Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 21.49x compared to its average ratio. AMAT has 36-month beta value of 1.66. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 21 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for AMAT is 800.37M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.08% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AMAT on June 17, 2025 was 7.80M shares.
AMAT) stock’s latest price update
Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 3.49 compared to its previous closing price of 170.59. However, the company has seen a gain of 3.98% in its stock price over the last five trading days. youtube.com reported 2025-06-16 that The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.
AMAT’s Market Performance
AMAT’s stock has risen by 3.98% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 1.03% and a quarterly rise of 13.57%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.56% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.78% for Applied Materials Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.94% for AMAT’s stock, with a 2.99% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AMAT
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AMAT reach a price target of $220, previously predicting the price at $225. The rating they have provided for AMAT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 16th, 2025.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to AMAT, setting the target price at $195 in the report published on March 28th of the current year.
AMAT Trading at 13.26% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AMAT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.01% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AMAT starting from DICKERSON GARY E, who purchase 50,000 shares at the price of $137.30 back on Apr 03 ’25. After this action, DICKERSON GARY E now owns 1,716,058 shares of Applied Materials Inc, valued at $6,865,082 using the latest closing price.
Sanders Adam, the Corp. Controller & CAO of Applied Materials Inc, sale 450 shares at $144.83 during a trade that took place back on Apr 01 ’25, which means that Sanders Adam is holding 6,077 shares at $65,174 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AMAT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.3 for the present operating margin
- 0.48 for the gross margin
The net margin for Applied Materials Inc stands at 0.24. The total capital return value is set at 0.33. Equity return is now at value 36.37, with 20.61 for asset returns.
Based on Applied Materials Inc (AMAT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.25 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.33. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 31.92.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 8.26 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.01. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.05. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.54for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.84. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.46.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
