DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) shed 2.41% to $220.56 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.53% to 6,699.40 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.71% to 46,590.41.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Applied Materials Inc. closed 4.96% below its 52-week high of $232.07, which the company achieved on October 16th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Broadcom Inc. $(AVGO)$ fell 0.69% to $340.30, Qualcomm Inc. $(QCOM)$ rose 0.26% to $169.27, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $(AMD)$ fell 3.28% to $230.23.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 22, 2025.
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