DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) rose 1.15% to $256.41 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.88% to 6,834.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.38% to 48,134.89.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Applied Materials Inc. closed 7.13% below its 52-week high of $276.10, which the company achieved on December 10th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Broadcom Inc. $(AVGO)$ rose 3.18% to $340.36, Qualcomm Inc. $(QCOM)$ rose 0.61% to $175.25, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $(AMD)$ rose 6.15% to $213.43.
Trading volume (25.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 7.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 19, 2025.
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December 19, 2025 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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