On Monday, Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) opened higher 4.65% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $126.95. Price fluctuations for AMAT have ranged from $123.94 to $255.89 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Technology sector has jumped its sales by 13.78% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 8.08% at the time writing. With a float of $810.25 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $812.44 million.
In an organization with 35700 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 47.74%, operating margin of 29.22%, and the pretax margin is 28.83%.
Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) Insider Updates
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Applied Materials Inc is 0.27%, while institutional ownership is 81.70%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Apr 03 ’25, was worth 6,865,082. In this transaction President and CEO of this company bought 50,000 shares at a rate of $137.30, taking the stock ownership to the 1,716,058 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Apr 01 ’25, when Company’s Corp. Controller & CAO sold 450 for $144.83, making the entire transaction worth $65,174. This insider now owns 6,077 shares in total.
Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) Performance Highlights and Predictions
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 2.32 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 8.08% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 8.06% during the next five years compared to 24.62% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Applied Materials Inc (AMAT). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.96. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 3.91. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 18.19.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 7.64, a number that is poised to hit 2.31 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 10.05 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Applied Materials Inc (AMAT)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 11.41 million. That was better than the volume of 7.22 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 13.45%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 6.90.
During the past 100 days, Applied Materials Inc’s (AMAT) raw stochastic average was set at 11.86%, which indicates a significant decrease from 27.33% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 50.30% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 43.16% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $161.46, while its 200-day Moving Average is $185.72. However, in the short run, Applied Materials Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $141.70. Second resistance stands at $150.55. The third major resistance level sits at $159.53. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $123.87, it is likely to go to the next support level at $114.89. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $106.04.
Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) Key Stats
There are currently 812,441K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 107.93 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 27,176 M according to its annual income of 7,177 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 7,166 M and its income totaled 1,185 M.
