Applied
Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) announced Monday a deal to buy batch-processing systems
company Kokusai Electric for $2.2 billion in cash from KKR & Co, Applied
Materials stock rallied 3.4% toward a 10 1/2-month high in premarket trading,
while KKR shares were still inactive. The deal is expected to immediately add
to Applied Materials’ adjusted earnings per share after the close, which is
expected within 12 months. The chip equipment maker expects to finance the deal
with a combination of cash on hand and a term loan. KKR acquired Hitachi
Kokusai Electric Inc. in 2017.
The insider ownership percentage is the key indicator, can be used by
investors, to measure the outlook of senior management has on their company.
Insider ownership for the AMAT is 0.20%. Institutional ownership refers to the
ownership stake in a company that is held by large financial organizations,
pension funds or endowments. The Institutional ownership for the AMAT is
81.40%.
Insider trading is the buying or selling of any publicly traded company’s stock
and this can be done by someone who has non-public, material information about
that AMAT. Insider trading can be illegal or legal depending on when the
insider makes the trade. It is illegal when the material information is still
non-public. The insider transactions of the company (6-month change in insider
ownerships) for the Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) is -8.29%.
Institutional ownership is the amount of a Applied Materials, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMAT)’s available stock owned by mutual or pension funds, insurance
companies, investment firms, private foundations, endowments or other large
entities that actually manage the funds on the behalf of others, so its an
interesting element for the traders to note it, and the Institutional ownership
for the AMAT is -2.12%.
U.S traded Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) stock gained 0.49% on Friday
and when day-trade ended the stock finally concluded at $44.91 and number of
shares that changed hands during the day are 15.35 Million. The number of
shares AMAT stock currently held by all its shareholders are 942.00 and floated
shares, the number of shares are available for trading in an open market on
last trading day are 933.37. The average volume of shares for 3 months is
9398.14 and AMAT stock value has moved between $28.79 – 50.46 in last one year.
The Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) reported its last earnings on date
5/16/2019. The Gross margin is the difference between the revenue and the cost
of goods sold (COGS), divided by revenue. In other words, Gross Margin is a
percentage value, while Gross Profit is a monetary value. The valuable gross
margin for Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) is 44.40% and the profit
margin is 22.10% and the stock has gained 37.17% in 2019 to date.
U.S. traded shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT)’s monthly stock
performance is 12.98%, the quarterly performance is 13.24%, the half year
performance is calculated as 42.35%. The yearly performance of AMAT is -0.75%.
The higher the volatility, the riskier the security. For example, when the
stock market rises and falls more than one percent over a sustained period of
time, it is called a “volatile” market, if the stock price stays
relatively stable, the security has low volatility. The Applied Materials, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMAT) weekly volatility is measured as 1.93% and monthly volatility
measured as 2.42%.
Return on assets (ROA) is a main indicator of how profitable a company is
relative to its total assets. AMAT return on assets is 19.00%, the return on
equity (ROE) of the Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) is 46.40%, while the
most important return on investment is calculates as a percentage and is
typically used for personal financial decisions, and AMAT return on investment
is 37.20%.
The price to earnings ratio is 12.59, price to sales ratio is 2.68, and price
to book ration is 5.16, price to cash per share ration is 11.68, price to free
cash flow is 20.94.
Analysts mean target price for Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) is $51.24 while
analysts mean recommendation is 2.10. The current share price indicates that
stock is -10.88% away from its one year high and is moving 55.99% ahead of its
52-week low. AMAT’s distance from 20 day simple moving average is 7.35% and
distance from 50-Day simple moving average is 7.02%.
