DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) advanced 1.40% to $228.13 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.07% to 6,735.13 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.12% to 46,706.58.
Applied Materials Inc. closed 1.70% short of 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 Monday, as Broadcom Inc. $(AVGO)$ fell 0.03% to $349.24, Qualcomm Inc. $(QCOM)$ rose 2.20% to $167.04, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $(AMD)$ rose 3.21% to $240.56.
Trading volume (5.5 M) remained 3.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 8.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 20, 2025.
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October 20, 2025 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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