At the time of writing, Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] stock is trading at $178.56, down -0.13%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AMAT shares have gain 3.30% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.96%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ: AMAT] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 17, 2025, when KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $225 for it. On December 05, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underweight and revised its price target to $164 on the stock. TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and decreased its price target to $230 on November 15, 2024. Barclays upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and raised its price target to $225 on June 05, 2024. TD Cowen reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on May 17, 2024, and upped its price target to $250. In a note dated May 13, 2024, Jefferies downgraded an Hold rating on this stock and revised its target price from $215 to $210.
For the past year, the stock price of Applied Materials Inc fluctuated between $158.96 and $255.89. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $226.45 within the next 12 months. Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ: AMAT] shares were valued at $178.56 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 26.82% based on the average AMAT price forecast.
Analyzing the AMAT fundamentals
According to Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT], the company’s sales were 27.16B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 5.04% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.47% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.29%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.3%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.26%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.21, Equity is 0.39 and Total Capital is 0.3. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.33.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 176.24 points at the first support level, and at 173.92 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 180.09, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 181.62.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] has a current ratio of 2.51. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.87, while the Cash Ratio is 0.95. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.34, the price to book ratio is 7.69 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.74.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Iannotti Thomas J, Director, that happened on Jun 21 ’24 when 9827.0 shares were sold. President, Semi. Products Grp., Raja Prabu G. completed a deal on Jun 18 ’24 to sell 50000.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and CEO DICKERSON GARY E sold 0.4 million shares on Jun 18 ’24.
