At the time of writing, Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] stock is trading at $149.95, up 0.60%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AMAT shares have lost -1.05% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -18.15%, and not 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 March 12, 2025, when Edward Jones upgraded its rating to a Buy. Previously, KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Overweight on January 17, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $225. On December 17, 2024, Cleveland Research initiated with a Neutral rating. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Underweight and decreased its price target to $164 on December 05, 2024. TD Cowen reiterated its recommendation of a Buy and reduced its price target to $230 on November 15, 2024. Barclays upgraded its rating to Equal Weight for this stock on June 05, 2024, and upped its price target to $225. In a note dated May 17, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $245 to $250.
For the past year, the stock price of Applied Materials Inc fluctuated between $145.37 and $255.89. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $220.78 within the next 12 months. Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ: AMAT] shares were valued at $149.95 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 47.24% based on the average AMAT price forecast.
Analyzing the AMAT fundamentals
According to Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT], the company’s sales were 27.62B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 6.92% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.48% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.29%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.29%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.23%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.19, Equity is 0.34 and Total Capital is 0.32. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.35.
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 147.86 points at the first support level, and at 145.77 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 152.55, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 155.15.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] has a current ratio of 2.68. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.96, while the Cash Ratio is 0.81. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.41, the price to book ratio is 6.54 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.62.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Sanders Adam, Corp. Controller & CAO, that happened on Feb 24 ’25 when 271.0 shares were sold. Director, Iannotti Thomas J completed a deal on Jun 21 ’24 to sell 9827.0 shares. Meanwhile, President, Semi. Products Grp. Raja Prabu G. sold 50000.0 shares on Jun 18 ’24.
