DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) rose 3.50% to $529.30 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.19% to 7,666.45 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.04% to 50,926.56.
Applied Materials Inc. closed 28.44% below its 52-week high of $739.67, which the company reached on June 30th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) fell 2.15% to $343.64, Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) fell 1.06% to $182.09, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) rose 0.65% to $615.73.
Trading volume (6.0 M) remained 960,251 below its 50-day average volume of 7.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 1, 2026.