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Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) closed the day trading at $223.23 down -3.25% from the previous closing price of $230.73. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 12.93 million shares were traded. AMAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $229.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $219.63.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AMAT, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 25.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.54. 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:
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 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 177834491904 and an Enterprise Value of 177582489600. As of this moment, Applied’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.206 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.614.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AMAT is 1.67, which has changed by 0.3218261 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1476624 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 5.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 25.62%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AMAT traded about 8.43M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AMAT traded about 7625270 shares per day. A total of 796.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 793.58M. Insiders hold about 0.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.52% stake in the company. Shares short for AMAT as of 1761868800 were 17115618 with a Short Ratio of 2.03, compared to 1759190400 on 19677583. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17115618 and a Short% of Float of 2.15.
Dividends & Splits
AMAT’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.72, up from 1.72 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0074546007. 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
The stock of Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) is currently drawing attention from 26.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.28, with high estimates of $2.48 and low estimates of $2.07.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.01 and $8.58 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.48. EPS for the following year is $10.94, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $12.03 and $9.99.
Revenue Estimates
24 analysts predict $6.8B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.38B to a low estimate of $6.51B. As of. The current estimate, Applied Materials Inc’s year-ago sales were $7.17BFor the next quarter, 24 analysts are estimating revenue of $7.05B. There is a high estimate of $7.42B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.74B.
A total of 32 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AMAT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $30.6B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $27.64B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $28.99B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $28.37BBased on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $31.93B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $35.11B and the low estimate is $29.85B.
