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After finishing at $261.27 in the prior trading day, Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) closed at $258.84, down -0.93%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.73 million shares were traded. AMAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $261.555 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $255.3.
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 23.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.02. 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 0.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.34.
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 206202929152 and an Enterprise Value of 203722457088. As of this moment, Applied’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.84, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.61. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.181 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.772.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AMAT is 1.67, which has changed by 0.5791478 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16081822 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 8.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 39.04%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 8.35M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6477040 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 793.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 789.93M. Insiders hold about 0.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.30% stake in the company. Shares short for AMAT as of 1764288000 were 18983233 with a Short Ratio of 2.27, 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 0.0068128756. 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 2026-02-19. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2002-04-17 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) is a result of the insights provided by 27.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.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 $9.5. EPS for the following year is $11.54, with 28.0 analysts recommending between $13.14 and $10.41.
Revenue Estimates
25 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, 25 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.98B. There is a high estimate of $7.27B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.85B.
A total of 32 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 $28.9B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $28.37BBased on 29 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $32.64B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $36.84B and the low estimate is $30.51B.
