At the time of writing, Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] stock is trading at $200.52, up 5.48%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The AMAT shares have gain 17.31% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 25.45%, 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 September 22, 2025, when Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $209 for it. Previously, Mizuho downgraded its rating to Neutral on September 12, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $175. On August 20, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $170 on the stock. TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and decreased its price target to $200 on August 15, 2025. Summit Insights downgraded its rating to a Hold. DZ Bank downgraded its rating to Sell for this stock on August 15, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $150. In a note dated August 15, 2025, BofA Securities downgraded a Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $180.
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 $195.67 within the next 12 months. Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ: AMAT] shares were valued at $200.52 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -2.42% 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.32.
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 194.92 points at the first support level, and at 189.31 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 203.64, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 206.75.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] has a current ratio of 2.50. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.76, and the Cash Ratio is 0.68. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.58, the price to book ratio is 8.19 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.91.
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.
