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AMAT

APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE
$529.30 ▲ +3.50%
Prev close $511.38
Market cap$406.3B
ConsensusStrong Buy
12-mo target$638.94 (+20.7%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 9/10
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (8/10)29 New Institutional Positions21 Institutional ExitsCongressional Activity (4) Semiconductors
Snapshot
The big-picture read on AMAT right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Market Cap
$406.3B
Cap Size
Mega Cap
Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy (87%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$348.2B
Inst. Activity
29 buys / 21 sells
Insider Activity
$0.00 buy / $173.7M sell
Insider Net $
-$173.7M
Social Sentiment
64° Warm
SEC Reports
12
Press Releases
7
Congressional
9 trades
Price chart 30d +20.7%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 29, 2026 contract
Applied Materials and KIOXIA Partner at the EPIC Center to Advance Next-Generation Memory Technology
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc., the leader in mater
Sep 8, 2026 Insider
BRUNER JUDY sold 1,000 shares
Director @ $465.00 ($465.0K)
Aug 27, 2026 Insider
Palkhiwala Akash J. was granted 279 shares
Director
Aug 25, 2026 Insider
Hill Brice sold 7,500 shares
SVP, CFO @ $479.25 ($3.6M)
Aug 6, 2026 Congress
Josh Gottheimer buy
$1,001 - $15,000 — House
Jul 15, 2026 Congress
John McGuire buy
$1,001 - $15,000 — House
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO — DOUBLED
13,886,053 shares ($9.6B)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
NORGES BANK — NEW
11,305,788 shares ($8.2B)
Analyst ratings buy % +27.9%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
Strong Buy 87% rate it Buy or better · 45 analysts
Strong Buy 12 27% Buy 27 60% Hold 6 13% Sell 0 0% Strong Sell 0 0%
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmActionRatingFirm rating
Sep 28, 2026Morgan StanleyMAINTAINEqual-Weight 55%
Sep 1, 2026UBSMAINTAINBuy 55%
Aug 25, 2026MizuhoMAINTAINOutperform 52%
Aug 18, 2026Argus ResearchMAINTAINBuy 54%
Aug 14, 2026UBSMAINTAINBuy 55%
Aug 14, 2026Craig-HallumMAINTAINBuy 54%
Aug 14, 2026Morgan StanleyMAINTAINEqual-Weight 55%
Aug 14, 2026BernsteinMAINTAINOutperform 51%
Aug 14, 2026TD CowenREITERATEBuy 56%
Aug 14, 2026RBC CapitalMAINTAINOutperform 55%
Monthly consensus history
PeriodStr. BuyBuyHoldSellStr. SellBuy %Distribution
Sep 1, 2026122760087%
Aug 1, 2026122760087%
Jul 1, 2026122760087%
Jun 1, 2026122770085%
May 1, 2026112570084%
Apr 1, 2026112480081%
Mar 1, 2026112480081%
Feb 1, 20261023100077%
Price targets
Where 36 covering analysts think AMAT trades over the next 12 months.
$638.94 +20.7% upside Strong Buy
Current$529.30 Low$358.00 Median$650.00 High$900.00 36 analysts
$358.00$900.00
Analyst rating Strong Buy· 1.4/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Social media sentiment mood -26.7%
Retail-investor mood aggregated across social media. 0° = very bearish, 100° = very bullish.
64°
Warm
BearishNeutralBullish
32 mentions 14 bullish 4 bearish 14 neutral
Recent posts
wallstreetbets Neutral 8d 1h ago
If market takes a shit wishlist — what prices are you betting your house on ?
▲ 1 · 💬 0· ⚡ 0.5
wallstreetbets Bullish 10d 15h ago
AI Rotation from Harness to Model: How To Play It
▲ 1 · 💬 5· ⚡ 0.5
wallstreetbets Bullish 14d 21h ago
AMAT: I Bought The Shovel Seller Instead Of The Gold Miner.
▲ 1 · 💬 3· ⚡ 0.5
wallstreetbets Neutral 29d 5h ago
Is Applied Materials (AMAT) a buy at the current level of $435?
▲ 1 · 💬 0· ⚡ 0.5
stockmarket Bullish 1mo ago
Good earnings are not enough anymore
▲ 1 · 💬 5· ⚡ 0.5
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
12 SEC filing reports analyzed · 3 bullish, 3 bearish, 0 mixed, 6 neutral · avg impact 3.7/10.Plus 7 press releases.
BULLISHANALYST-UPGRADE3/10
HSBC initiates AMAT at Buy with $517 PT (+26%) — highest on Street
May 8, 2026
BEARISHANALYST-DOWNGRADE5/10
Morgan Stanley double downgrades stock to Equal-Weight — PT $502 (+15%)
May 18, 2026
BULLISHANALYST-UPGRADE3/10
Seaport Global initiates AMAT at Buy with Street-high PT of $500 — 28% upside from $391
May 5, 2026
NEUTRALCLUSTER2/10
Four AMAT insiders (CEO, CTO, Director, SVP) sold a total of $22.02M in open-market shares over a 7-
Jun 17, 2026
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Sep 29, 2026
contract
Applied Materials and KIOXIA Partner at the EPIC Center to Advance Next-Generation Memory Technology
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc., the leader in materials engineering solutions for the semiconductor i
Sep 21, 2026
other
Applied Materials to Host Investor Breakfast Presentation During SEMICON West
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that members of its executive leadership team will par
Sep 7, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: AMAT — 4.9M shares, 155,268 trades
Week starting 2026-09-07. Total ATS volume: 4,902,882 shares across 155,268 trades.
Aug 31, 2026
ftd
FTD: AMAT — 6,087 shares ($2.8M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260831, Price: $461.67, FTD Value: $2,810,185.29, APPLIED MATERIALS INC
Aug 31, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: AMAT — 7.4M shares, 204,030 trades
Week starting 2026-08-31. Total ATS volume: 7,423,486 shares across 204,030 trades.
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth30d RevUp/DnRevenue#
Current Q$4.06$4.02–$4.2587.1%+0.0%25↑ 0↓$10.3B25
Next Q$4.20$3.71–$4.7776.4%-0.1%21↑ 0↓$10.7B24
Current FY$12.79$12.53–$12.9835.8%-0.0%29↑ 1↓$34.3B31
Next FY$18.46$16.02–$21.7744.3%+0.0%28↑ 1↓$46.2B35
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
WhenEPS estimateChange vs now
Current$4.060—
7d ago$4.060—
30d ago$4.060—
60d ago$3.635+0.425
90d ago$3.610+0.451
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own AMAT (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $348.2B total value (481,772,272 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, STATE. Net buying activity: 29 institutions added/increased vs 21 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
FundSharesValue% TrackedLast move
BlackRock, Inc.80,212,518$58.0B16.7%—
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC51,848,358$37.5B10.8%—
STATE STREET CORP38,240,019$27.6B7.9%—
Invesco Ltd.28,265,844$20.4B5.9%—
Capital Research Global Investors22,159,097$16.0B4.6%—
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC22,007,983$15.9B4.6%—
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC18,553,307$13.4B3.9%—
MORGAN STANLEY13,523,832$9.8B2.8%—
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO13,886,053$9.6B2.8%DOUBLED +182.0%
NORGES BANK11,305,788$8.2B2.3%NEW
Recent position changes
FundActionPrevCurrentChangeValue
JPMORGAN CHASE & CODOUBLED4,924,85513,886,053+182.0%$9.6B
NORGES BANKNEW—11,305,788—$8.2B
FMR LLCADD6,397,8249,274,335+45.0%$6.7B
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD5,385,6037,265,371+34.9%$5.3B
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCTRIM8,942,0246,397,369-28.5%$4.6B
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\TRIM6,494,7213,997,687-38.4%$2.9B
Capital World InvestorsADD1,710,6292,683,846+56.9%$1.9B
Pictet Asset Management Holding SATRIM2,802,8432,084,024-25.6%$1.5B
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ADD1,181,8381,522,200+28.8%$1.1B
ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCNEW—1,504,800—$1.1B
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
15 insiders, 50 transactions. Net -$173.7M — $0.00 bought, $173.7M sold.
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 8, 2026BRUNER JUDYDirectorSELL1,000$465.00$465.0K
Aug 27, 2026Palkhiwala Akash J.DirectorAWARD279——
Aug 25, 2026Hill BriceSVP, CFOSELL7,500$479.25$3.6M
Jul 1, 2026Sanders AdamCorp. Controller & CAOTAX W/H125$650.91$81.4K
Jun 30, 2026DICKERSON GARY EPresident and CEOSELL19,970$735.22$14.7M
Jun 30, 2026DICKERSON GARY EPresident and CEOSELL30$736.05$22.1K
Jun 29, 2026DICKERSON GARY EPresident and CEOSELL50,332$700.21$35.2M
Jun 29, 2026DICKERSON GARY EPresident and CEOSELL7,989$701.33$5.6M
Jun 18, 2026Raja Prabu G.President, Semi. Products Grp.SELL10,000$633.53$6.3M
Jun 16, 2026DICKERSON GARY EPresident and CEOGIFT17,000——
Congressional trades
AMAT trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
6 members · 7 buys / 2 sells
DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Aug 6, 2026Josh GottheimerDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Applied Materials IncSep 15, 2026(41d)
Jul 15, 2026John McGuireRHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Applied Materials IncAug 11, 2026(28d)
Jul 13, 2026Jared MoskowitzDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Applied Materials IncAug 28, 2026(47d)
Jul 10, 2026Dan NewhouseRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Applied Materials IncJul 20, 2026(11d)
Jun 18, 2026Jared MoskowitzDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Applied Materials IncJul 27, 2026(40d)
Jun 18, 2026Jared MoskowitzDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Applied Materials IncJul 27, 2026(40d)
Jun 18, 2026Jared MoskowitzDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Applied Materials IncJul 27, 2026(40d)
Feb 27, 2026John BoozmanRSENATESELL$1,001 - $15,000Applied Materials IncMar 6, 2026(8d)
Dec 29, 2025Markwayne MullinRSENATEBUY$15,001 - $50,000Applied Materials IncJan 16, 2026(19d)
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for AMAT.
Shares short
14,108,387
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
-9.7%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
2.4
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈1.8%
Estimate — not % of float
All AMAT filing & press-release reports (19)