APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE vs TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, two Semiconductors stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AMAT and TXN diverge most: on dividend yield, AMAT reads 0.3% and TXN reads 2.0%; on revenue growth, AMAT reads +3.4% and TXN reads +16.5%. 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). What TXN'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 | TXN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $509.98 | $275.81 |
| Market cap | $407.5B | $253.7B |
| Sector | Semiconductors | Semiconductors |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 48.0 | 41.9 |
| P/B | 17.04 | 14.09 |
| P/S | 14.04 | 13.04 |
| EV/EBITDA | 47.6 | 34.0 |
| Revenue growth | +3.4% | +16.5% |
| Gross margin | 49.9% | 61.4% |
| Operating margin | 31.9% | 42.3% |
| Net margin | 27.3% | 31.1% |
| Return on equity | 33.1% | 33.6% |
| Return on assets | 19.6% | 16.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 23.8% | 19.3% |
| FCF yield | 1.3% | 2.1% |
| Dividend yield | 0.3% | 2.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.27 | 0.84 |
| Current ratio | 2.51 | 4.86 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 9.39 | 9.25 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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