Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) announced a definitive agreement under which Applied will acquire all outstanding shares of Kokusai Electric Corporation for $2.2 billion in cash from global investment firm KKR.
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%.
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U.S traded Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) stock
ticked up 1.71% on Monday and when day-trade ended the stock finally concluded
at $45.68 and number of shares that changed hands during the day are 11.38
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 9512.23 and AMAT stock value has moved between $28.73 – 50.2 in
last one year.
The Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT)’s latest earnings date is 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 39.52% in 2019 to date.
U.S. traded shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT)’s monthly stock
performance is 18.07%, the quarterly performance is 11.06%, the half year
performance is calculated as 41.07%. The yearly performance of AMAT is 0.86%.
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 2.63% and monthly volatility
measured as 2.56%.
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 12.81, price to sales ratio is 2.73, and price
to book ratio is 5.24, price to cash per share ration is 11.88, price to free
cash flow is 21.30.
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 -9.35% away from its one year high and is moving 58.67% ahead of
its 52-week low. AMAT’s distance from 20 day simple moving average is 8.38% and
distance from 50-Day simple moving average is 8.80%.
