Applied Materials (AMAT)
Information Technology · semiconductor manufacturing equipment · NASDAQ
Applied Materials is a leading provider of materials engineering solutions and manufacturing equipment essential for the production of advanced semiconductor chips and electronic devices.
What Applied Materials does
Applied Materials provides manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company specializes in materials engineering solutions that enable the production of advanced semiconductor wafers, chips, and electronic devices used in computing, mobile, AI, and automotive applications.
Themes: AI infrastructure, semiconductor fabrication, materials engineering, chip manufacturing equipment
Fundamentals
- Price$492.32 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$390.7B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+208.0% 2025-08-21 close $159.84 → 2026-08-21 close $492.32
- P/E45.80 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+30.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+49.4% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+39.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.27 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+7.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+3.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.61 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-13 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.9%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How AMAT compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 265 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 10% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 403 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 386 covered Information Technology peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 107 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 10% 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
AMAT is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
60.2 #176 of 987 scored · #22 of 84 in Information Technology
Profitability 82nd (return on equity 39.8%, operating margin 29.6%) and financial health 75th (debt to equity 0.3, free cash flow margin 19.4%); weakest is valuation (20th, price to book 15.2, price to earnings 42.5).
Short-term score
40.8 #1349 of 1,704 scored · #198 of 261 in Information Technology
Momentum 56th: near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold); catalysts 48th: analysts have raised their average price target by 1.4% since the prior reading; weakest is volume and participation 22nd: it gapped 5.2% below the previous close and has not traded back through the level it left behind — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, AMAT's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 20%, free-cash-flow payout 24%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout20% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout24% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Applied Materials looks technically
Applied Materials (AMAT) is trading 25.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 277 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 18 trading days ago. It is 33.4% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 25.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +25.9% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $558.84 | $558.84 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $391.12 | $391.12 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 8 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 8 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed five-part upward sequence — the pattern Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — which on that reading would now be due a pullback rather than more of the same; the labelling fails if price closes above 563.755. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible five-wave upward sequence, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 277 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 277 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 12.0 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 43.2 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($483.13 to $563.75) — its "stochastic" reading is 11 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 11.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 3 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $739.67 | $739.67 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 33.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -33.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 218.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +218.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 33.4% below its highest point of the past year | 33.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 18 trading days ago | 18 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 38 trading days ago | 38 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $739.67 (set on 2026-06-30) | $739.67 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($156.25 to $723.00), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 41% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $354.61 to $372.75. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 40.7% |
| From the all-time high | it is 33.4% below its all-time high | -33.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 19.4% above a support level at $396.66 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-02-25, most recently on 2026-05-19. Since 2024-08-21 it has 12 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -19.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.84 (set on 1996-09-05) | $2.84 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 17212.4% above its all-time low | +17,212% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 36th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $32.29 between its high and its low — about 6.6% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $32.29 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $462.23 and $565.46 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $462.23 – $513.84 – $565.46 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 6.6% in a typical session — more volatile than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 6.6% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (25.9% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.72× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 1.4% since the prior reading | +1.4% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bearish engulfing | 9 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 9 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.4% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.4% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 5.2% below the previous close 3 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 535.31 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -5.2% |
| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap up opened on 2026-08-17 has been "filled" 3 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 3 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 15.1 percentage points (the stock lost 12.8% while the market gained 2.3%) | -15.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 12.1 percentage points (the stock gained 15.2% while the market gained 3.1%) | +12.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 20.1 percentage points (the stock gained 31.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | +20.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 187.5 percentage points (the stock gained 208.0% while the market gained 20.5%) | +187.5% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 12% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 5.9% of the share price. | -11.8% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 10% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $447.07 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +10.1% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
AMAT last closed at $492.32 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 12 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $396.66 | Support | 19.4% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-02-25 to 2026-05-19 |
| $378.53 | Support | 23.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-24 to 2026-04-29 |
| $318.68 | Support | 35.3% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-09 to 2026-03-30 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $563.75.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 4 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 2 trading days, since 2026-08-20.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · Analyst price target recently RAISED · beating the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.46 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 35 analysts
- Mean price target$641.03 range $358.00 – $900.00; median $650.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-24. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for AMAT
- Consensus EPS estimate$4.06 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-24
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Fluctuations in customer demand and semiconductor industry capital spending cycles","Dependence on maintaining a competitive advantage through continuous, high-level RD&E investment","Exposure to global economic, political, and supply chain volatility"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of AMAT's 10-Q filed 2026-05-21 against the prior one filed 2026-02-19.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- Newer filing (2026-05-21): 'We have invested and continue to invest in RD&E' vs Older filing (2026-02-19): 'We have and continue to invest in RD&E'
- Newer filing (2026-05-21): 'support key technology transitions or changes in production volume' vs Older filing (2026-02-19): 'support key technology transitions or to increase production volume'
- Notes:
- Both filings appear truncated at the end of the AGS segment description; full comparison of subsequent sections not possible
- Page numbers differ (32-33 in newer vs 27-28 in older) indicating different document lengths overall
Risk Factors
- Added:
- In newer filing (2026-05-21): Added language about AI growth requiring 'rapid changes in demand' response and stating 'If we are unable to meet the level of demand from our customers it may result in a loss of business or customer trust.'
- In newer filing (2026-05-21): Added new sentence about 'Ongoing conflict in the Middle East can exacerbate the foregoing factors and lead to regional instability and uncertain global economic conditions, including global or regional inflation, economic recession, challenges in purchasing materials used by us or by our customers in the manufacture of semiconductor chips, and disruptions to our supply chain and logistics.'
- Removed:
- In older filing (2026-02-19): Stated revenue percentage as 'approximately 91%' for the three-month period ended January 25, 2026; newer filing shows 'approximately 88%' for the three-month period ended April 26, 2026 (data update, not language removal)
- In older filing (2026-02-19): Contained language about trade restrictions impact that was truncated at the end of the excerpt but not fully present in newer excerpt
- Reworded:
- Older filing describes AI as 'a significant demand driver' with text structured as 'Artificial intelligence (AI) and technologies related to AI are a significant demand driver'; newer filing restructures this as 'The growth of technologies related to artificial intelligence (AI) is a significant demand driver' and reorganizes the paragraph flow.
- Older filing states 'it is difficult to accurately forecast demand for our products related to AI' while newer filing emphasizes forecasting difficulty across multiple technologies: 'the related demand for our products and services is difficult to forecast'
- Older filing: 'We may incur unexpected or additional costs'; newer filing: 'We may incur costs in anticipation of demand that may not be realized or sustained, as well as unexpected costs'
- Older filing concludes Middle East discussion is absent; newer filing adds substantial new paragraph about Middle East conflict impacts on regional stability, inflation, materials access, and supply chain disruptions
- Reference period changed from 'January 25, 2026' (older) to 'April 26, 2026' (newer) for revenue geography disclosure
- Notes:
- The newer filing excerpt appears to be truncated at the end of the global trade issues section, preventing full comparison of that risk factor's conclusion
- Revenue percentage change (91% to 88%) reflects different reporting periods rather than necessarily substantive business change
- The additions regarding Middle East conflict appear to be new risk disclosure content not present in the older filing's Risk Factors section
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 32 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days0 buys · 32 sells ($169M) — 6 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 34 sells ($170M) — 8 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-30. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about AMAT's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 13 matched disclosures for AMAT from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding AMAT as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 129,321,377
- Reported value $44,200,753,453
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 4 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
AMAT had 14,231,996 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
AMAT had 1.79% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 1.78 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 14,231,996
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.79%
- Prior settlement (shares) 16,703,697
- Reported change -14.8%
- Days to cover (reported) 1.78
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- ASML (ASML)
- Lam Research (LRCX)
- Tokyo Electron (TOELY)
- KLA Corporation (KLAC)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Applied Materials (AMAT) do?
Applied Materials provides manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company specializes in materials engineering solutions that enable the production of advanced semiconductor wafers, chips, and electronic devices used in computing, mobile, AI, and automotive applications.
What sector is Applied Materials (AMAT) in?
Applied Materials (AMAT) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is semiconductor manufacturing equipment. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does AMAT pay a dividend?
Yes — Applied Materials (AMAT) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.85% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Applied Materials's (AMAT) competitors?
Notable peers of Applied Materials (AMAT) include ASML, Lam Research, Tokyo Electron and KLA Corporation. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in AMAT?
Yes — we hold 13 matched STOCK Act disclosures for AMAT from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Applied Materials (AMAT) overbought or oversold right now?
Applied Materials (AMAT) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on AMAT come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.