Applied Materials, Inc. is a materials engineering solution company. The Company provides equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. It operates in three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services (AGS), and Display. The Semiconductor systems segment designs, develops, manufactures and sells a range of primarily 300 mm equipment used to fabricate semiconductor chips, also referred to as integrated circuits (ICs). The AGS segment provides services, spares and factory automation software to customer fabrication plants globally. The AGS segment also manufactures and sells 200mm and other equipment. The Display segment is comprised primarily of products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays (LCDs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), and other display technologies for televisions, monitors, laptops, personal computers (PCs), tablets, smartphones, and other consumer-oriented devices.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 20.26%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 20.26%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PB is 19.46, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 670.17M shares, decreasing 2.18% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Philippe Laffont
Star Investor Philippe Laffont holds 3.99M shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.28.