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The price of Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) closed at $240.89 in the last session, up 4.65% from day before closing price of $230.19. In other words, the price has increased by $4.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.23 million shares were traded. AMAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $241.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $230.19.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AMAT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.96. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.76 and its Current Ratio is at 2.50. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.30.
On September 22, 2025, Morgan Stanley Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal-Weight but kept the price unchanged to $209.
Mizuho Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on September 12, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $175.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 30 ’25 when Nalamasu Omkaram bought 21,554 shares for $204.95 per share.
Sanders Adam sold 562 shares of AMAT for $100,373 on Jun 24 ’25. The Corp. Controller & CAO now owns 5,300 shares after completing the transaction at $178.60 per share. On Apr 03 ’25, another insider, DICKERSON GARY E, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, bought 50,000 shares for $137.30 each. As a result, the insider paid 6,865,082 and bolstered with 1,716,058 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AMAT now has a Market Capitalization of 191903186944 and an Enterprise Value of 191574720512. As of this moment, Applied’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.26. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.695 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.159.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AMAT is 1.67, which has changed by 0.18599617 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13367426 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AMAT has reached a high of $242.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $123.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 18.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 36.66%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AMAT traded on average about 8.32M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6832870 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 796.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 793.70M. Insiders hold about 0.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.85% stake in the company. Shares short for AMAT as of 1760486400 were 18525672 with a Short Ratio of 2.23, compared to 1757894400 on 19925504. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18525672 and a Short% of Float of 2.33.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AMAT is 1.72, which was 1.72 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007472088. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.82. The current Payout Ratio is 17.66% for AMAT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2002-04-17 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) is underway, with the input of 27.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.15, with high estimates of $2.48 and low estimates of $2.0.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.47 and $9.25 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.35. EPS for the following year is $9.48, with 32.0 analysts recommending between $10.01 and $8.58.
Revenue Estimates
According to 26 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $6.68B. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.81B to a low estimate of $6.59B. As of. The current estimate, Applied Materials Inc’s year-ago sales were $7.04BFor the next quarter, 26 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.81B. There is a high estimate of $7.38B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.51B.
A total of 32 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AMAT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $28.87B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $28.16B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $28.26B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $27.18BBased on 32 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $28.99B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $30.6B and the low estimate is $27.64B.
