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In the latest session, Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) closed at $137.46 down -0.53% from its previous closing price of $138.19. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.49 million shares were traded. AMAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $139.64 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $136.94.
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 13.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.82. 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.
KeyBanc Capital Markets Upgraded its Sector Weight to Overweight on January 17, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $225.
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 Apr 03 ’25 when DICKERSON GARY E bought 50,000 shares for $137.30 per share. The transaction valued at 6,865,082 led to the insider holds 1,716,058 shares of the business.
Sanders Adam sold 450 shares of AMAT for $65,174 on Apr 01 ’25. The Corp. Controller & CAO now owns 6,077 shares after completing the transaction at $144.83 per share. On Feb 24 ’25, another insider, Sanders Adam, who serves as the Corp. Controller & CAO of the company, sold 271 shares for $172.72 each. As a result, the insider received 46,808 and left with 6,479 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 111678152704 and an Enterprise Value of 110053122048. As of this moment, Applied’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.73. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.04 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.982 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.976.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AMAT is 1.68, which has changed by -0.2756495 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.0635103 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AMAT has reached a high of $255.89, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $123.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.46%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AMAT has traded an average of 7.93M shares per day and 12636580 over the past ten days. A total of 812.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 810.31M. Insiders hold about 0.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.74% stake in the company. Shares short for AMAT as of 1743379200 were 17494816 with a Short Ratio of 2.21, compared to 1740700800 on 19352900. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17494816 and a Short% of Float of 2.16.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AMAT is 1.60, from 1.6 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011578262The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.89. The current Payout Ratio is 17.66% for AMAT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-20 with an ex-dividend date of 1747872000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2002-04-17 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
