The stock price of Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) has surged by 4.85 when compared to previous closing price of 138.24, but the company has seen a 14.17% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-11 that Many investors closely monitor insider buys, looking to receive insights into the longer-term picture. It’s important to remember that insiders’ holding periods are longer than most, and many strict rules apply.
Is It Worth Investing in Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) Right Now?
Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 18.96x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.68. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 20 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for AMAT is 810.31M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.16% of that float. On April 14, 2025, the average trading volume of AMAT was 7.84M shares.
AMAT’s Market Performance
AMAT stock saw a decrease of 14.17% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -3.34% and a quarterly a decrease of -15.56%. The volatility ratio for the week is 11.56%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.07% for Applied Materials Inc (AMAT). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.65% for AMAT stock, with a simple moving average of -21.16% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AMAT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AMAT stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for AMAT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AMAT in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $195 based on the research report published on March 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
KeyBanc Capital Markets gave a rating of “Overweight” to AMAT, setting the target price at $225 in the report published on January 17th of the current year.
AMAT Trading at -8.62% 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 -43.36% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 11.56%, as shares sank -6.89% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -20.24% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AMAT rose by +14.17%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -38.13% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $145.88. In addition, Applied Materials Inc saw -10.88% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AMAT starting from DICKERSON GARY E, who purchase 50,000 shares at the price of $137.30 back on Apr 03 ’25. After this action, DICKERSON GARY E now owns 1,716,058 shares of Applied Materials Inc, valued at $6,865,082 using the latest closing price.
Sanders Adam, the Corp. Controller & CAO of Applied Materials Inc, sale 450 shares at $144.83 during a trade that took place back on Apr 01 ’25, which means that Sanders Adam is holding 6,077 shares at $65,174 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
- 0.48 for the gross margin
The net margin for Applied Materials Inc stands at 0.23. The total capital return value is set at 0.32. Equity return is now at value 35.19, with 19.55 for asset returns.
Based on Applied Materials Inc (AMAT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.26 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.35. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 32.04.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 8.26 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.27. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.61for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.83. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.68.
Conclusion
To sum up, Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
