DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Applied Materials Inc. $(AMAT)$ advanced 1.12% to $432.16 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.37% to 7,473.47 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.58% to 50,579.70.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Applied Materials Inc. closed 3.63% below its 52-week high of $448.45, which the company reached on May 14th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Broadcom Inc. $(AVGO)$ fell 0.10% to $414.14, Qualcomm Inc. $(QCOM)$ rose 11.60% to $238.16, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $(AMD)$ rose 3.99% to $467.51.
Trading volume (4.8 M) remained 1.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 22, 2026.
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May 22, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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