In the past week, AMAT stock has gone up by 0.17%, with a monthly decline of -1.68% and a quarterly surge of 40.30%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.92%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.53% for Applied Materials Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.90% for AMAT’s stock, with a 32.11% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) Right Now?
Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 24.59x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for AMAT is at 1.58. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AMAT is 827.82M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.56% of that float. The average trading volume for AMAT on April 09, 2024 was 6.37M shares.
AMAT) stock’s latest price update
Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT)’s stock price has plunge by 0.57relation to previous closing price of 207.85. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 0.17% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-05 that Investing in stocks like NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Lam Research Corporation (LRCX), Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT), Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) and ACM Research, Inc. (ACMR) is a wise decision as semiconductor sales continue to soar.
Analysts’ Opinion of AMAT
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AMAT reach a price target of $245, previously predicting the price at $185. The rating they have provided for AMAT stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on February 16th, 2024.
Cantor Fitzgerald gave a rating of “Neutral” to AMAT, setting the target price at $180 in the report published on January 23rd of the current year.
AMAT Trading at 7.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AMAT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.73% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.53%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.92%, as shares surge +1.69% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +21.09% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AMAT rose by +0.17%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +52.95% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $205.31. In addition, Applied Materials Inc. saw 28.98% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AMAT starting from Nalamasu Omkaram, who sale 23,228 shares at the price of $162.45 back on Dec 22 ’23. After this action, Nalamasu Omkaram now owns 190,972 shares of Applied Materials Inc., valued at $3,773,389 using the latest closing price.
Hill Brice, the SVP, CFO of Applied Materials Inc., sale 1,000 shares at $150.04 during a trade that took place back on Aug 30 ’23, which means that Hill Brice is holding 106,023 shares at $150,040 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AMAT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.29 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Applied Materials Inc. stands at 0.27. The total capital return value is set at 0.31. Equity return is now at value 46.41, with 24.06 for asset returns.
Based on Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.25 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.52. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.33. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 24.6.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 8.47 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.1. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.53. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.25for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.84. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.71.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
