Applied Materials, Inc. · NASDAQ (us_market)
Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials · United States
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.
| Event Period | Drawdown | Buy Point (Bottom) | Sell Point (Peak) | ticker.setupCols.buyScore | ticker.setupCols.sellScore | Max Return | Algo Return |
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DROP2026-02-25$394.95 RISE2026-03-30$323.12 PEAK2026-05-26$454.89 90d | -18.2% 33d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +40.8% 57d | Missed |
DROP2025-07-15$199.29 RISE2025-09-03$156.25 PEAK2025-11-26$249.97 134d | -21.6% 50d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +60.0% 84d | Missed |
DROP2025-01-22$195.51 RISE2025-04-04$126.95 PEAK2025-07-02$190.01 161d | -35.1% 72d | 2025-02-25 $165.54 | 2025-07-02 $190.01 | 71Quality on Sale | 76Deep Value | +49.7% 89d | +14.8% Held 127d |
DROP2024-10-14$213.89 RISE2024-12-19$161.44 PEAK2025-01-22$195.51 100d | -24.5% 66d | 2024-12-18 $165.45 | 2025-01-22 $195.51 | 65Deep Value | 56Watch | +21.1% 34d | +18.2% Held 35d |
DROP2024-07-10$254.97 RISE2024-09-06$174.75 PEAK2024-10-14$213.89 96d | -31.5% 58d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +22.4% 38d | Missed |
DROP2024-07-10$254.97 RISE2024-08-07$178.51 PEAK2024-10-14$213.89 96d | -30.0% 28d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +19.8% 68d | Missed |
DROP2023-09-01$153.99 RISE2023-10-25$130.11 PEAK2024-01-22$168.30 143d | -15.5% 54d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +29.4% 89d | Missed |
DROP2022-12-13$111.87 RISE2022-12-28$94.23 PEAK2023-02-02$124.26 51d | -15.8% 15d | 2023-01-03 $96.73 | 2023-02-02 $124.26 | 75Deep Value | 57Deep Value | +31.9% 36d | +28.5% Held 30d |
DROP2022-06-08$112.46 RISE2022-10-17$74.41 PEAK2022-12-13$111.87 188d | -33.8% 131d | 2022-06-29 $91.94 | 2022-12-13 $111.87 | 88Quality on Sale | 65Deep Value | +50.3% 57d | +21.7% Held 167d |
DROP2022-03-29$141.44 RISE2022-07-05$86.00 PEAK2022-08-04$111.06 128d | -39.2% 98d | 2022-05-09 $105.75 | 2022-08-04 $111.06 | 82Quality on Sale | 74Quality on Sale | +29.1% 30d | +5.0% Held 87d |
DROP2022-01-14$167.00 RISE2022-03-07$119.22 PEAK2022-03-29$141.44 74d | -28.6% 52d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +18.6% 22d | Missed |
DROP2021-04-05$143.05 RISE2021-05-12$114.88 PEAK2021-08-04$142.76 121d | -19.7% 37d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +24.3% 84d | Missed |
DROP2020-08-14$67.62 RISE2020-10-28$57.32 PEAK2021-01-19$109.22 158d | -15.2% 75d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +90.5% 83d | Missed |
DROP2020-08-14$67.62 RISE2020-09-11$55.00 PEAK2020-12-07$89.14 115d | -18.7% 28d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +62.1% 87d | Missed |
DROP2020-02-19$67.41 RISE2020-03-20$37.99 PEAK2020-06-05$60.19 107d | -43.6% 30d | 2020-03-16 $40.53 | 2020-06-05 $60.19 | 82Quality on Sale | 62Deep Value | +58.4% 77d | +48.5% Held 81d |
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| 30d | 90d | YTD | 1y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAT | +15.67% | +20.93% | +75.13% | +187.12% |
| XLK | +18.01% | +36.89% | +32.68% | +65.45% |
| Alpha (stock − sector) | -2.34% | -15.97% | +42.45% | +121.67% |
| Filed | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | BRUNER JUDY | Director | S Open-market sale | 1,128 | $450.00 | −$507.6K |
| 2026-05-26 | Sanders Adam | Corp. Controller & CAO | S Open-market sale | 268 | $434.22 | −$116.4K |
| 2026-05-22 | DE GEUS AART | Director | G Gift | 17,855 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-04-02 | Sanders Adam | Corp. Controller & CAO | F Tax withholding | 125 | $353.80 | −$44.2K |
| 2026-03-13 | DE GEUS AART | Director | A Grant / award | 741 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-13 | Borkar Rani | Director | A Grant / award | 741 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-13 | MCGREGOR SCOTT A | Director | A Grant / award | 741 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-13 | MARCH KEVIN P | Director | A Grant / award | 741 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-13 | ANDERSON JAMES ROBERT | Director | A Grant / award | 741 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-13 | CHEN XUN | Director | A Grant / award | 741 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-13 | Iannotti Thomas J | Director | A Grant / award | 741 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-13 | BRUNER JUDY | Director | A Grant / award | 741 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-13 | Karsner Alexander | Director | A Grant / award | 741 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-02-27 | BRUNER JUDY | Director | S Open-market sale | 2,500 | $391.71 | −$979.3K |
| 2026-02-24 | Sanders Adam | Corp. Controller & CAO | S Open-market sale | 534 | $379.16 | −$202.5K |
| 2026-02-24 | BRUNER JUDY | Director | S Open-market sale | 1,511 | $377.89 | −$571.0K |
| 2026-02-24 | BRUNER JUDY | Director | S Open-market sale | 2,458 | $376.49 | −$925.4K |
| 2026-02-18 | Hill Brice | SVP, CFO | S Open-market sale | 5,000 | $361.21 | −$1.81M |
| 2026-01-08 | Raja Prabu G. | President, Semi. Products Grp. | G Gift | 45 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-01-05 | Sanders Adam | Corp. Controller & CAO | F Tax withholding | 324 | $256.99 | −$83.3K |
| 2026-01-05 | CHEN XUN | Director | A Grant / award | 187 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-01-05 | Deane Timothy M | SVP, Applied Global Services | F Tax withholding | 1,891 | $256.99 | −$486.0K |
| 2025-12-23 | Little Teri A. | SVP, CLO | F Tax withholding | 15,472 | $256.41 | −$3.97M |
| 2025-12-23 | Nalamasu Omkaram | Senior Vice President, CTO | F Tax withholding | 20,307 | $256.41 | −$5.21M |
| 2025-12-23 | Raja Prabu G. | President, Semi. Products Grp. | F Tax withholding | 33,406 | $256.41 | −$8.57M |
| Report Date | EPS Estimate | EPS Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13upcoming | 3.38 | — | — |
| 2026-05-14 | 2.69 | 2.86 | +6.50% |
| 2026-02-12 | 2.21 | 2.38 | +7.89% |
| 2025-11-13 | 2.09 | 2.17 | +3.65% |
| 2025-08-14 | 2.36 | 2.48 | +5.13% |
| 2025-05-15 | 2.31 | 2.39 | +3.45% |
| 2025-02-13 | 2.30 | 2.38 | +3.67% |
| 2024-11-14 | 2.19 | 2.32 | +5.71% |
| 2024-08-15 | 2.03 | 2.12 | +4.68% |
| 2024-05-16 | 1.99 | 2.09 | +5.27% |
| 2024-02-15 | 1.91 | 2.13 | +11.78% |
| 2023-11-16 | 1.99 | 2.12 | +6.44% |
| 2023-08-17 | 1.75 | 1.90 | +8.88% |
| 2023-05-18 | 1.83 | 2.00 | +9.49% |
| 2023-02-16 | 1.92 | 2.03 | +5.68% |
| 2022-11-17 | 1.74 | 2.03 | +16.87% |