DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Applied Materials Inc. $(AMAT)$ rose 2.21% to $539.14 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.62% to 7,757.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.28% to 54,036.93.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Applied Materials Inc. closed 27.11% short of its 52-week high of $739.67, which the company achieved on June 30th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Broadcom Inc. $(AVGO)$ rose 1.71% to $427.76, Qualcomm Inc. $(QCOM)$ rose 4.66% to $167.86, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $(AMD)$ fell 1.21% to $483.36.
Trading volume (4.5 M) remained 5.5 million below its 50-day average volume of 10.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 7, 2026.

