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What the tape says about AMAT
Applied Materials is +171% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 149 points ahead of the market.
+171%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- +28%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 37
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- −25%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $479.66
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- −17%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- +171%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- +258%
- vs 50-day average$530.43
- −9.6%
- 52-week high
- $640.18
- 52-week low
- $155.56
- Annualised volatility
- 50%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$119M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +87% |
| 2025 | +60% |
| 2024 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | +68% |
| 2022 | −38% |
| 2021 | +84% |
| 2020 | +43% |
| 2019 | +90% |
| 2018 | −35% |
| 2017 | +60% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 8 of 10 | +7.7% |
| Feb | 10 | 7 of 10 | +6.3% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | −1.1% |
| Apr | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.39% |
| May | 10 | 9 of 10 | +7.4% |
| Jun | 10 | 7 of 10 | +5.1% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +2.3% |
| Aug | 11 | 4 of 11 | −2.6% |
| Sep | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.95% |
| Oct | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.1% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +12% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.61% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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