Today I’m reviewing a large-cap semiconductor equipment & materials firm by the name of Applied Materials, Inc. Its trading ticker symbol is AMAT.

Applied Materials Inc is a supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. It provides equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, flat panel display, solar photovoltaic and related industries.

It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. 

The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells a range of manufacturing equipment used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits.

The Applied Global Services segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity. 

The Display and Adjacent Markets segment offers products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays, organic light-emitting diodes, and other display technologies. 

The company serves manufacturers of semiconductor wafers and chips, liquid crystal and organic light-emitting diode displays, and other electronic devices. 

Applied Materials, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

I use three key data points to gauge the value of any dividend equity or fund like Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT): 

(1) Price

(2) Dividends

(3) Returns

Besides those three, four more keyswill finally unlock an equity or fund in which to invest.

But those first three primary keys, best tell whether a company has made, is making, and will make money. 

AMAT Price

Applied Material’s price per share was $48.26 at yesterday’s market close. A year ago its price was $43.78 for a gain of $4.48 per share.  

Assuming AMAT’s price will trade in the range of $42 to $62 again next year, that $4.48 gain could repeat itself and move AMAT’s current $48.26 price to $52.74 by mid- August, 2019. 

AMAT Dividends