| Previous close | 113.93 |
| Open | 116.53 |
| Bid | 118.17 x 800 |
| Ask | 118.18 x 1000 |
| Day's range | 113.50 - 120.25 |
| 52-week range | 36.64 - 124.50 |
| Volume | 11,626,508 |
| Avg. volume | 7,344,006 |
| Market cap | 108.458B |
| Beta (5Y monthly) | 1.47 |
| PE ratio (TTM) | 28.27 |
| EPS (TTM) | 4.18 |
| Earnings date | 12 May 2021 - 17 May 2021 |
| Forward dividend & yield | 0.88 (0.74%) |
| Ex-dividend date | 24 Feb 2021 |
| 1y target est | 133.75 |
- Motley Fool
This High-Growth Tech Stock Is Still a Great Buy
The semiconductor market is facing a supply crisis in 2021, and Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) is all set to make the most of it, as the company's latest quarterly results indicate. The supplier of semiconductor fabrication equipment and services handsomely beat Wall Street's fiscal 2021 first-quarter expectations. This wasn't surprising, as Applied Materials was riding on solid tailwinds going into the quarterly report, the biggest being a global shortage of chips that could trigger increased capital expenditures by chipmakers this year.
- Motley Fool
3 Top Tech Stocks to Buy for 2021 Amid a Global Hardware Shortage
Three top names that had especially good fourth-quarter 2020 report cards -- and look like great buys for 2021 -- are Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET), Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), and Universal Display (NASDAQ: OLED). As management anticipated a few months ago, Arista Networks returned to year-over-year growth mode in grand fashion at the end of 2020. Fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings per share increased 17% and 9%, respectively, from a year ago as the company started to lap results from the data center construction slowdown that started in 2019.
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5 Reasons to Love Applied Materials Even at All-Time Highs
Can you buy this semicap equipment leader even after its recent surge? Step back and take a look at the big picture.
