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As of close of business last night, Applied Materials Inc’s stock clocked out at $161.99, down -0.31% from its previous closing price of $162.49. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.18 million shares were traded. AMAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $162.6226 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $160.75.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of AMAT’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.32. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 129996652544 and an Enterprise Value of 128796106752. As of this moment, Applied’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.501 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.225.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AMAT is 1.76, which has changed by -0.17254943 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14460516 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 -11.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.40%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that AMAT traded 7.30M shares on average per day over the past three months and 10293080 shares per day 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 80.42% stake in the company. Shares short for AMAT as of 1753920000 were 15328085 with a Short Ratio of 2.10, compared to 1751241600 on 15435340. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15328085 and a Short% of Float of 1.91.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.72, AMAT has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.72. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010585266The 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 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 $2.17, 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
In the current quarter, 25 analysts expect revenue to total $6.71B. 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, 25 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 $28.2B, 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 $29.11B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $30.68B and the low estimate is $27.56B.
