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AMAT
APPLIED MATERIALS INC
Information Technology · Semiconductor Materials & Equipment
$357.23
+2.00%
Vol: 0.1M
Araverus Market Read
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Applied Materials jumps 11.7% in premarket on AI demand and tightening memory market expectations
Applied Materials shares jumped 11.7% in premarket trading as investors bet on continued AI demand and memory market tightness driving semiconductor equipment orders. AMAT is trading at $352.51 in pre-market, down 0.01%, with after-hours at $349.13, down 0.10%. The company announced a $0.53 quarterly dividend, a 15.2% increase, and expects 20%+ growth in semiconductor equipment revenue this year.
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| MSFTMICROSOFT | $389.28 | -0.64% | -1.8% | 20.6x | 1.11 | $2.89T |
| AVGOBROADCOM | $319.77 | +1.12% | -3.8% | 18.1x | 1.26 | $1.52T |
| MUMICRON | $444.60 | -3.71% | +11.1% | 4.7x | 1.54 | $500.0B |
| ORCLORACLE | $155.66 | +1.81% | +1.0% | 19.5x | 1.65 | $447.3B |
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Fundamentals
Market Cap$283.5B
P/E (TTM)36.6
Forward P/E25.8
Beta1.63
Div Yield61.00%
Prev Close$350.22
RSI (14-Day)
44Neutral
0305070100
52-Week Range
$123.74$357.23$395.95
From High-9.8%
From Low+188.7%
Moving Averages
50d SMA
$337.12+6.0%
200d SMA
$239.21+49.3%
Price above both MAs — bullish structure.
Returns
1W
+5.9%
1M
-3.1%
3M
+38.2%
6M
+101.2%
1Y
+134.8%
YTD
+33.0%
Volume
Today148K
20d Avg6.6M
Ratio0.02x