DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Applied Materials Inc. $(AMAT)$ advanced 6.04% to $435.44 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.84% to 7,398.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.02% to 49,609.16.
Applied Materials Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $432.81, which the company reached on May 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Broadcom Inc. $(AVGO)$ rose 4.23% to $430.00, Qualcomm Inc. $(QCOM)$ rose 8.17% to $219.09, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $(AMD)$ rose 11.44% to $455.19.
Trading volume (7.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 8, 2026.
This content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 08, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Comments