Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.110-2.470 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.270. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.8 billion-$7.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $7.2 billion. Applied Materials also updated its Q1 guidance to $2.11-2.47 EPS.

Applied Materials Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of AMAT stock traded up $3.21 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $186.00. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 9,021,653 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,079,115. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $190.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $207.13. Applied Materials has a one year low of $141.94 and a one year high of $255.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $153.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a current ratio of 2.86, a quick ratio of 2.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 15th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.02 by $0.10. Applied Materials had a return on equity of 39.99% and a net margin of 27.74%. The business had revenue of $6.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.68 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.90 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Applied Materials will post 8.51 EPS for the current year.

Applied Materials Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 21st will be given a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 21st. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.86%. Applied Materials’s payout ratio is presently 17.98%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMAT has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $260.00 target price on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Friday, August 16th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Applied Materials from $220.00 to $210.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Applied Materials from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, September 14th. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on shares of Applied Materials from $190.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $227.24.

Applied Materials Company Profile

Applied Materials, Inc engages in the provision of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits.