The trading price of Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) floating lower at last check on Monday, April 22, closing at $188.22, -0.82% lower than its previous close.
The company’s P/E ratio in the trailing 12-month period was 22.14. In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $214.91 and a 52-week low of $109.15. Over the past month, the stock has lost -10.71% in value.
Applied Materials Inc., whose market valuation is $156.39 billion at the time of this writing. The dividend yield on the company stock is 0.68%, while its Forward Dividend ratio is 1.28. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable.
A company’s earnings reviews provide a brief indication of a stock’s direction in the short term, where in the case of Applied Materials Inc. No upward and no downward comments were posted in the last 7 days. On the technical side, indicators suggest AMAT has a 50% Buy on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a 50% Buy, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 100% Buy.
If we dig deeper into the stock’s outlook, we see that the stock’s PEG is 1.55, which symbolizes a positive outlook. A quick review shows that AMAT’s price is currently -8.67% off the SMA20 and -6.68% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 34.54, and weekly volatility stands at 3.55%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 2.64%. Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT)’s beta value is currently sitting at 1.59, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 6.21.
To see how Applied Materials Inc. stock has been performing today in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: AMAT stock’s performance was -0.82% at last check in today’s session, and 64.54% in the past year. Applied Materials Inc. has a P/E ratio of 22.14.
An evaluation of the daily trading volume of Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) indicates that the 3-month average is 6.15 million.
Currently, records show that 833.00 million of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 0.37% of outstanding shares, whereas institutions hold 83.26%. However, since the stock’s price has seen 16.13% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even higher.
