Applied Materials Inc

Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) Stock Analysis

$446.630

-16.927 (-3.79%)At close

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High
459.480
Open
454.140
VWAP
450.55
Volume
8.51M
Mkt Cap
193.21B
Low
445.540
Amount
3.83B
EV/EBITDA, TTM
24.69

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)

Hold

Applied Materials Inc is currently a hold. The stock is priced at $507.03, which is below the average analyst price target of $650, indicating potential upside. However, the RSI is at 46.705, suggesting it is neither overbought nor oversold, and the recent insider selling has increased by 2781.51%, which raises concerns about confidence in the stock's future performance. The forward P/E ratio of 23.42 indicates that while the stock may be fairly valued, the recent 5-day decline of 6.11% suggests caution in entering a new position right now.

Analyst Ratings (21)

-35.51% Downside
Buy
20 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Current: 446.63
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 20.69.

Forward P/E

Fair
5Y Average P/E
20.69
Current P/E
23.42
Overvalued
27.39
Undervalued
13.99

Forward EV/EBITDA

Overvalued
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
17.12
Current EV/EBITDA
24.69
Overvalued
22.26
Undervalued
11.99

Forward P/S

Overvalued
5Y Average P/S
5.39
Current P/S
8.53
Overvalued
7.16
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

C

Corient Private Wealth LP

+ HoldingAMAT

+51.17%

3M Return

H

Howard Capital Management, Inc.

+ HoldingAMAT

+15.93%

3M Return

M

MUFG Securities EMEA plc

+ HoldingAMAT

+13.36%

3M Return

P

PKO Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych SA

+ HoldingAMAT

+11.89%

3M Return

I

Ingalls & Snyder, LLC

+ HoldingAMAT

+11.87%

3M Return

R

RBC Europe Limited

+ HoldingAMAT

+11.62%

3M Return

Events Timeline

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

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

12:30:00

Says Has Tremendous Confidence in Growing Computing Demand

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).

Applied Materials Inc is currently a hold. The stock is priced at $507.03, which is below the average analyst price target of $650, indicating potential upside. However, the RSI is at 46.705, suggesting it is neither overbought nor oversold, and the recent insider selling has increased by 2781.51%, which raises concerns about confidence in the stock's future performance. The forward P/E ratio of 23.42 indicates that while the stock may be fairly valued, the recent 5-day decline of 6.11% suggests caution in entering a new position right now.

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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