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 27.3% and INTC reads -4.0%; on return on equity, AMAT reads 33.1% and INTC reads -2.2%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AMAT's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AMAT | INTC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $509.98 | $90.21 |
| Market cap | $407.5B | $460.4B |
| Sector | Semiconductors | Semiconductors |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 48.0 | — |
| P/B | 17.04 | 4.46 |
| P/S | 14.04 | 8.07 |
| EV/EBITDA | 47.6 | 176.3 |
| Revenue growth | +3.4% | +7.8% |
| Gross margin | 49.9% | 40.4% |
| Operating margin | 31.9% | 11.1% |
| Net margin | 27.3% | -4.0% |
| Return on equity | 33.1% | -2.2% |
| Return on assets | 19.6% | -1.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 23.8% | -0.0% |
| FCF yield | 1.3% | 0.6% |
| Dividend yield | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.27 | 0.49 |
| Current ratio | 2.51 | 1.60 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 9.39 | 6.67 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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