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The closing price of Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) was $284.32 for the day, up 5.75% from the previous closing price of $268.87. In other words, the price has increased by $5.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.39 million shares were traded. AMAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $287.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $276.12.
Ratios:
Our analysis of AMAT’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 26.30 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 39.57. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 226501378048 and an Enterprise Value of 223926665216. As of this moment, Applied’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.78, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.894 whereas that against EBITDA is 25.031.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AMAT is 1.69, which has changed by 0.51203465 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16067612 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 15.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 47.56%.
Shares Statistics:
AMAT traded an average of 7.39M shares per day over the past three months and 6094360 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 793.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 789.91M. Insiders hold about 0.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.67% stake in the company. Shares short for AMAT as of 1765756800 were 17743721 with a Short Ratio of 2.40, compared to 1763078400 on 14815531. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17743721 and a Short% of Float of 2.2399999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.78, AMAT has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.78. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0066203. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.81. 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 stock of Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) is currently in the spotlight, with 27.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.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 $9.51. EPS for the following year is $11.58, with 28.0 analysts recommending between $13.14 and $10.41.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 26 analysts. 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 $6.98B. 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 $28.9B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $28.37BBased on 30 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $32.69B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $36.84B and the low estimate is $30.51B.
