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In the latest session, Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) closed at $189.76 up 6.53% from its previous closing price of $178.13. In other words, the price has increased by $6.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 15.44 million shares were traded. AMAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $191.55 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $183.86.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Applied Materials Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.55 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.96. 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 August 20, 2025, Daiwa Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $170. TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating for. The Stock on August 15, 2025, while the target price for. The Stock was revised from $220 to $200.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 24 ’25 when Sanders Adam sold 562 shares for $178.60 per share. The transaction valued at 100,373 led to the insider holds 5,300 shares of the business.
DICKERSON GARY E bought 50,000 shares of AMAT for $6,865,082 on Apr 03 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 1,716,058 shares after completing the transaction at $137.30 per share. On Apr 01 ’25, another insider, Sanders Adam, who serves as the Corp. Controller & CAO of the company, sold 450 shares for $144.83 each. As a result, the insider received 65,174 and left with 6,077 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 151170859008 and an Enterprise Value of 150918873088. As of this moment, Applied’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.62, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.94. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.18. For. The Stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.274 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.669.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AMAT is 1.78, which has changed by -0.012489617 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16298151 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AMAT has reached a high of $215.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $123.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of. The Stock is 7.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.74%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AMAT has traded an average of 7.27M shares per day and 7726020 over the past ten days. A total of 796.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 794.59M. Insiders hold about 0.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.57% stake in the company. Shares short for AMAT as of 1756425600 were 22434407 with a Short Ratio of 3.09, compared to 1753920000 on 15328085. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22434407 and a Short% of Float of 2.8199999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AMAT is 1.72, from 1.72 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.00965587. The Stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.85. 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 market rating of Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 27.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.17, with high estimates of $2.48 and low estimates of $2.0.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.88 and $9.31 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.39. EPS for the following year is $9.55, with 32.0 analysts recommending between $10.36 and $8.76.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 24 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $6.71B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $6.84B to a low estimate of $6.65B. As of the current estimate, Applied Materials Inc’s year-ago sales were $7.04BFor the next quarter, 24 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.83B. There is a high estimate of $7.38B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.59B.
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 $27.91B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $28.31B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $27.18BBased on 32 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $29.13B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $30.68B and the low estimate is $27.56B.
