Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Applied Materials, Inc. is a leading provider of equipment, services and software used to manufacture semiconductor chips, flat panel displays and solar products. The company’s portfolio spans key process technologies, including thin film deposition, etch, chemical-mechanical planarization, ion implantation, metrology and inspection. Through its Applied Global Services division, the firm also offers maintenance, spare parts and upgrades designed to optimize factory performance and address the evolving needs of semiconductor and display makers worldwide.

Since its founding in 1967 in California’s Silicon Valley, Applied Materials has helped drive innovation in microelectronics by supplying the tools and technologies that underpin the production of advanced logic, memory and foundry devices. Over the decades, the company has expanded its capabilities via strategic acquisitions and organic research and development, building a broad technology foundation that spans from atomic-scale materials engineering to software-driven automation and analytics.

Applied Materials maintains a global footprint, operating R&D centers, manufacturing facilities and customer support operations across North America, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. Its equipment is utilized by major semiconductor fabs in key markets such as Taiwan, South Korea, China, Japan and the United States. The company’s international presence is reinforced by regional service centers that ensure rapid response times for technical support, field service and process optimization.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Gary E. Dickerson, Applied Materials pursues a customer-centric strategy focused on driving productivity improvements and enabling next-generation node scaling. The executive team includes experienced industry veterans overseeing operations, technology development, marketing and global services. Guided by a commitment to innovation and sustainability, Applied Materials continues to support the semiconductor ecosystem through collaborative partnerships with chipmakers, research institutes and industry consortia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $189.27 to $192.04
• 50-Day Range: $148.96 to $190.01
• 52-Week Range: $123.74 to $255.89
• Volume: 3.57 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $153.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.22
• Dividend Yield: 0.96%
• Price Target: $200.76
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Applied Materials Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Applied Materials scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 668 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Applied Materials has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on 16 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Applied Materials has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.36%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Applied Materials are expected to grow by 7.36% in the coming year, from $9.38 to $10.07 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Applied Materials is 23.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Applied Materials is 23.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 36.31.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Applied Materials has a PEG Ratio of 2.05. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Applied Materials has a P/B Ratio of 8.08. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.07% of the float of Applied Materials has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Applied Materials has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Applied Materials has recently decreased by 0.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Applied Materials has a dividend yield of 1.00%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Applied Materials has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Applied Materials is 22.38%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Applied Materials will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.27% next year. This indicates that Applied Materials will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.99

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.07% of the float of Applied Materials has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Applied Materials has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Applied Materials has recently decreased by 0.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.30

News Sentiment

Applied Materials has a news sentiment score of 1.30. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 42 news articles for Applied Materials this week, compared to 35 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

99 people have searched for AMAT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 38% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

41 people have added Applied Materials to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 24% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Applied Materials insiders have bought 6,739.49% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $6,865,000.00 in company stock and sold $100,373.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.24% of the stock of Applied Materials is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.56% of the stock of Applied Materials is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AMAT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AMAT shares performed this year?

Applied Materials' stock was trading at $162.63 at the start of the year. Since then, AMAT stock has increased by 17.4% and is now trading at $190.8640.

How were Applied Materials' earnings last quarter?

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 15th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.31 by $0.08. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.8% 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 shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 8.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Does Applied Materials have any subsidiaries?

Applied Materials subsidiaries include 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?

Applied Materials' top institutional investors include LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI (0.01%), Jacobs & Co. CA (0.01%), Stonebridge Capital Management Inc. and Arvest Investments Inc.. Insiders that own company stock include Gary E Dickerson, Prabu G Raja, Omkaram Nalamasu, Brice Hill, Timothy M Deane, Teri A Little, Thomas J Iannotti, Xun Chen 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

• Last Earnings: 5/15/2025
• Record date for 6/12 Dividend: 5/22/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/12 Dividend: 5/22/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/12/2025
• Today: 7/03/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: ELEC COMP - SEMIC
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductor Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AMAT
• CIK: 6951
• Web: www.appliedmaterials.com
• Phone: (408) 727-5555
• Fax: 408-748-9943
• Employees: 35,700
• Year Founded: 1967

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $200.76
• High Stock Price Target: $250.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $160.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.22
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.35
• P/E Growth: 2.05
• Net Income: $7.18 billion
• Net Margins: 24.06%
• Pretax Margin: 29.53%
• Return on Equity: 40.15%
• Return on Assets: 22.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.29
• Current Ratio: 2.46
• Quick Ratio: 1.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $27.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.64
• Cash Flow: $9.58 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.93
• Book Value: $23.63 per share
• Price / Book: 8.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 802,500,000
• Free Float: 800,572,000
• Market Cap: $153.17 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.69