Applied Materials Stock News

The global semiconductor shortage meant more investment in semi equipment, propelling this industry leader higher.

The global semiconductor shortage meant more investment in semi equipment, propelling this industry leader higher.

What could have been a devastating year for semiconductor manufacturers in the wake of a global pandemic and an escalating trade war with China wound up being just the opposite. What happened?

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Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) stock is coming off a fresh record high of $163.02, touched on Dec. 29, and boasts a solid year-to-date lead of 84.6%.

Applied Materials is one of the most valuable companies within the semiconductor equipment space. Semiconductors are in high demand around the world due to a shortage. As this shortage persists, Appli

Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) shares closed today at 1.2% below its 52 week high of $162.99, giving the company a market cap of $141B. The stock is currently up 86.3% year-to-date, up 89.4% over the past 12 months, and up 414.6% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.6%, and the S&P 500 rose 3.0%. Trading Activity Trading volume this week was 16.5% lower than the 20-day average.Beta, a measure of the stocks volatility relative to the overall market stands at 2.1. Technical Indicators The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was between 30 and 70.MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates an upward trend.The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold. Market Comparative Performance The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5-year basis The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5-year basis The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Industrials industry sector , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5 year basis Per Group Comparative Performance The company's stock price performance year-to-date beats the peer average by 29.2% The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months beats the peer average by 29.4% The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is -21.8% lower than the average peer. This story was produced by the Kwhen Automated News Generator. For more articles like this, please visit us at finance.kwhen.com. Write to [email protected]. © 2020 Kwhen Inc.

Applied Materials (AMAT) closed at $160.98 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.84% move from the prior day.

Applied Materials benefits from its industry-leading position in providing products and services to the semiconductor industry.