Applied Materials, Inc.

NasdaqGS:AMAT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$172.3b

Applied Materials Valuation

Is AMAT undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of AMAT when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: AMAT ($206.33) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($148.43)

Significantly Below Fair Value: AMAT is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for AMAT?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

AMAT key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue6.4x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA21x
PEG Ratio3.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does AMAT's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for AMAT vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average34.4x
NXPI NXP Semiconductors
23.6x10.3%US$66.5b
TER Teradyne
44.6x22.4%US$18.8b
36.7x18.1%US$96.6b
LRCX Lam Research
32.9x16.8%US$119.4b
AMAT Applied Materials
24x6.3%US$172.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: AMAT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24x) compared to the peer average (34.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does AMAT's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Semiconductor Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a24.1%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: AMAT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24x) compared to the US Semiconductor industry average (28.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AMAT's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

AMAT PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24x
Fair PE Ratio26.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: AMAT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.6x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst AMAT forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$206.33
US$221.59
+7.4%
12.3%US$260.00US$152.00n/a30
May ’25US$193.99
US$220.56
+13.7%
12.8%US$260.00US$152.00n/a31
Apr ’25US$208.69
US$212.31
+1.7%
14.7%US$250.00US$138.00n/a31
Mar ’25US$210.25
US$210.37
+0.06%
14.8%US$250.00US$138.00n/a31
Feb ’25US$166.97
US$170.85
+2.3%
9.5%US$215.00US$138.00n/a31
Jan ’25US$162.07
US$164.72
+1.6%
9.7%US$185.00US$120.00n/a31
Dec ’24US$151.59
US$161.75
+6.7%
9.3%US$185.00US$120.00n/a31
Nov ’24US$135.29
US$159.51
+17.9%
10.1%US$185.00US$120.00n/a31
Oct ’24US$138.45
US$157.12
+13.5%
12.6%US$185.00US$110.00n/a28
Sep ’24US$153.99
US$155.19
+0.8%
12.9%US$180.00US$110.00n/a26
Aug ’24US$152.63
US$144.46
-5.4%
12.3%US$175.00US$110.00n/a26
Jul ’24US$144.54
US$139.77
-3.3%
9.4%US$160.00US$110.00n/a26
Jun ’24US$134.83
US$137.09
+1.7%
10.8%US$160.00US$100.00n/a27
May ’24US$112.95
US$131.30
+16.2%
9.4%US$150.00US$90.00US$193.9928
Apr ’24US$122.83
US$132.66
+8.0%
9.8%US$150.00US$90.00US$208.6928
Mar ’24US$117.26
US$132.66
+13.1%
9.8%US$150.00US$90.00US$210.2528
Feb ’24US$119.01
US$121.44
+2.0%
10.9%US$140.00US$88.00US$166.9728
Jan ’24US$97.38
US$119.05
+22.3%
12.4%US$140.00US$80.00US$162.0728
Dec ’23US$107.01
US$117.79
+10.1%
12.3%US$140.00US$80.00US$151.5927
Nov ’23US$89.79
US$105.96
+18.0%
17.4%US$150.00US$70.00US$135.2926
Oct ’23US$81.93
US$128.50
+56.8%
14.5%US$158.00US$85.00US$138.4526
Sep ’23US$91.81
US$131.74
+43.5%
15.0%US$184.00US$95.00US$153.9927
Aug ’23US$106.40
US$133.37
+25.4%
18.9%US$197.00US$95.00US$152.6327
Jul ’23US$86.27
US$140.79
+63.2%
18.8%US$205.00US$70.00US$144.5428
Jun ’23US$114.46
US$144.79
+26.5%
14.8%US$205.00US$115.00US$134.8328
May ’23US$110.35
US$164.45
+49.0%
12.9%US$205.00US$130.00US$112.9528

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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