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After finishing at $152.87 in the prior trading day, Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) closed at $155.32, up 1.60%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.60 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.86 million shares were traded.
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 15.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.26. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.96 and its Current Ratio is at 2.68. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Equal-Weight to Underweight on December 05, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $179 to $164.
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 Feb 24 ’25 when Sanders Adam sold 271 shares for $172.72 per share. The transaction valued at 46,808 led to the insider holds 6,479 shares of the business.
Iannotti Thomas J sold 9,827 shares of AMAT for $2,325,560 on Jun 21 ’24. The Director now owns 49,185 shares after completing the transaction at $236.65 per share. On Jun 18 ’24, another insider, Raja Prabu G., who serves as the President, Semi. Products Grp. of the company, sold 50,000 shares for $249.17 each. As a result, the insider received 12,458,500 and left with 458,417 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Applied’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.32, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.78.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AMAT has reached a high of $255.89, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $149.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.10%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 812.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 810.39M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.78% stake in the company.
