Is Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) Stock at the Top of the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials Industry?

Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) is near the top in its industry group according to InvestorsObserver. AMAT gets an overall rating of 60. That means it scores higher than 60 percent of stocks. Applied Materials, Inc. gets a 76 rank in the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. Semiconductor Equipment & Materials is number 24 out of 148 industries.

AMAT has an Overall Score of 60. 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 60 means the stock is more attractive than 60 percent of stocks. This ranking system incorporates numerous factors used by analysts to compare stocks in greater detail. This allows you to find the best stocks available in any industry with relative ease. These percentile-ranked scores using both fundamental and technical analysis give investors an easy way to view the attractiveness of specific stocks. Stocks with the highest scores have the best evaluations by analysts working on Wall Street.

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

Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) stock is higher by 1.29% while the S&P 500 is down -0.33% as of 3:29 PM on Monday, Apr 1. AMAT has risen $2.67 from the previous closing price of $206.23 on volume of 1,836,531 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 is up 26.98% while AMAT has risen 70.78%. AMAT earned $8.50 a per share in the over the last 12 months, giving it a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.62. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Applied Materials, Inc. stock.