At the time of writing, Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] stock is trading at $156.25, down -0.84%. 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 -5.02% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -14.53%, 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 20, 2025, when Daiwa Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $170 for it. Previously, TD Cowen reaffirmed its Buy rating on August 15, 2025, and dropped its price target to $200. On August 15, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. DZ Bank downgraded its rating to a Sell but stick to its price target of $150 on August 15, 2025. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $180 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 15, 2025. Goldman started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on July 10, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $225. In a note dated July 07, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $200.
For the past year, the stock price of Applied Materials Inc fluctuated between $123.74 and $215.70. 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 $156.25 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.21% based on the average AMAT price forecast.
Analyzing the AMAT fundamentals
According to Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT], the company’s sales were 28.61B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 7.84% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.49% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.3%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.31%, 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 0.32.
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 154.46 points at the first support level, and at 152.67 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 158.04, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 159.84.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] has a current ratio of 2.50. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.76, while the Cash Ratio is 0.68. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.35, the price to book ratio is 6.38 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.63.
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.
