After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
Applied Materials Inc is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Technology sector and is a part of the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. The current market capitalization of Applied Materials Inc is $178.38B. A total of 7.88 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 7.96M 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
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Applied Materials Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.72, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.77%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.70.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AMAT has a high of $226.41 and a low of $123.74.
As of this writing, AMAT has an earnings estimate of $2.12 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 27.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.18 per share and a lower estimate of $2.03. The company reported an EPS of $2.32 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $24.48, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $12.25B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to 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 4.00.
