Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT) shares traded 3.40% higher at $190.01 on Wall Street last session.
In accordance with the data, 36 analysts cover Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT). The consensus rating among analysts is ‘Overweight’. As we calculate the median target price by taking the range between a high of $250.00 and a low of $120.00, we find $200.00. Given the previous closing price of $183.76, this indicates a potential upside of 8.84 percent. AMAT stock price is now 15.21% away from the 50-day moving average and 11.02% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $152.48B.
It has been rated a hold by 10 analysts and a buy by 20. Brokers who have rated the stock have averaged $197.17 as their price target over the next twelve months.
On May 16, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its ‘Buy’ rating on the stock by increasing its target price from $225 to quote $220, while ‘Jefferies’ rates the stock as ‘Buy’
In other news, Sanders Adam, Corp. Controller & CAO sold 562 shares of the company’s stock on Jun 24 ’25. The stock was sold for $100,373 at an average price of $178.60. Upon completion of the transaction, the Corp. Controller & CAO now directly owns 5,300 shares in the company, valued at $1.01 million. An SEC document containing details of the transaction can be found on the SEC’s website. On Apr 03 ’25, President and CEO DICKERSON GARY E bought 50,000 shares of the business’s stock. A total of $6,865,082 was incurred on buying the stock at an average price of $137.30. This leaves the insider owning 1,716,058 shares of the company worth $326.07 million. A total of 0.26% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.
During the past 12 months, Applied Materials Inc has had a low of $123.74 and a high of $255.89. As of last week, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.46, and a quick ratio of 1.76. According to the stock market information, the enterprise value for the company is $146836340736, which is based on a 23.13 price-to-earnings ratio, a 2.68 price-to-earnings-growth ratio, and a beta of 1.70. The fifty day moving average price for AMAT is $164.9272 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $171.1549 for the stock.
The latest earnings results from Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) was released for 2025-04-27. The net profit margin was 24.07% and return on equity was 36.37% for AMAT. The company reported revenue of $7.1 billion for the quarter, compared to $6.65 billion a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue rose 6.83 percent.
