Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] stock is trading at $163.53, up 1.10%. 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 -11.31% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -14.13%, 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 August 15, 2025, when TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also revised its price target to $200 from $220. Previously, Summit Insights downgraded its rating to Hold on August 15, 2025. On August 15, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Sell but maintained its price target of $150 on the stock. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $180 on August 15, 2025. Goldman initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $225 as its price target on July 10, 2025. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on July 07, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $200. In a note dated June 06, 2025, Morgan Stanley upgraded an Equal-Weight rating on this stock.
Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] stock has fluctuated between $123.74 and $215.70 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $187.83 within the next 12 months. Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ: AMAT] shares were valued at $163.53 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.86% based on the average AMAT price forecast.
Analyzing the AMAT fundamentals
Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] reported sales of 28.61B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 7.84%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.48% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.3%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.3%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.24%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.2, Equity is 0.36 and Total Capital is 0.33. 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 162.00 points at the first support level, and at 160.48 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 164.80, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 166.08.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Applied Materials Inc’s Current Ratio is 2.50. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.76, while the Cash Ratio is 0.77. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.59, the price to book ratio is 6.92 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.49.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Sanders Adam, Corp. Controller & CAO, that happened on Jun 24 ’25 when 562.0 shares were sold. President and CEO, DICKERSON GARY E completed a deal on Apr 03 ’25 to buy 50000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Corp. Controller & CAO Sanders Adam sold 450.0 shares on Apr 01 ’25.
