Applied Materials Inc (AMAT): A Case For Going Higher

Bethany Hill

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry segment, falling under the Technology sector. The current market capitalization of Applied Materials Inc is $179.24B. A total of 5.27 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 8.21M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Nalamasu Omkaram bought 21,554 shares of AMAT for 204.95 per share on Sep 30 ’25. In a previous transaction on Jun 24 ’25, Sanders Adam sold 562 shares at 178.60 per share. AMAT shares that Corp. Controller & CAO owns now total 5,300.

Among the insiders who bought shares, DICKERSON GARY E acquired of 50,000 shares on Apr 03 ’25 at a per-share price of $137.30. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 1,716,058 shares of AMAT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Sanders Adam sold 450 shares at $144.83 per share on Apr 01 ’25. Company shares held by the Corp. Controller & CAO now total 6,077.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Applied Materials Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.72, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.76%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.82.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AMAT has a high of $232.07 and a low of $123.74.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 $24.48, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $12.25B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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 4.06.

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