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The price of Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) closed at $188.24 in the last session, down -0.94% from day before closing price of $190.03. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.94 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.62 million shares were traded. AMAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $190.03 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $186.85.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AMAT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.77. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.76 and its Current Ratio is at 2.46. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Goldman on July 10, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $225.
On July 07, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $200.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of 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 151062233088 and an Enterprise Value of 150985261056. As of this moment, Applied’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.65. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.375 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.265.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AMAT is 1.77, which has changed by -0.09456468 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 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 2.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.57%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AMAT traded on average about 6.89M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6504140 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 802.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 800.48M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.04% stake in the company. Shares short for AMAT as of 1753920000 were 15328085 with a Short Ratio of 2.22, 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
The forward annual dividend rate for AMAT is 1.66, which was 1.66 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008736842The 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 2025-05-22 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.
