Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)
Applied Materials, Inc.
Scored against other Technology stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
Applied Materials reads as neutral right now, with no clear lean either way.
- What's working
- Its finances look solid, with manageable debt and a healthy cash cushion.
- Worth watching
- Its price has been falling, trading below its recent averages.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 36 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About Applied Materials, Inc.
Applied Materials, Inc. provides materials engineering solutions, equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor and related industries in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Semiconductor Systems and Applied Global Services (AGS) segments…
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
- Employees
- 38,900
- Headquarters
- Santa Clara, CA
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 35.3 — lower than 51% of Technology peers
P/B 12.7 — lower than 43% of Technology peers
P/S 10.5 — lower than 43% of Technology peers
EV/EBITDA 31.8 — lower than 39% of Technology peers
EV/Revenue 10.5 — lower than 43% of Technology peers
PEG 0.9 — lower than 61% of Technology peers
FCF yield 0.9% — higher than 22% of Technology peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 49.4% — higher than 24% of Technology peers
Operating margin 33.7% — higher than 74% of Technology peers
Net margin 30.1% — higher than 78% of Technology peers
ROE 41.1% — higher than 75% of Technology peers
ROA 15.5% — higher than 85% of Technology peers
Free cash flow is 33% of reported net income
Financial health
Debt/equity 0.3 — lower than 74% of Technology peers
Current ratio 2.42 — higher than 67% of Technology peers
Quick ratio 1.63 — higher than 65% of Technology peers
Cash/debt 1.26 — higher than 73% of Technology peers
Debt/EBITDA 0.72 — lower than 73% of Technology peers
Growth
Revenue growth 24.8% YoY — higher than 48% of Technology peers
Earnings growth 42.8% YoY — higher than 37% of Technology peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 16.5% — somewhat unusual vs Technology peers
Net insider selling, -8.8% of insider shares
Institutions net sold, -10.6% of shares held
Insiders hold 0.3% of shares outstanding
1.7% of float sold short
Momentum
Below its 50- & 200-day averages
38% of the way from its 52-week low to high