Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) news stock charts
Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) Investment Summary:
Incorporated in 1967, Applied, a Delaware corporation, provides Nanomanufacturing Technologytm solutions for the global semiconductor, flat panel display, solar and related industries, with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products. “Nanomanufacturing” is the production of ultra-small structures, including the engineering of thin layers of film onto substrates. Applied’s customers include manufacturers of semiconductor chips and wafers, flat panel liquid crystal displays (LCDs), photovoltaic (PV) cells and other electronic devices, who use what they manufacture in their own end products or sell the items to other companies for use in advanced electronic components. The Company’s fiscal year ends on the last Sunday in October. Applied is the world’s largest semiconductor fabrication equipment supplier, based on revenue, with the capability to provide global deployment and support services. ... More..."http://secfilings.nasdaq.com/edgar_conv_html%2f2007%2f12%2f14%2f0000891618-07-000682.html#FIS_BUSINESS"www.appliedmaterials.com
12,619 Employees
Founded in 1967
APPLIED MATERIALS INC (AMAT:NASDAQ)
LAST $12.45 USD
CHANGE TODAY +0.22 1.80%
VOLUME 29.8M
As of 8:10 PM 03/16/10 All times are local (Market data is delayed by at least 15 minutes).
Snapshot of APPLIED MATERIALS INC (AMAT)
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OPEN
$12.23
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$12.23
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DAY HIGH
$12.49
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$12.20
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52 WEEK HIGH
01/11/10 - $14.94
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52 WEEK LOW
03/20/09 - $10.08
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MARKET CAP
16.7B
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AVERAGE VOLUME 10 D
26.7M
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EPS TTM
$0.07
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SHARES OUTSTANDING
1.3B
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EX-DATE
05/24/10
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P/E TTM
177.9x
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DIVIDEND
$0.28
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DIVIDEND YIELD
1.93%
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Key developments for APPLIED MATERIALS INC (AMAT)
Applied Materials Expands Display, Solar Equipment Manufacturing Capability in Taiwan
03/11/2010
Applied Materials Inc. announced the opening of its newly expanded Tainan Manufacturing Center in Tainan, Taiwan. The nearly 15,000 square meter facility will enhance companys capability to serve its FPD and thin film solar PV customers in Asia while capitalizing on Taiwan's excellent location, strong talent pool and supply chain efficiencies. The Tainan Manufacturing Center employs approximately 150 people and is expected to build and ship about 100 new PECVD (plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition) and PVD (physical vapor deposition) systems this year, a 400% increase in shipments from last year. The Center's Tainan location and extensive supply chain in Asia will enable company to more rapidly meet the demands of its large base of display and solar customers in Asia. The company has a major presence in Taiwan with more than 800 employees in 10 offices across the country. A leading market for semiconductor and FPD manufacturing, Taiwan is also becoming an increasingly active region for solar energy. In 2009, Taiwan passed renewable energy legislation aimed at promoting the use of renewable energy and boosting energy diversification. The company has donated R&D systems for thin film solar energy research to some of Taiwan's leading universities and supports education efforts through its Applied Young Talent program.
Applied Materials Inc. Announces Management Changes with Effect from March 22, 2010
03/9/2010
On March 3, 2010, Yvonne Weatherford, who as Corporate Vice President, Corporate Controller has served as the principal accounting officer of Applied Materials Inc. since 2005, was appointed to a new position. Effective March 22, 2010, Ms. Weatherford will become Corporate Vice President, Segment CFO of Applied Global Services. On March 3, 2010, Applied appointed Thomas Timko as Corporate Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, effective March 22, 2010. Mr. Timko, age 41, will join Applied from Delphi Automotive LLP.
Applied Materials Declares Increased Cash Dividend Payable on June 16, 2010
03/8/2010
Applied Materials Inc. has approved a 17% increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.07 per share, payable on June 16, 2010 to stockholders of record as of May 26, 2010. Previously, the quarterly cash dividend was $0.06 per share.
Applied Materials, Inc. financial resources
AMAT Competitors
| Company | Last | Change |
| Agilent Technologies Inc | $33.42 USD | +0.11 |
| ASML Holding NV | €25.17 EUR | +0.395 |
| Broadcom Corp | $33.52 USD | +0.91 |
| Micron Technology Inc | $10.21 USD | +0.48 |
| Tokyo Electron Ltd | ¥5,910 JPY | +80.00 |
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Industry Analysis
| Valuation | AMAT | Industry Range |
| Price/Earnings | NM | Not Meaningful |
| Price/Sales | 3.0x |
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| Price/Book | 2.3x |
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| Price/Cash Flow | NM | Not Meaningful |
| TEV/Sales | 2.6x |
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AMAT transactions
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Buyback
March 8, 2010 |
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Merger/Acquisition
November 16, 2009 |
Semitool Inc. |
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Merger/Acquisition
November 6, 2009 |
Advent Solar, Inc. |
More Recent Financial News About Applied Materials, Inc.
Sector Snap: Chip equipment makers fall
2010-03-16 02:37:13
Quote: would impact three major companies.In afternoon trading, shares of Applied Materials Inc. fell 18 cents to $12.18. KLA-Tencor Corp. slid $1.58, or 5.4 percent, to $27.87, and shares of Lam Research Corp. dropped $1.59, or 4.6 percent, to $32.67.Oppenheimer analyst Gary Hsueh cut his share price targets and earnings estimates at all three companies.He left his rating on Applied Materials at "Outperform" but downgraded KLA-Tencor to "Underperform" from "Perform" and Lam Research to "Perform" from ...Read article
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE Files SEC form 8-K, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
2010-03-15 07:37:23
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Applied Materials Expands Display, Solar Equipment Manufacturing Capability in Taiwan
2010-03-11 07:09:39
Quote: TAINAN, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Materials, Inc., the world’s largest supplier of equipment tothe semiconductor, flat panel display (FPD) and solar photovoltaic (PV)industries, today announced the opening of its newly expanded TainanManufacturing Center in Tainan, Taiwan. The nearly 15,000 square meterfacility will enhance Applied’s capability to serve its FPD and thinfilm solar PV customers in Asia while capitalizing on Taiwan’s excellentlocation, strong talent pool...Read article
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers
2010-03-10 02:34:16
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report
2010-03-10 02:34:16
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Chip equipment spending to grow 76%: Gartner
2010-03-09 01:38:23
Keywords: Industries|Tech, AMAT, Applied Materials Inc
Quote: AlertEmailPrintBy Benjamin Pimentel, MarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Worldwide spending on semiconductor capital equipment is expected to rise sharply in 2010, fuelled by a rebounding chip market, an industry group said Monday.Chip-tool spending is expected to total more than $29.4 billion in 2010, up 76.1% from $16.7 billion 2009, according to Gartner Inc.Shares of major semiconductor capital equipment makers were up Monday morning, with sector leader Applied Materials Inc./quotes/com...Read article
Global chip gear spending to leap in 2010 -Gartner
2010-03-09 01:38:22
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2010-03-09 01:38:22
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Quote: On the Nasdaq, Applied Materials Inc (AMAT.O) gained 0.8
percent to $12.40 after its board approved a 17 percent
quarterly dividend increase and a $2 billion stock-buyback
program. Also, Cisco Systems (CSCO.O) rose 2.2 percent to $25.76
after JP Morgan assumed coverage of the stock with an
"overweight" rating. On Friday, the government said 36,000 U.S. jobs were lost
in February, compared with forecasts for a drop of 50,000,
resulting in a stock market rally that pushed both the Dow and
the S&am...Read article
Applied Materials to Host 2010 Analyst Meeting on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. ET in New York
2010-03-05 02:06:34
Quote: Press ReleaseSource: Applied Materials, Inc.On Thursday March 4, 2010, 4:00 pm ESTSANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Materials, Inc. (: - Attendance at this event is limited to institutional investors andanalysts. A webcast will be available to the public as detailed below.If you would like to attend in person, please e-mail your request to A live Webcast of the presentations and a copy of the accompanyingslides will be available at Replays and related files will be available through ...Read article
Event Advisory: Applied Materials Hosts Forum to Explore High-Productivity Next-Generation Lithography
2010-02-26 05:25:01
Quote: Speakers:  Chas Archie – Senior Physicist, IBMBen Bunday – Senior Member of Technical Staff, SEMATECHJo Finders – Fellow, ASMLTed Liang – Senior Staff Engineer, IntelHans Stork – Chief Technology Officer of Silicon Systems Group,Applied MaterialsObert Wood – Principal Member of Technical Staff, GLOBALFOUNDRIES Where:Sainte Claire Hotel,302 S Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113 When:Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Schedule:9:00am-9:30am Registra...Read article
Event Advisory: Applied Materials Hosts Forum to Explore High-Productivity Next-Generation Lithography
2010-02-22 09:22:36
Quote: Speakers:  Chas Archie – Senior Physicist, IBMBen Bunday – Senior Member of Technical Staff, SEMATECHJo Finders – Fellow, ASMLTed Liang – Senior Staff Engineer, IntelHans Stork – Chief Technology Officer of Silicon Systems Group,Applied MaterialsObert Wood – Principal Member of Technical Staff, GLOBALFOUNDRIES Where:Sainte Claire Hotel,302 S Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113 When:Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Schedule:9:00am-9:30am Registra...Read article
Applied Materials turns $133M loss to profit in Q1
2010-02-19 01:27:40
Quote: Applied Materials Inc. reported $83 million in profits on $1.85 billion in sales during the first quarter ending Jan. 31 compared with a $133 million loss on $1.33 billion during the same period last year.The Santa Clara, Calif.-based nanomanufacturing technology maker (Nasdaq: AMAT), which employs about 1,700 Central Texas workers, also upgraded its projected sales growth from more than 30 percent this year to more than 50 percent.CEO Mike Splinter said last year’s acquisition of Montana-...Read article
Enphase Energy hires first CFO
2010-02-19 01:27:36
Quote: Applied Ventures is a subsidiary of Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) in Santa Clara.......Read article
UPDATE - North American Jan chip-gear orders rise 24.1 pct
2010-02-19 01:27:23
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Quote: chip equipment makers include Applied Materials Inc
(AMAT.O), the world's biggest; testing tools firm KLA Tencor
Corp (KLAC.O); circuitry-etching tools company Lam Research
Corp (LRCX.O) and Novellus Systems Inc (NVLS.O), which
specializes in preparing the surface of a silicon wafer before
the etching of circuits. The SEMI book-to-bill is a ratio of three-month moving
averages of worldwide bookings and billings for North
America-based chip-equipment makers. The data contained in the report was c...Read article
[$$] Applied Materials Posts Profit as Sales Surge
2010-02-18 04:45:21
Quote: BY DON CLARKApplied Materials Inc. reported another quarterly profit and a 39% jump in revenue, as the Silicon Valley company continues to rebound from a steep slump affecting makers of computer chips. The company, the biggest maker of machines used in manufacturing semiconductors, returned to profitability in the prior period after three successive quarters of losses. Applied on Wednesday said it benefited in its fiscal first quarter ended Jan. 31 as chip makers .........Read article
Applied Materials, Inc. F1Q10 (Qtr End 01/31/10) Earnings Call Transcript
2010-02-18 04:45:20
Quote: Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)
F1Q10 (Qtr End 01/31/10) Earnings Call Transcript
February 17, 2010 4:30 pm ET
Executives
Michael Sullivan – VP, IR
Mike Splinter – Chairman, President and CEO
George Davis – EVP & CFO
Analysts
Stephen Chin – UBS
Jim Covello – Goldman Sachs
C.J. Muse – Barclays Capital
Atif Malik – Morgan Stanley
Satya Kumar – Credit Suisse
Wenge Yang – Oppenheimer
Chris Blansett – JPMorgan
Steve O'Rourke â...Read article
Futures point to lower open on Wall Street
2010-02-18 04:45:19
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Quote: * Shares in Applied Materials Inc (AMAT.O) rose nearly 2
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Joseph Flanagan Joins Applied Materials as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations and Supply Chain
2010-02-17 08:05:12
Quote: SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that Joe Flanagan has joined thecompany as senior vice president of Worldwide Operations and SupplyChain, responsible for developing and executing an integrated supplychain strategy that enhances enterprise value. In this role, Flanaganwill report directly to Applied Materials chairman and CEO MikeSplinter. Flanagan joins Applied Materials from Nortel Networks where heserved as president of Nortel Business Services.â...Read article
Silicon Valley tech giants fight release of work force data
2010-02-16 04:45:41
Quote: (NASDAQ:ORCL) and Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) argued that complying with a Freedom of Information request by the San Jose Mercury News would divulge competitive secrets.Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ) made the same argument and lost.Based on information gathered about 10 of the Valley's 15 biggest employers, the Mercury News reported that while the companies work force grew by 16 percent from 1999 to 2005, the small number of black workers they employed dropped by 16 percent, while the n...Read article
Looking for Opportunity? Think Big
2010-02-15 03:41:12
Quote: To send money back home, they often use money transmitters like Western Union, with networks of outside agents that can collect and distribute cash across the globe.AMATNews)Moat: Wide | Uncertainty: Medium | Market Cap: 16.7 BilFrom theAnalyst Report:Applied Materials is the behemoth of the semiconductor equipment industry, with unmatched scale and a broad product portfolio. The firm has steadily been establishing its solar equipment business in an effort to drive growth. However, severe cyclic...Read article
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