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APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE AMAT
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.28% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $28.4B at a 24.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.57 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-10 | Stifel | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-10 | Needham | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-09 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-09 | Mizuho | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-06 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.355 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 1.521 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.228 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.285 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAT | APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE | 6/9 | 10.17 | 71.1 | +4.4% |
| AMD | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 8/9 | 6.85 | 196.2 | +34.3% |
| MU | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 7/9 | 6.07 | 149.5 | +48.9% |
| TXN | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | 7/9 | 9.04 | 51.9 | +13% |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors N.V. | 5/9 | 2.29 | 34.6 | -2.7% |
| STM | STMicroelectronics N.V. | 6/9 | 6.77 | 349.7 | -11.1% |
| ADI | ANALOG DEVICES INC | 8/9 | 4.16 | 83.1 | +16.9% |
About APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE
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.
FAQ
Is AMAT financially healthy?
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does AMAT pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE pays a dividend yielding about 0.28% with a 19.8% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is AMAT?
In FY2025, APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE had a net margin of 24.7% and a return on equity of 34.3%.
Is AMAT overvalued or undervalued?
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE trades at about 63.3× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.6×–29.1×, median 20.3×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for AMAT?
The average Wall-Street price target for APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE is $633.34, about 15.5% above the recent price, from 35 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is AMAT a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 71.1×, a dividend yield of 0.28%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-10-26. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.