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Applied Materials
Information Technology · Semiconductor Materials & Equipment · US
$440.51
Close 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

STRONG MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
Full financial profile available
Market Cap
$349.6B
Trailing P/E
45.23
Forward P/E
29.07
Rev Growth
-2.1%
Profit Margin
27.8%
ROE
38.9%
Analyst Target
$485.65
Recommendation
STRONG BUY
About Applied Materials

Applied Materials, Inc. provides materials engineering solutions, equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor and related industries in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Semiconductor Systems and Applied Global Services (AGS) segments. The Semiconductor Systems segment includes semiconductor capital equipment to enable materials engineering steps, including etch, rapid thermal processing, deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, metrology and inspection, wafer packaging, and ion implantation. The AGS segment offers integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, and 200 millimeter and other equipment and factory automation software for semiconductor and other products. It serves manufacturers of semiconductor wafers and chips, and other electronic devices. Applied Materials, Inc. was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Opportunity Summary
Trading at $441, 142% above fair value of $182. Strong competitive moat. 28% profit margins. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 57% of screened stocks.
Ethical Screen
Business ActivityPASS
Debt Ratio (0.19%)PASS
Cash Ratio (0.12%)PASS
Receivables Ratio (0.34%)PASS
Revenue Ratio (0.04%)PASS
OverallPASS
Score Ethical: 68.5
Score Valuation: 44.5
Score Quality: 78.2
Score Combined: 54.9
Fair Value Est: $181.84 · Margin of Safety: -142.3% · Tier: OVERVALUED

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation44.6
Quality78.6
Cash Flow16.2
Moat100.0
Balance Sheet94.3
Debt Purity41.1
Liquid Purity63.9
Rev Purity11.8
Compliance39.2
Tier: WATCH · Score: 36.3 · Rank: #4670
Earnings History (Last 8 Quarters)
DateEPS Est.Reported EPSSurprise %
2026-08-133.38Pending--
2026-05-142.692.86+6.5%
2026-02-122.212.38+7.9%
2025-11-132.092.17+3.6%
2025-08-142.362.48+5.1%
2025-05-152.312.39+3.5%
2025-02-132.302.38+3.7%
2024-11-142.192.32+5.7%
Quarterly Financials
PeriodRevenueNet IncomeEBITDAGross ProfitOp. IncomeEPS
2026-04-303.53
2026-01-31$7.0B$2.0B$2.5B$3.4B$2.1B2.55
2025-10-31$6.8B$1.9B$2.5B$3.3B$1.9B2.39
2025-07-31$7.3B$1.8B$2.7B$3.6B$2.2B2.23
2025-04-30$7.1B$2.1B$2.5B$3.5B$2.2B2.64
2025-01-31$7.2B$1.2B$2.3B$3.5B$2.2B
Insider Transactions
DateNameRoleSharesValue
2026-03-12ANDERSON JAMES ROBERTDirector741--
2026-03-12BORKAR RANIDirector741--
2026-03-12IANNOTTI THOMAS JDirector741--
2026-03-12KARSNER ALEXANDER ADirector741--
2026-03-12MARCH KEVIN PDirector741--
2026-03-12MCGREGOR SCOTT ADirector741--
2026-03-12BRUNER JUDYDirector741--
2026-03-12CHEN XUN ERICDirector741--
2026-03-12DE GEUS AART JDirector741--
2026-02-25BRUNER JUDYDirector2,500$979.3K
Top Institutional Holders
HolderSharesValue% Held
Blackrock Inc.79.0M$34.1B0.1%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC51.6M$22.3B0.1%
State Street Corporation37.5M$16.2B0.0%
Capital Research Global Investors29.5M$12.7B0.0%
Geode Capital Management, LLC21.9M$9.5B0.0%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC17.3M$7.5B0.0%
Morgan Stanley11.8M$5.1B0.0%
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC10.0M$4.3B0.0%
Invesco Ltd.9.7M$4.2B0.0%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.8.9M$3.9B0.0%
Analyst Recommendations
3 Months Ago
5
24
7
36 analysts
2 Months Ago
5
23
9
37 analysts
Last Month
5
23
9
37 analysts
Current
4
27
8
39 analysts
Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Strong Sell
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$342.1B
Price/Book
14.35
Beta
1.654
Analysts
34
Total Revenue (TTM)
$28.2B
Total Debt
$7.3B
Earnings Growth
+33.5%
Dividend Yield
0.5%
Rec. Mean
1.51
Short Ratio
2.77
Short % Float
0.0%
Employees
35,500

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 54.9 (P85 — top 14.9% of scored tickers). Strong Moat. Ethical PASS. 35 analysts at Buy.
Price: $440.51 | Target: $509.63 (+16%) | Fair Value: $181.84 (+-59%)
Score
55
Moat
STRONG
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+16%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth-2.1%
Profit Margin27.8%
ROE38.9%
Forward P/E29.1
Market Cap$349.6B
Earnings Track Record
DateEstimateReportedSurprise
2026-08-13$3.38Pending
2026-05-14$2.69$2.86+6.5%
2026-02-12$2.21$2.38+7.9%
2025-11-13$2.09$2.17+3.6%
2025-08-14$2.36$2.48+5.1%
2025-05-15$2.31$2.39+3.5%
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $374.43 (-15%) | Entry: $440.51
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($509.63, 35 analysts)
10$4,405.10+$691.20 (16%)1.0R
50$22,025.50+$3,456.00 (16%)1.0R
100$44,051.00+$6,912.00 (16%)1.0R
To Fair Value ($181.84)
10$4,405.10+$-2,586.70 (-59%)-3.9R
50$22,025.50+$-12,933.50 (-59%)-3.9R
100$44,051.00+$-25,867.00 (-59%)-3.9R
Risk Factors
  • High beta (1.65) — amplifies market moves by 1.65x
The Verdict
Applied Materials passes all ethical screens and holds a strong competitive moat.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

A
Quant Score
76.3
Risk Grade
Layers
8
Quality: CONSISTENT_BEATER
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-5.4%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-7.6%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
1.01
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-49.9%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
95
Liquidity Grade
HIGHLY LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

What direction is this ticker actually moving, filtered through noise? Is it speeding up or slowing down?

Kalman Trend
Trend Strength
Momentum Signal
HMM Regime
RSI Signal
Technical Signals

Classic chart signals that institutional traders monitor. Golden Cross is bullish, Death Cross is bearish.

MA Crossover
ABOVE_200
Bollinger Position
NEAR_UPPER
Beta
Relative Volume
0.9x
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone
Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
100.0%
Earnings Consistency
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Seasonality

Does this ticker have consistent patterns on certain days or months? Historical tendencies, not guarantees.

Best Day
Wednesday
Worst Day
Thursday
Best Month
Jan
Worst Month
Aug
Fri-Mon Effect
-0.9197716925203019
Earnings Drift

After this company beats earnings, does the price keep going up? Drift tracks post-earnings momentum.

Avg Drift After Beat
-3.9%
Beat Drift Positive %
28.6%
Consistency
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
+9.2%
3M Return
+20.5%
6M Return
+107.1%
12M Return
+185.5%
Momentum Rank
#292
Momentum Signal
STRONG_UP

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