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In the latest session, Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) closed at $178.14 down -0.56% from its previous closing price of $179.15. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.86 million shares were traded. AMAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $179.235 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $175.48.
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 21.19 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.39. 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:
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 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 142956986368 and an Enterprise Value of 142880030720. As of this moment, Applied’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.68, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.62. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.087 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.338.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AMAT is 1.77, which has changed by -0.06512725 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 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 -1.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.69%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AMAT has traded an average of 6.96M shares per day and 6006330 over the past ten 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 80.81% stake in the company. Shares short for AMAT as of 1752537600 were 15212681 with a Short Ratio of 2.19, compared to 1749772800 on 16586448. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15212681 and a Short% of Float of 1.9.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AMAT is 1.66, from 1.66 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009265979The 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.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) is a result of the insights provided by 26.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.38, with high estimates of $2.47 and low estimates of $2.17.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.75 and $9.26 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.51. EPS for the following year is $10.15, with 32.0 analysts recommending between $11.0 and $9.22.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 24 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $7.21B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $7.37B to a low estimate of $7B. As of the current estimate, Applied Materials Inc’s year-ago sales were $6.78BFor the next quarter, 24 analysts are estimating revenue of $7.32B. There is a high estimate of $7.69B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $7.05B.
A total of 32 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AMAT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $29.17B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $28.41B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $28.79B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $27.18BBased on 31 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $30.53B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $31.41B and the low estimate is $28.61B.
