A share price of Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] is currently trading at $228.71, up 1.19%. 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 -2.71% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.65%, 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 November 14, 2025, when Craig Hallum downgraded its rating to a Hold. Previously, BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy on October 13, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $250. On September 22, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight but maintained its price target of $209 on the stock. Mizuho downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $175 on September 12, 2025. Daiwa Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $170 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 20, 2025. TD Cowen reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on August 15, 2025, and downed its price target to $200. In a note dated August 15, 2025, Summit Insights downgraded a Hold rating on this stock.
Applied Materials Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $123.74 and $242.50. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $246.09 within the next 12 months. Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ: AMAT] shares were valued at $228.71 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 7.6% based on the average AMAT price forecast.
Analyzing the AMAT fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] were 28.37B which represents -3.48% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.49% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.29%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.33%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.25%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.19, Equity is 0.36 and Total Capital is 0.29. 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 224.07 points at the first support level, and at 219.44 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 232.53, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 236.35.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] is 2.61. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.87, while the Cash Ratio is 0.91. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.42, the price to book ratio is 9.34 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.36.
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.
