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Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)

Technology | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | Santa Clara, United States | NasdaqGS
394.33 USD +2.71 (0.692%) ⇧ (April 21, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:05 a.m. EDT

AMAT is showing a strong short-term bullish consensus driven by positive price momentum (+14.6% in a week) and concentrated call buying near the $425 resistance level. While long-term fundamentals remain solid with high margins and consistent dividend growth, the high valuation and negative recent revenue growth create some headwinds for a 5-star long-term hold. For now, the technical setup and options flow favor a continued rally to test the $450 zone.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.054456
AutoETS0.079487
MSTL0.081224
AutoARIMA0.133698

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 63%
H-stat 1.74
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.896
Excess Kurtosis -0.30
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-20
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-18
Debt to Equity Ratio 33.108
Revenue per Share 35.323
Market Cap 312,944,164,864
Trailing P/E 40.49
Forward P/E 28.02
Beta 1.64
Profit Margins 27.78%
Website https://www.appliedmaterials.com

As of April 19, 2026, 12:05 a.m. EDT: Options data confirms speculative bullish bias despite high implied volatility (ATM IV ~52-58%). Call OI is heavily concentrated at near-ATM strikes (395, 400, 410, 450, 490) with high volume flow suggesting positioning for upside. Significant put volume and OI exist at lower strikes (190-370 range) but show lower relative uptime compared to the call side, indicating a net directional lean upward. The skew suggests traders believe a bounce above current levels is probable, with OI walls providing support near 400-425.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.12% 0.91% 0.88% 0.87%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-19 0.46 0.124381
2025-11-20 0.46 0.209133
2025-08-21 0.46 0.288712
2025-05-22 0.46 0.288312
2025-02-20 0.40 0.229293
2024-11-21 0.40 0.230161
2024-08-22 0.40 0.202527
2024-05-22 0.40 0.186219
2024-02-21 0.32 0.171062
2023-11-22 0.32 0.218179
2023-08-23 0.32 0.220834
2023-05-24 0.32 0.269073
2023-02-22 0.26 0.241658
2022-11-23 0.26 0.248388
2022-08-24 0.26 0.264181
2022-05-25 0.26 0.247651
2022-02-22 0.24 0.190932
2021-11-24 0.24 0.167208
2021-08-25 0.24 0.187892
2021-05-26 0.24 0.182626
2021-02-24 0.22 0.186940
2020-11-18 0.22 0.303813
2020-08-19 0.22 0.350234
2020-05-20 0.22 0.406937
2020-02-18 0.21 0.340430
2019-11-20 0.21 0.373048
2019-08-21 0.21 0.476816
2019-05-22 0.21 0.553966
2019-02-20 0.20 0.550545
2018-11-21 0.20 0.613273
2018-08-22 0.20 0.504824
2018-05-23 0.20 0.433096
2018-02-20 0.10 0.193162
2017-11-22 0.10 0.190092
2017-08-22 0.10 0.247091
2017-05-23 0.10 0.245126
2017-02-17 0.10 0.309315
2016-11-22 0.10 0.349376
2016-08-23 0.10 0.370622
2016-05-24 0.10 0.474174
2016-02-23 0.10 0.604387
2015-11-17 0.10 0.631184
2015-08-18 0.10 0.684299
2015-05-19 0.10 0.569198
2015-02-13 0.10 0.474084
2014-11-18 0.10 0.506282
2014-08-19 0.10 0.523074
2014-05-20 0.10 0.583101
2014-02-14 0.10 0.614140
2013-11-19 0.10 0.695965
2013-08-20 0.10 0.756789
2013-05-21 0.10 0.807897
2013-02-15 0.09 0.781564
2012-11-19 0.09 1.043313
2012-08-21 0.09 0.925758
2012-05-22 0.09 1.042509
2012-02-21 0.08 0.775005
2011-11-21 0.08 0.910133
2011-08-29 0.08 0.876423
2011-05-27 0.08 0.748711
2011-02-28 0.07 0.538661
2010-11-22 0.07 0.709402
2010-08-23 0.07 0.813352
2010-05-24 0.07 0.720218
2010-02-22 0.06 0.622740
2009-11-09 0.06 0.600193
2009-08-11 0.06 0.592162
2009-05-12 0.06 0.684953
2009-02-10 0.06 0.815636
2008-11-10 0.06 0.742323
2008-08-12 0.06 0.432741
2008-05-13 0.06 0.403761
2008-02-12 0.06 0.445101
2007-11-13 0.06 0.433593
2007-08-14 0.06 0.381153
2007-05-15 0.06 0.410419
2007-02-13 0.05 0.373210
2006-11-14 0.05 0.367782
2006-08-15 0.05 0.434852
2006-05-16 0.05 0.383476
2006-02-14 0.03 0.203289
2005-11-15 0.03 0.232518
2005-08-15 0.03 0.234228
2005-05-16 0.03 0.257555
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.12
dividendYield 0.54
exDividendDate 2026-05-21
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.84
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0046984325
lastDividendValue 0.46
lastDividendDate 2026-02-19
dividendDate 2026-06-11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.7464132
Address1 3,050 Bowers Avenue
Address2 P.O. Box 58039
All Time High 407.29
All Time Low 0.076389
Ask 413.7
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 5,621,740
Average Daily Volume3 Month 7,167,788
Average Volume 7,167,788
Average Volume10Days 5,621,740
Beta 1.637
Bid 372.4
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 3
Book Value 27.365
City Santa Clara
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 394.33
Current Ratio 2.715
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 397.51
Day Low 391.055
Debt To Equity 33.108
Display Name Applied Materials
Dividend Date 1,781,136,000
Dividend Rate 2.12
Dividend Yield 0.54
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,770,931,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,770,931,800
Earnings Growth 0.752
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.71
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,788,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,788,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,788,800
Ebitda 8,888,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.31506002
Enterprise To Ebitda 35.057
Enterprise To Revenue 11.045
Enterprise Value 311,623,188,480
Eps Current Year 11.06664
Eps Forward 14.07093
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 9.74
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,321,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 361.538
Fifty Day Average Change 32.791992
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.09070137
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 174.64133
Fifty Two Week High 407.29
Fifty Two Week High Change -12.960022
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.031820133
Fifty Two Week Low 142.74
Fifty Two Week Low Change 251.58998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.7625751
Fifty Two Week Range 142.74 - 407.29
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.8
Float Shares 790,133,856
Forward Eps 14.07093
Forward P E 28.024445
Free Cashflow 4,341,749,760
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 35,500
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.48724
Gross Profits 13,747,000,320
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0032499998
Held Percent Institutions 0.85568
Implied Shares Outstanding 793,609,867
Industry Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Industry Disp Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Industry Key semiconductor-equipment-materials
Ir Website http://www.appliedmaterials.com/investor-relations
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,771,459,200
Last Dividend Value 0.46
Last Fiscal Year End 1,761,436,800
Last Split Date 1,019,001,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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. 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 offers integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, and 200 millimeter and other equipment and factory automation software for semiconductor and other products. It serves manufacturers of semiconductor wafers and chips, and other electronic devices. Applied Materials, Inc. was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Long Name Applied Materials, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 312,944,164,864
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_251230
Most Recent Quarter 1,769,299,200
Net Income To Common 7,839,000,064
Next Fiscal Year End 1,792,972,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 312,944,178,854
Number Of Analyst Opinions 32
Open 393.0
Operating Cashflow 8,718,999,552
Operating Margins 0.29892
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.1826
Peg Ratio 1.87
Phone 408 727 5555
Pre Market Change 3.3700256
Pre Market Change Percent 0.8546207
Pre Market Price 397.7
Pre Market Time 1,776,849,383
Previous Close 391.62
Price Eps Current Year 35.632313
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 14.410012
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 11.0918045
Profit Margins 0.27784002
Quick Ratio 1.74
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.52778
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.70999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.691995
Regular Market Day High 397.51
Regular Market Day Low 391.055
Regular Market Day Range 391.055 - 397.51
Regular Market Open 393.0
Regular Market Previous Close 391.62
Regular Market Price 394.33
Regular Market Time 1,776,801,601
Regular Market Volume 5,404,551
Return On Assets 0.14849
Return On Equity 0.38863
Revenue Growth -0.021
Revenue Per Share 35.323
Sand P52 Week Change 0.3140242
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 793,609,867
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0164
Shares Short 13,021,648
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 13,477,213
Short Name Applied Materials, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0165
Short Ratio 2.01
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol AMAT
Target High Price 500.0
Target Low Price 280.0
Target Mean Price 422.96875
Target Median Price 427.5
Total Cash 8,511,000,064
Total Cash Per Share 10.724
Total Debt 7,190,000,128
Total Revenue 28,213,999,616
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.84
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0046984325
Trailing Eps 9.74
Trailing P E 40.485626
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.8788
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 261.3006
Two Hundred Day Average Change 133.02939
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.5091048
Type Disp Equity
Volume 5,404,551
Website https://www.appliedmaterials.com
Zip 95,052-8039