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After finishing at $275.15 in the prior trading day, Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) closed at $270.11, down -1.83%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.95 million shares were traded. AMAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $271.985 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $262.83.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AMAT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 25.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 37.76. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.87 and its Current Ratio is at 2.61. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.32.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on December 04, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $315 from $260 previously. On November 25, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $285.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 01 ’25 when Sanders Adam sold 609 shares for $255.53 per share. The transaction valued at 155,620 led to the insider holds 4,413 shares of the business.
Little Teri A. sold 4,000 shares of AMAT for $952,942 on Nov 25 ’25. The SVP, CLO now owns 84,351 shares after completing the transaction at $238.24 per share. On Nov 19 ’25, another insider, Little Teri A., who serves as the SVP, CLO of the company, sold 4,000 shares for $234.08 each. As a result, the insider received 936,321 and left with 88,351 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 215181082624 and an Enterprise Value of 212449345536. As of this moment, Applied’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.489 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.857.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AMAT is 1.67, which has changed by 0.59498084 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14045572 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AMAT has reached a high of $276.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $123.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 14.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 46.32%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 8.34M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6138040 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 796.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 793.62M. Insiders hold about 0.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.31% stake in the company. Shares short for AMAT as of 1764288000 were 18983233 with a Short Ratio of 2.28, compared to 1761868800 on 17115618. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18983233 and a Short% of Float of 2.39.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AMAT’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.78, compared to 1.78 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0064691985. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.82. The current Payout Ratio is 20.55% for AMAT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-20 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
The stock of Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) is currently being evaluated by 27.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.25, with high estimates of $2.41 and low estimates of $2.15.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.35 and $9.01 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.48. EPS for the following year is $11.43, with 27.0 analysts recommending between $13.14 and $10.33.
Revenue Estimates
26 analysts predict $6.88B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $7B to a low estimate of $6.84B. As of. The current estimate, Applied Materials Inc’s year-ago sales were $7.17BFor the next quarter, 26 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.97B. There is a high estimate of $7.27B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.85B.
A total of 33 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AMAT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $30.48B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $27.99B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $28.86B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $28.37BBased on 29 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $32.44B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $36.84B and the low estimate is $30.51B.
