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
4.7248 of 5 stars
3.52.01.72.92.32.52.5
Western Digital Corporation stock logo
WDC
Western Digital
4.3525 of 5 stars
2.41.01.72.42.62.53.1
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
2.67
Moderate Buy$202.005.88% Upside
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
2.79
Moderate Buy$95.10-3.10% Downside
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
2.92
Moderate Buy$130.8228.03% Upside
Western Digital Corporation stock logo
WDC
Western Digital
2.86
Moderate Buy$63.79-2.18% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest WDC, AMAT, LRCX, and MKSI Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
7/7/2025
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
Citigroup
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$87.00 ➝ $108.00
7/7/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Redburn Atlantic
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Neutral$225.00 ➝ $200.00
7/7/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$190.00 ➝ $220.00
7/7/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Rothschild & Co Redburn
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Neutral$200.00
7/1/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$158.00 ➝ $169.00
7/1/2025
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$82.00 ➝ $87.00
6/24/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Set Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$200.00 ➝ $220.00
6/24/2025
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$90.00 ➝ $115.00
6/24/2025
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$110.00 ➝ $120.00
6/18/2025
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
B. Riley
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$95.00 ➝ $115.00
6/17/2025
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
Oppenheimer
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$80.00 ➝ $110.00
(Data available from 7/8/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$27.18B5.63$9.21 per share20.72$23.05 per share8.28
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
$17.14B7.33$3.31 per share29.65$6.53 per share15.03
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
$3.59B1.92$11.94 per share8.56$34.50 per share2.96
Western Digital Corporation stock logo
WDC
Western Digital
$13.00B1.75$0.85 per share76.79$33.13 per share1.97
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$7.18B$8.2223.2118.952.1324.06%40.15%22.42%8/13/2025 (Estimated)
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
$3.83B$3.5927.3526.101.3927.18%53.21%24.07%7/30/2025 (Estimated)
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
$190M$3.3530.5011.871.186.21%20.67%5.49%8/6/2025 (Estimated)
Western Digital Corporation stock logo
WDC
Western Digital
-$798M$5.2812.358.00N/A13.33%20.58%9.01%7/30/2025 (Estimated)

Latest WDC, AMAT, LRCX, and MKSI Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/30/2025Q4 2025
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
$1.20N/AN/AN/A$4.99 billionN/A
7/30/2025Q4 2025
Western Digital Corporation stock logo
WDC
Western Digital
$1.47N/AN/AN/A$2.45 billionN/A
5/15/2025Q2 2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$2.31$2.39+$0.08$2.63$7.12 billion$7.10 billion
5/7/2025Q1 2025
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
$1.42$1.71+$0.29$0.77$913.59 million$936.00 million
4/30/2025Q3 2025
Western Digital Corporation stock logo
WDC
Western Digital
$1.06$1.36+$0.30$1.42$2.70 billion($1,465.00) million
4/23/2025Q3 2025
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
$1.00$1.04+$0.04$1.03$4.64 billion$4.72 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$1.840.96%N/A22.38%8 Years
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
$0.920.94%N/A25.63%10 Years
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
$0.880.86%N/A26.27%N/A
Western Digital Corporation stock logo
WDC
Western Digital
$0.400.61%N/A7.58%N/A

Latest WDC, AMAT, LRCX, and MKSI Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
6/10/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
quarterly$0.461.06%8/21/20258/21/20259/11/2025
5/20/2025
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
quarterly$0.231.11%6/18/20256/18/20257/9/2025
4/29/2025
Western Digital Corporation stock logo
WDC
Western Digital
quarterly$0.100.92%6/4/20256/4/20256/18/2025
5/12/2025
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
quarterly$0.220.96%5/27/20255/27/20256/6/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
0.29
2.46
1.76
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
0.39
2.45
1.64
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
1.87
3.11
1.96
Western Digital Corporation stock logo
WDC
Western Digital
0.95
1.56
1.31

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
80.56%
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
84.61%
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
99.79%
Western Digital Corporation stock logo
WDC
Western Digital
92.51%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
0.24%
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
0.29%
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
0.51%
Western Digital Corporation stock logo
WDC
Western Digital
0.30%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
35,700802.50 million800.57 millionOptionable
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
17,4501.28 billion1.28 billionOptionable
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
10,20067.45 million67.10 millionOptionable
Western Digital Corporation stock logo
WDC
Western Digital
51,000348.88 million347.83 millionOptionable

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Applied Materials stock logo

Applied Materials NASDAQ:AMAT

$190.78 -0.27 (-0.14%)
Closing price 07/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$190.60 -0.18 (-0.09%)
As of 07/7/2025 07:59 PM Eastern
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Applied Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits. This segment also offers various technologies, including epitaxy, ion implantation, oxidation/nitridation, rapid thermal processing, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, electrochemical deposition, atomic layer deposition, etching, and selective deposition and removal, as well as metrology and inspection tools. The Applied Global Services segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, remanufactured earlier generation equipment, and factory automation software for semiconductor, display, and other products. The Display and Adjacent Markets segment offers products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays; organic light-emitting diodes; and other display technologies for TVs, monitors, laptops, personal computers, electronic tablets, smart phones, and other consumer-oriented devices. It operates in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Lam Research stock logo

Lam Research NASDAQ:LRCX

$98.14 -0.67 (-0.68%)
Closing price 07/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$98.20 +0.06 (+0.07%)
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Lam Research Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, refurbishes, and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. The company offers ALTUS systems to deposit conformal films for tungsten metallization applications; SABRE electrochemical deposition products for copper interconnect transition that offers copper damascene manufacturing; SOLA ultraviolet thermal processing products for film treatments; and VECTOR plasma-enhanced CVD ALD products. It also provides SPEED gapfill high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition products; and Striker single-wafer atomic layer deposition products for dielectric film solutions. In addition, the company offers Flex for dielectric etch applications; Kiyo for conductor etch applications; Syndion for through-silicon via etch applications; and Versys metal products for metal etch processes. Further, it provides Coronus bevel clean products to enhance die yield; Da Vinci, DV-Prime, EOS, and SP series products to address various wafer cleaning applications; and Metryx mass metrology systems for high precision in-line mass measurement in semiconductor wafer manufacturing. The company sells its products and services to semiconductors industry in the United States, China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

MKS stock logo

MKS NASDAQ:MKSI

$102.18 -2.38 (-2.28%)
As of 07/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

MKS Instruments, Inc. provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, and internationally. It operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments. The VSD segment provides foundational technology solutions, including pressure measurement and control, flow measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, electronic control technology, reactive gas generation and delivery, power generation and delivery, and vacuum technology. The PSD segment offers range of solutions, which include lasers, beam measurement and profiling, precision motion control, vibration isolation systems, photonics instruments, temperature sensing, opto-mechanical components, optical elements, systems for flexible PCB laser processing, and laser-based systems, as well as high density interconnect PCB and package manufacturing. The MSD segment develops, process, and manufactures technologies comprising advanced surface modification, electroless and electrolytic plating, and surface finishing for chemistry, equipment, software, and services markets, as well as high-technology applications. In addition, the company sells its products and services through direct sales, network of independent distributors, and sales representatives, as well as websites, including product catalogs. The company was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.

Western Digital stock logo

Western Digital NASDAQ:WDC

$65.21 -0.87 (-1.32%)
Closing price 07/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, rest of Asia, and internationally. It offers client devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs) for desktop and notebook personal computers (PCs), gaming consoles, and set top boxes; and flash-based embedded storage products for mobile phones, tablets, notebook PCs, and other portable and wearable devices, as well as automotive, Internet of Things, industrial, and connected home applications. The company also provides enterprise HDDs; enterprise SSDs consisting of flash-based SSDs and software solutions for use in enterprise servers, online transactions, data analysis, and other enterprise applications; and data storage platforms. In addition, it offers external HDD storage products in mobile and desktop form; client portable SSDs; removable cards that are used in consumer devices comprising mobile phones, tablets, imaging systems, and cameras and smart video systems; universal serial bus flash drives for use in the computing and consumer markets; and wireless drive products used in-field backup of created content, as well as wireless streaming of high-definition movies, photos, music, and documents to tablets, smartphones, and PCs. The company sells its products under the Western Digital, SanDisk, and WD brands to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, dealers, resellers, and retailers. Western Digital Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.