Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] stock is trading at $227.72, up 0.06%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AMAT shares have gain 3.37% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 27.84%, 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 October 13, 2025, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $250 for it. Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight on September 22, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $209. On September 12, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $175 on the stock. Daiwa Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $170 on August 20, 2025. TD Cowen reiterated its recommendation of a Buy and reduced its price target to $200 on August 15, 2025. Summit Insights downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on August 15, 2025. In a note dated August 15, 2025, DZ Bank downgraded an Sell rating on this stock but restated the target price of $150.
Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] stock has fluctuated between $123.74 and $228.10 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $217 within the next 12 months. Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ: AMAT] shares were valued at $227.72 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -4.71% 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 0.49% 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 of0.35.
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 223.81 points at the first support level, and at 219.90 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 231.85, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 235.98.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Applied Materials Inc’s Current Ratio is 2.50. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.76, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.68. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.34, the price to book ratio is 9.30 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.15.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Nalamasu Omkaram, Officer, that happened on Sep 30 ’25 when 21554.0 shares were purchased. Corp. Controller & CAO, Sanders Adam completed a deal on Jun 24 ’25 to sell 562.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and CEO DICKERSON GARY E bought 50000.0 shares on Apr 03 ’25.
