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After finishing at $160.76 in the prior trading day, Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) closed at $157.57, down -1.98%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.98 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.67 million shares were traded. AMAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $158.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $156.01.
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 17.90 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.56. 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.
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 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 125526884352 and an Enterprise Value of 125274947584. As of this moment, Applied’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.378 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.836.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AMAT is 1.76, which has changed by -0.13603467 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16222072 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 -13.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.63%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 7.23M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7236010 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 794.59M. Insiders hold about 0.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.58% stake in the company. Shares short for AMAT as of 1755216000 were 16338333 with a Short Ratio of 2.26, compared to 1752537600 on 15212681. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16338333 and a Short% of Float of 2.0599999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AMAT’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.72, compared to 1.72 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010699179The 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 2025-08-21. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2002-04-17 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) reflects the collective analysis of 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
24 analysts predict $6.71B in revenue for the current 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 $6.82B. 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 $28.3B. 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.
