Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) Stock Price Down 1.8% – Time to Sell?

11 Dec 2025, 19:42 by Amy Steele · The Cerbat Gem

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT – Get Free Report) shares dropped 1.8% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $262.83 and last traded at $270.11. Approximately 6,931,728 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 9% from the average daily volume of 7,636,378 shares. The stock had previously closed at $275.15.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $273.00 price target on shares of Applied Materials in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Craig Hallum reissued a “hold” rating and set a $190.00 target price on shares of Applied Materials in a report on Friday, November 14th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Applied Materials from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Daiwa America cut shares of Applied Materials from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Cfra Research upgraded Applied Materials to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Twenty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $234.74.

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Applied Materials Stock Performance

The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $234.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $198.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 1.87 and a current ratio of 2.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $215.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.67.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.11 by $0.06. Applied Materials had a return on equity of 39.26% and a net margin of 24.67%.The company had revenue of $6.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.68 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.32 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Applied Materials has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.380 EPS. Analysts forecast that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Applied Materials

In other news, CAO Adam Sanders sold 609 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.53, for a total transaction of $155,617.77. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 4,413 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,127,653.89. This represents a 12.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Teri A. Little sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.24, for a total transaction of $952,960.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 84,351 shares in the company, valued at $20,095,782.24. This trade represents a 4.53% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 8,609 shares of company stock valued at $2,044,898. Insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Applied Materials

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AMAT. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Applied Materials by 1.0% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 38,920,984 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $7,125,265,000 after buying an additional 391,540 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Applied Materials by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 21,026,363 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,836,807,000 after acquiring an additional 407,282 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in Applied Materials by 225.4% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 14,877,672 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,046,057,000 after acquiring an additional 10,305,182 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in Applied Materials by 72.5% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 13,564,120 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,483,183,000 after purchasing an additional 5,700,349 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in Applied Materials by 40.1% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 12,520,114 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $2,563,376,000 after purchasing an additional 3,583,751 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

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