At the time of writing, Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] stock is trading at $170.93, up 1.87%. 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 5.48% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -9.20%, and not 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 September 12, 2025, when Mizuho downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $175 for it. Previously, Daiwa Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral on August 20, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $170. On August 15, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and revised its price target to $200 on the stock. Summit Insights downgraded its rating to a Hold. DZ Bank downgraded its rating to a Sell but $150 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 15, 2025. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on August 15, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $180. In a note dated July 10, 2025, Goldman initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $225 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Applied Materials Inc fluctuated between $123.74 and $215.70. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $187.83 within the next 12 months. Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ: AMAT] shares were valued at $170.93 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.89% based on the average AMAT price forecast.
Analyzing the AMAT fundamentals
According to Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT], the company’s sales were 28.61B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 7.84% jump. 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 of0.32.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] has a current ratio of 2.50. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.76, while the Cash Ratio is 0.68. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.76, the price to book ratio is 6.98 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.38.
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.
