Applied Materials Inc

Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) Stock Analysis

$408.940

+4.008 (+0.98%)At close

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High
414.000
Open
410.640
VWAP
409.71
Volume
6.31M
Mkt Cap
193.21B
Low
406.185
Amount
2.59B
EV/EBITDA, TTM
20.07

Applied Materials, Inc. is a materials engineering solution company. The Company provides equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. It operates through two segments: Semiconductor Systems and Applied Global Services (AGS). The Semiconductor Systems segment includes semiconductor capital equipment to enable materials engineering steps including etch, rapid thermal processing, deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, metrology and inspection, wafer packaging, and ion implantation. The AGS segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity, including services, spares and factory automation software for semiconductor and other products. Its products include personal computing devices, mobile phones, artificial intelligence (AI) and data center servers, automobiles, connected devices, industrial applications and consumer electronics.

AI analysis of Applied Materials Inc (AMAT)

Sell

Currently, Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) is not a good buy. The stock is trading at $409.29, down 19.28% over the last five days, and the RSI is extremely low at 10.695, indicating oversold conditions. Despite a strong year-to-date change of +52.23% and a forward P/E of 23.42, the recent negative sentiment in the semiconductor sector, driven by inflation concerns and insider selling increasing by 2781.51%, suggests significant risks. The main risk is the recent drop in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index by 12%, reflecting a broader market downturn that could impact AMAT's performance.

Analyst Ratings (21)

-29.56% Downside
Buy
20 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Current: 408.94
Low
190.00
Average
288.05
High
425.00

Morgan Stanley

2026-09-28

Price Target

$563

Equal Weight

UBS

2026-09-01

Price Target

$695

Buy

William Blair

2026-08-11

Price Target

—

Market Perform

Erste Group

2026-08-05

Price Target

—

Hold

Morgan Stanley

2026-08-05

Price Target

$646

Equal Weight

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) is 23.42, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 20.72.

Forward P/E

Fair
5Y Average P/E
20.72
Current P/E
23.42
Overvalued
27.42
Undervalued
14.03

Forward EV/EBITDA

Fair
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
17.16
Current EV/EBITDA
20.07
Overvalued
22.29
Undervalued
12.02

Forward P/S

Fair
5Y Average P/S
5.40
Current P/S
6.93
Overvalued
7.18
Undervalued
3.61

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for AMAT

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%AMAT

$154.07

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%AMAT

$145.37

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%AMAT

$109.47

Scenario price

Whales holding AMAT

L

La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

+ HoldingAMAT

+57.13%

3M Return

C

Corient Private Wealth LP

+ HoldingAMAT

+50.98%

3M Return

H

Howard Capital Management, Inc.

+ HoldingAMAT

+20.17%

3M Return

B

Banque Pictet & Cie SA

+ HoldingAMAT

+17.69%

3M Return

B

Brighton Jones LLC

+ HoldingAMAT

+12.91%

3M Return

C

Cbus Industry Superannuation Fund

+ HoldingAMAT

+12.14%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-10-15 (ET)

14:30:00

Applied Intuition Valued at $30B, Plans to Raise Over $1B

2026-10-13 (ET)

20:00:00

10-Year Treasury Yield Falls Below 5.2%, Financial Stocks Under Pressure

12:30:00

Applied Materials Says Compound Annual Growth Rate 'Going to Be Very Strong'

12:30:00

Says Has Tremendous Confidence in Growing Computing Demand

12:30:00

Applied Materials Shares Drop 7% to $463.47 During Investor Day

News

AMAT FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Applied Materials, Inc. is a materials engineering solution company. The Company provides equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. It operates through two segments: Semiconductor Systems and Applied Global Services (AGS). The Semiconductor Systems segment includes semiconductor capital equipment to enable materials engineering steps including etch, rapid thermal processing, deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, metrology and inspection, wafer packaging, and ion implantation. The AGS segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity, including services, spares and factory automation software for semiconductor and other products. Its products include personal computing devices, mobile phones, artificial intelligence (AI) and data center servers, automobiles, connected devices, industrial applications and consumer electronics. It operates in the Technology sector (SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES industry).

Currently, Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) is not a good buy. The stock is trading at $409.29, down 19.28% over the last five days, and the RSI is extremely low at 10.695, indicating oversold conditions. Despite a strong year-to-date change of +52.23% and a forward P/E of 23.42, the recent negative sentiment in the semiconductor sector, driven by inflation concerns and insider selling increasing by 2781.51%, suggests significant risks. The main risk is the recent drop in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index by 12%, reflecting a broader market downturn that could impact AMAT's performance.

21 analysts cover AMAT: 20 rate it Buy, 1 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 288.05.

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grossanchor9/21/2026

$AMAT The weekly 50MA has been a key indicator for shifts between bullish and bearish trends. As long as it remains above this important moving average, a major sell-off is unlikely. That said, it is sitting uncomfortably close to the major red resistance trendline.

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