The Most Important "AI Stock" You've Never Heard Of
The AI revolution is moving faster than anyone expected. But what no one is talking about is the one company AI simply can't exist without. It may be the single most important AI investment, yet most people don't even know its name. For now. The moment Wall Street catches on, this $20 stock could explode.
| Open | 150.97 | Prev Close | 150.79 |
| High | 151.38 | Low | 149.71 |
| Volume | 3,448 | Volume (Avg) | 7,807 |
| 52 Week High | 254.22 | 52 Week Low | 123.74 |
| Market Cap | 122B | PE Ratio | 19.64 |
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 | 36,000 |
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. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor capital equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits. The Applied Global Services segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, and other equipment and factory automation software for semiconductor, display, and other products. The Display segment offers products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays; organic light-emitting diodes; and other display technologies for TVs, monitors, laptops, personal computers, smart phones, and other consumer-oriented devices and solar energy cells. It operates in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 203.34 |
| Market Cap | 121,988,000,000 |
| PE Ratio | 19.64 |
| PEG Ratio | 1.72 |
| EBITDA | 8,480,999,936 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 19.71 |
| Forward PE | 16.37 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 4.43 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 6.61 |
Technicals
| Beta | 1.70 |
| 52 Week High | 254.22 |
| 52 Week Low | 123.74 |
| 50 Day Average | -0.35% |
| 200 Day Average | -15.87% |
Dividend
Applied Materials Inc pays out a dividend of $1.65 per share, with a dividend yield of 1.10%.
AMAT's next dividend payment will be made to shareholders on June 12, 2025.
They pay out 17.66% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Jun 12, 2025 | $0.46 |
| 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 |
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