Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ: AMAT] gained 0.38% or 8069816.93 points to close at $8070000.0 with a heavy trading volume of 6191415 shares.
It opened the trading session at $182.4, the shares rose to $184.9344 and dropped to $180.9, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for AMAT points out that the company has recorded 9.67% gains over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 8.07M shares, AMAT reached to a volume of 6191415 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Applied Materials Inc [AMAT]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for AMAT shares is $197.17 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on AMAT stock is a recommendation set at 1.72. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Morgan Stanley have made an estimate for Applied Materials Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Equal-Weight, with their previous recommendation back on June 06, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, TD Cowen dropped their target price from $225 to $220. The new note on the price target was released on May 16, 2025, representing the official price target for Applied Materials Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $195, while Jefferies analysts kept a Buy rating on AMAT stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 7.78, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 8.41. Price to Free Cash Flow for AMAT in the course of the last twelve months was 25.16 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.76.
Trading performance analysis for AMAT stock
Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.99. With this latest performance, AMAT shares gained by 17.23% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 9.67% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 12.99% in the past year of trading.
Applied Materials Inc [AMAT]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] shares currently have an operating margin of 29.67% and a Gross Margin at 48.14%. Applied Materials Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 24.07%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 20.61%, with Return on Assets sitting at 20.61%.
Applied Materials Inc [AMAT]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for AMAT. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Applied Materials Inc go to 8.64%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Applied Materials Inc [AMAT]
There are presently around $83.33%, or 83.56%% of AMAT stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of AMAT stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 79.11 million shares, which is approximately 9.5775%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 76.12 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$17.96 billion in AMAT stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$9.0 billion in AMAT stock with ownership which is approximately 4.6169%.
