APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE vs INTEL CORP, two Semiconductors stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AMAT and INTC diverge most: on net margin, AMAT reads 28.1% and INTC reads -4.0%; on return on equity, AMAT reads 33.9% and INTC reads -2.2%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AMAT's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AMAT | INTC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $506.95 | $104.47 |
| Market cap | $405.6B | $533.2B |
| Sector | Semiconductors | Semiconductors |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 43.8 | — |
| P/B | 15.83 | 5.17 |
| P/S | 13.15 | 9.35 |
| EV/EBITDA | 42.0 | 46.4 |
| Revenue growth | +7.7% | +7.8% |
| Gross margin | 50.3% | 40.4% |
| Operating margin | 33.7% | 11.1% |
| Net margin | 28.1% | -4.0% |
| Return on equity | 33.9% | -2.2% |
| Return on assets | 19.9% | -1.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 24.2% | 4.7% |
| FCF yield | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Dividend yield | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.30 | 0.49 |
| Current ratio | 2.42 | 1.60 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 9.32 | 6.67 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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