DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Applied Materials Inc. $(AMAT)$ shed 1.37% to $389.08 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.29% to 7,230.12 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.31% to 49,499.27.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Applied Materials Inc. closed 7.47% below its 52-week high of $420.50, which the company reached on April 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Broadcom Inc. $(AVGO)$ rose 0.92% to $421.28, Qualcomm Inc. $(QCOM)$ fell 1.43% to $177.01, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $(AMD)$ rose 1.71% to $360.54.
Trading volume (4.5 M) remained 1.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 1, 2026.
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May 01, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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