AMAT · Verdict

A summary of rules, not a profit forecast — don’t buy just because of a green verdict.

• ▼ P/E 33.7 — expensive for this stock (over 10 y: from 10.9 to 26.9)
• ▲ P/E 33.7 vs peer median 37.6 — cheaper than peers
• ▼ P/S 10.0 — expensive for this stock (over 10 y: from 2.0 to 6.6)
• ▼ EV/EBITDA 30.3 — expensive for this stock (over 10 y: from 7.1 to 18.7)
• ▼ EV/EBITDA 30.3 vs peer median 26.6 — more expensive than peers
• ▼ FCF yield 1.8% — expensive for this stock (over 10 y: from 3.0% to 9.5%)
• ▼ FCF yield 1.8% vs peer median 1.4% — more expensive than peers
• ▲ Forward P/E 21.0 is below the current one — earnings growth expected

• ▲ Share count down 8% in 3 y — buybacks grow your stake
• ▲ ROE 41% — high return on equity
• ▲ Debt / equity 0.35 — moderate debt
• ▲ Free cash flow positive every year

• ▲ Revenue grows 10.5% per year (5 y)
• ▲ Earnings per share grows 17.2% per year (5 y)
• ▲ Analysts raised the earnings forecast by +4.2% in 90 days

• ▼ Over 6 mo weaker than its sector (XLK) by 14%
• ▼ Price below SMA200 — long-term downtrend
• ▲ SMA50 above SMA200 — trend up
• ▲ Over a year +68% vs S&P 500 +11% — stronger than the market

• ▼ Earnings in 10 d — the price may move sharply (≈ ±10.6%)
• ▼ Volatility 61% per year — much higher than the market (13%)
• ▼ Max drawdown in the period -55% — deep
• ▼ Beta 1.59 — moves more than the market

• ▲ Consensus of 37 analysts — buy
• ▲ Mean analyst target +61% from the current price
• ▼ Insiders selling over 6 mo

• ▲ S&P 500 above SMA200 — the market is in an uptrend
• ▲ Sector (XLK) above SMA200 — in an uptrend