Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] stock is trading at $199.29, up 1.11%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AMAT shares have gain 2.21% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.88%, 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 July 10, 2025, when Goldman initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $225. Previously, Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded its rating to Neutral on July 07, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $200. On June 06, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Equal-Weight. TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and decreased its price target to $220 on May 16, 2025. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy but $195 remained the price target by the analyst firm on March 28, 2025. Edward Jones upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on March 12, 2025. In a note dated January 17, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $225.
Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] stock has fluctuated between $123.74 and $248.81 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $188.4 within the next 12 months. Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ: AMAT] shares were valued at $199.29 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -5.46% based on the average AMAT price forecast.
Analyzing the AMAT fundamentals
Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] reported sales of 28.08B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 6.98%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.48% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.3%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.3%, 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.33.
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 198.15 points at the first support level, and at 197.02 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 200.77, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 202.25.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Applied Materials Inc’s Current Ratio is 2.46. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.76, while the Cash Ratio is 0.77. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.70, the price to book ratio is 8.43 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.26.
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.
