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Stocks Info
Applied Materials Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Technology sector while operating in the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. The current market capitalization of Applied Materials Inc is $147.01B. A total of 5.01 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 6.78M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Iannotti Thomas J sold 9,827 shares of AMAT for 236.65 per share on Jun 21 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 49,185 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 18 ’24, Raja Prabu G. sold 50,000 shares at 249.17 per share. AMAT shares that President, Semi. Products Grp. owns now total 458,417.
Among the insiders who sold shares, DICKERSON GARY E disposed of 400,000 shares on Jun 18 ’24 at a per-share price of $246.45. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 1,542,269 shares of AMAT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Little Teri A. sold 2,500 shares at $221.62 per share on Jun 07 ’24. Company shares held by the SVP, CLO now total 76,212.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Applied Materials Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.52, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.84%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.01. AMAT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.95% when it declared a $0.40 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/20/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/21/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.85%. The AMAT stock dividend was $0.40 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AMAT has a high of $255.89 and a low of $158.96.
As of this writing, AMAT has an earnings estimate of $2.3 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 28.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.47 per share and a lower estimate of $2.19.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. AMAT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $5.46B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $5.75B in debt and $6.34B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $23.23, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $12.25B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AMAT is Buy with a score of 4.21.
