Applied Materials Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

AMAT Stock  USD 155.66  5.71  3.81%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Applied Materials is 'Hold'. A buy or sell recommendation is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Applied Materials given historical horizon and risk tolerance. When we issue a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Applied Materials, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
Sell Applied MaterialsBuy Applied Materials
Hold

Market Performance

Very WeakDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Low keyDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Very SmallDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Almost mirrors the marketDetails

Investor Sentiment

InterestedDetails

Analyst Consensus

Strong BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

StrongDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Applied Materials has a Risk Adjusted Performance of (0.04), Jensen Alpha of (0.03), Total Risk Alpha of 0.179 and Treynor Ratio of (0.14)
Macroaxis provides advice on Applied Materials to complement and cross-verify current analyst consensus on Applied Materials. Our investment recommendation engine determines the company's potential to grow exclusively from the perspective of an investor's current risk tolerance and investing horizon. To make sure Applied Materials is not overpriced, please confirm all Applied Materials fundamentals, including its current ratio, total asset, and the relationship between the net income and price to earnings to growth . Given that Applied Materials has a price to earning of 14.73 X, we suggest you to validate Applied Materials market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your prevailing risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Applied Materials Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Applied Materials generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
Applied Materials is unlikely to experience financial distress in the next 2 years
Applied Materials has a strong financial position based on the latest SEC filings
Over 84.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies
On 13th of March 2025 Applied Materials paid $ 0.4 per share dividend to its current shareholders
Latest headline from thelincolnianonline.com: Acquisition by Adam Sanders of 1910 shares of Applied Materials subject to Rule 16b-3

Applied Materials Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Applied Materials' historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Applied Materials' future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Applied Materials daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Applied Materials price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Applied Materials returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Applied Materials.
Mean Return
-0.13
Value At Risk
-3.76
Potential Upside
3.78
Standard Deviation
2.51
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Applied Materials historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Applied Stock Institutional Investors

The Applied Materials' institutional investors refer to entities that pool money to purchase Applied Materials' securities or originate loans. These institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds.
Shares
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2024-12-31
8.6 M
Alliancebernstein L.p.2024-12-31
8.3 M
Amvescap Plc.2024-12-31
8.2 M
Van Eck Associates Corporation2024-12-31
6.7 M
Amundi2024-12-31
6.6 M
Legal & General Group Plc2024-12-31
6.5 M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2024-12-31
6.5 M
Ameriprise Financial Inc2024-12-31
6.4 M
Bank Of America Corp2024-12-31
M
Blackrock Inc2024-12-31
79.9 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-12-31
77 M
Note, although Applied Materials' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Applied Materials Cash Flow Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Change To Inventory(405M)(1.6B)207M304M273.6M287.3M
Change In Cash(365M)(3.0B)4.1B1.9B2.2B2.3B
Free Cash Flow4.8B4.6B7.6B7.5B8.6B9.0B
Depreciation394M444M515M392M450.8M317.3M
Other Non Cash Items78M32M40M(586M)(527.4M)(501.0M)
Capital Expenditures668M787M1.1B1.2B1.4B1.4B
Net Income5.9B6.5B6.9B7.2B8.3B8.7B
End Period Cash Flow5.1B2.1B6.2B8.1B9.3B9.8B
Change To Netincome293M447M504M222M255.3M302.0M
Dividends Paid838M873M975M1.2B1.4B1.4B
Investments(536M)(129M)(1.5B)(2.3B)(2.1B)(2.0B)
Change Receivables(207M)(427M)(2.0B)(1.1B)(998.1M)(948.2M)

Applied Materials Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Applied Materials or Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Applied Materials' price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Applied stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
-0.03
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.99
σ
Overall volatility
2.58
Ir
Information ratio -0.01

Applied Materials Volatility Alert

Applied Materials exhibits very low volatility with skewness of -0.82 and kurtosis of 1.45. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Applied Materials' stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Applied Materials' stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Applied Materials Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Applied Materials' fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Applied Materials' direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Applied Materials and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Applied Materials or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Applied Materials' fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Applied Materials by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Applied Materials to competition
FundamentalsApplied MaterialsPeer Average
Return On Equity0.35-0.31
Return On Asset0.16-0.14
Profit Margin0.23 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.30 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation120.2 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding812.44 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders0.27 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions84.08 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted18.67 M4.71 M
Price To Earning14.73 X28.72 X
Price To Book6.54 X9.51 X
Price To Sales4.58 X11.42 X
Revenue27.18 B9.43 B
Gross Profit13.19 B27.38 B
EBITDA8.26 B3.9 B
Net Income7.18 B570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents2.58 B2.7 B
Cash Per Share3.02 X5.01 X
Total Debt6.26 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.45 %48.70 %
Current Ratio2.16 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share22.93 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations8.68 B971.22 M
Short Ratio2.82 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share7.65 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth1.70 X4.89 X
Target Price206.02
Number Of Employees36 K18.84 K
Beta1.62-0.15
Market Capitalization126.46 B19.03 B
Total Asset34.41 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings49.65 B9.33 B
Working Capital12.75 B1.48 B
Note: Disposition of 2188 shares by Timothy Deane of Applied Materials at 162.63 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Applied Materials Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Applied . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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