DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Applied Materials Inc. $(AMAT)$ advanced 1.81% to $396.94 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.20% to 7,126.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.79% to 49,447.43.
The stock's rise snapped a four-day losing streak.
Applied Materials Inc. closed 2.54% below its 52-week high of $407.29, which the company achieved on April 10th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Broadcom Inc. $(AVGO)$ rose 2.03% to $406.54, Qualcomm Inc. $(QCOM)$ rose 1.29% to $136.20, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $(AMD)$ rose 0.05% to $278.39.
Trading volume (6.0 M) remained 1.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 7.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 17, 2026.
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April 17, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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