Shares in Applied Materials, Inc. show a positive technical chart pattern over the medium term, which suggests that the rising trend should be followed.
Summary
● The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
● The company has a good ESG score relative to its sector, according to Refinitiv.
Strengths
● The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
● The group's activity appears highly profitable thanks to its outperforming net margins.
● Thanks to a sound financial situation, the firm has significant leeway for investment.
● Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.
● For the past year, analysts covering the stock have been revising their EPS expectations upwards in a significant manner.
● Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.
● Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Standard & Poor's are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.
● Historically, the company has been releasing figures that are above expectations.
Weaknesses
● With a 2024 P/E ratio at 26.12 times the estimated earnings, the company operates at rather significant levels of earnings multiples.
● The company's "enterprise value to sales" ratio is among the highest in the world.
● The company appears highly valued given the size of its balance sheet.
● The valuation of the company is particularly high given the cash flows generated by its activity.
● The company is not the most generous with respect to shareholders' compensation.
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Applied Materials, Inc. specializes in the design, manufacture, and marketing of equipment for producing integrated circuits and semi-conductor components. The group develops systems used in the principal manufacturing stages of microchips (deposition systems using chemical vapors, the physical process or through epitaxy, photomasking systems, control programs, etc.).
Net sales break down by activity sector as follows: semiconductor industry (77.2%), flat screen industry (3.3%) and other (19.5%; photovoltaic and electronic industries).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (15.1%), China (27.3%), Taiwan (21.4%), Korea (17.4%), Japan (7.8%), Asia (2.9%) and Europe (8.1%).
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 
