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Applied Materials on Track for Record High Close Data Talk Morningstar.com

Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) shares closed 0.3% higher than its previous 52 week high, giving the company a market cap of $139B. The stock is currently down 0.1% year-to-date, up 61.4% over the past 12 months, and up 393.3% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%, and the S&P 500 fell 0.7%. Trading Activity Trading volume this week was 83.9% higher than the 20-day average.Beta, a measure of the stocks volatility relative to the overall market stands at 2.2. Technical Indicators The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was above 70, indicating it may be overbought.MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates a downward trend.The stock closed above its Bollinger band, indicating it may be overbought.The stock closed at 6.3% higher than its 5-day moving average, 7.3% higher than its 20-day moving average, and 15.3% higher than its 90-day moving average. 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 -98.3% The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months beats the peer average by 55.1% The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is -62.6% 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 shares climbed more than 5%, Friday, as Jefferies analyst Mark Lipacis reiterated his buy rating on the company''s stock.

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Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) shares are trading higher after Barclays raised its price target on the stock from $150 to $165. Investor's Business Daily reportedly named the stock a Buy.

Applied Materials (AMAT) closed at $152.45 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.91% move from the prior day.

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.

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