Does Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) Have What it Takes to be in Your Portfolio Friday?

Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) is near the top in its industry group according to InvestorsObserver. AMAT gets an overall rating of 65. That means it scores higher than 65 percent of stocks. Applied Materials, Inc. gets a 86 rank in the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. Semiconductor Equipment & Materials is number 25 out of 148 industries.

AMAT has an Overall Score of 65. Find out what this means to you and get the rest of the rankings on AMAT!

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What do These Ratings Mean?

Analyzing stocks can be hard. There are tons of numbers and ratios, and it can be hard to remember what they all mean and what counts as “good” for a given value. InvestorsObserver ranks stocks on eight different metrics. We percentile rank most of our scores to make it easy for investors to understand. A score of 65 means the stock is more attractive than 65 percent of stocks. These rankings allows you to easily compare stocks and view what the strengths and weaknesses are of a given company. This lets you find the stocks with the best short and long term growth prospects in a matter of seconds. The combined score incorporates technical and fundamental analysis in order to give a comprehensive overview of a stocks performance. Investors who then want to focus on analysts rankings or valuations are able to see the separate scores for each section.

What's Happening With Applied Materials, Inc. Stock Today?

Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) stock has gained 0.96% while the S&P 500 has fallen -0.05% as of 2:32 PM on Friday, Sep 22. AMAT is higher by $1.30 from the previous closing price of $135.19 on volume of 2,502,639 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 is higher by 15.17% while AMAT is higher by 60.50%. AMAT earned $7.58 a per share in the over the last 12 months, giving it a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.97. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Applied Materials, Inc. stock.