At the time of writing, Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] stock is trading at $268.0, down -0.53%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The AMAT shares have gain 6.24% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.25%, 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 December 04, 2025, when TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also boosted its price target to $315 from $260. Previously, UBS upgraded its rating to Buy on November 25, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $285. On November 14, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $250 on October 13, 2025. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to an Overweight but $209 remained the price target by the analyst firm on September 22, 2025. Mizuho downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on September 12, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $175. In a note dated August 20, 2025, Daiwa Securities downgraded a Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $170.
For the past year, the stock price of Applied Materials Inc fluctuated between $123.74 and $272.76. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $255.27 within the next 12 months. Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ: AMAT] shares were valued at $268.0 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -4.75% based on the average AMAT price forecast.
Analyzing the AMAT fundamentals
According to Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT], the company’s sales were 28.37B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -3.48% plunge. 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 265.71 points at the first support level, and at 263.42 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 271.94, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 275.88.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] has a current ratio of 2.61. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.87, and the Cash Ratio is 0.91. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 7.53, the price to book ratio is 10.95 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 30.89.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Sanders Adam, Corp. Controller & CAO, that happened on Dec 01 ’25 when 609.0 shares were sold. SVP, CLO, Little Teri A. completed a deal on Nov 25 ’25 to sell 4000.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP, CLO Little Teri A. sold 4000.0 shares on Nov 19 ’25.
