Currently, Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] is trading at $237.71, up 1.98%. 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 gain 2.76% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.28%, 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.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $123.74 and a high of $242.50 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $235.14 within the next 12 months. Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ: AMAT] shares were valued at $237.71 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -1.08% based on the average AMAT price forecast.
Analyzing the AMAT fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] were 28.61B which represents 7.84% growth. 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 234.54 points at the first support level, and at 231.38 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 240.33, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 242.96.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] is 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 6.62, the price to book ratio is 9.71 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.34.
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.
