Donald Trump to Repeal Joe Biden's AI Executive Order
This will open the floodgates! Once Donald Trump takes this decisive action, it will ignite a second wave of euphoria in AI stocks. And one company -- founded by Elon Musk, Trump's right-hand man and most trustworthy advisor -- is in the prime position to profit. (Hint: It's NOT Tesla).
| Open | 175.47 | Prev Close | 178.80 |
| High | 179.30 | Low | 175.45 |
| Volume | 4,684,195 | Volume (Avg) | 6,813 |
| 52 Week High | 254.80 | 52 Week Low | 158.96 |
| Market Cap | 145.1B | PE Ratio | 20.74 |
General
| Name | Applied Materials Inc |
| Ticker | AMAT |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Technology |
| Industry | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | October |
| Full Time Employees | 35,200 |
About Applied Materials Inc
Applied Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company 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, oxidation/nitridation, 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 light-emitting diodes; and other display technologies for TVs, monitors, laptops, personal computers, electronic tablets, smart phones, and other consumer-oriented devices. It operates in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 212.00 |
| Market Cap | 145,115,900,000 |
| PE Ratio | 20.74 |
| PEG Ratio | 1.79 |
| EBITDA | 8,204,000,256 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 20.71 |
| Forward PE | 18.62 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 5.40 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 7.65 |
Technicals
| Beta | 1.60 |
| 52 Week High | 254.80 |
| 52 Week Low | 158.96 |
| 50 Day Average | 2.26% |
| 200 Day Average | -9.59% |
Dividend
Applied Materials Inc pays out a dividend of $1.65 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.92%.
AMAT's next dividend payment will be made to shareholders on March 13, 2025.
They pay out 17.66% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Mar 13, 2025 | $0.40 |
| Dec 12, 2024 | $0.40 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | $0.40 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | $0.40 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | $0.32 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | $0.32 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | $0.32 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | $0.32 |
| Mar 16, 2023 | $0.26 |
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