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Is Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) a buy or sell?
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Decision snapshot
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What is the conclusion?
Right now our advanced algorithms say:
$1 invested is now $1.35 or 34.95%
(In 16 weeks 3 days 1 hour 3 minutes and 28 seconds .)
Do analysts agree?
We compare consensus targets with today's price.
Consensus target for Applied Materials Inc is $420.83, which is $45.49 (12.12%) above the current price today's price.
Low target: $290.00 | High target: $470.00
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Company snapshot
A quick overview of the business and its public profile.
Applied Materials Inc provides manufacturing equipment services and software to the semiconductor display and related industries It operates through three segments Semiconductor Systems Applied Global Services and Display and Adjacent Markets The Semiconductor Systems segment develops manufactures and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits This segment also offers various technologies including epitaxy ion implantation oxidationnitridation rapid thermal processing physical vapor deposition chemical vapor deposition chemical mechanical planarization electrochemical deposition atomic layer deposition etching and selective deposition and removal as well as metrology and inspection tools The Applied Global Services segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares upgrades services remanufactured earlier generation equipment and factory automation software for semiconductor display and other products The Display and Adjacent Markets segment offers products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays organic lightemitting diodes and other display technologies for TVs monitors laptops personal computers electronic tablets smart phones and other consumeroriented devices The company operates in the United States China Korea Taiwan Japan Southeast Asia and Europe Applied Materials Inc was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara California
Website: https://www.appliedmaterials.com
Rates and inflation backdrop
US inflation for January 2026 was 0.17%. Over the last 12 months, inflation is 2.83%. The 10-year yield is 4.04 and is down -0.110 over the last 30 days.
Inflation sensitivity
Debt ratio: 0.19. Cash flow to debt ratio: 1.21. Net profit margin: 27.78%. Inflation risk score: low (0.15/1).
Dividend history check
Yes, Applied Materials Inc pays dividends. Last payment was 2026-03-12 for holders on 2026-02-19. Over 84 payments between 2005 and 2026, total $13.24 with an average of $0.158 per share. Last dividend was $0.460.
Trading liquidity
Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for Applied Materials Inc is $2.1B. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.
10-year return check
On Applied Materials Inc, 2016-02-26 had a stock price of $19.00. If you invested back then, your return now would be a profit of $375.95 per share or 1,978.68%.
Why this answer
We combine price momentum, volatility, and trend signals to simplify the decision to one word.
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Targets and sentiment are checked against the live quote.
We keep the output simple: buy, sell, or hold.
Analyst consensus
How Wall Street targets compare to today's price.