DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) advanced 1.13% to $322.38 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.03% to 6,915.61 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.58% to 49,098.71.
Applied Materials Inc. closed 3.20% short of its 52-week high of $333.03, which the company reached on January 22nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Broadcom Inc. $(AVGO)$ fell 1.67% to $320.05, Qualcomm Inc. $(QCOM)$ fell 1.25% to $155.82, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $(AMD)$ rose 2.35% to $259.68.
Trading volume (6.0 M) remained 1.5 million below its 50-day average volume of 7.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 23, 2026.
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January 23, 2026 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)
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