DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) rose 4.31% to $454.71 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.38% to 7,718.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,414.25.
The stock's rise snapped a five-day losing streak.
Applied Materials Inc. closed 38.53% short of its 52-week high of $739.67, which the company reached on June 30th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) rose 0.21% to $357.90, Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) rose 0.10% to $168.74, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) rose 4.69% to $477.57.
Trading volume (6.0 M) remained 3.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 8.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 4, 2026.