Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock This Week: New 52-Week High, Sudden Pullback, Dividend News, and What to Watch Next Week (Updated Dec. 12, 2025)
Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) ended a volatile week on Wall Street with a sharp late-week reversal that wiped out earlier gains and pulled the stock down from fresh highs. Shares closed Friday, Dec. 12, at $259.21, down 4.04% on the day, after hitting a 52-week high of $276.10 just two sessions earlier. MarketWatch+1 The move matters beyond one ticker. Applied Materials is widely viewed as a bellwether for semiconductor manufacturing investment—and this week’s price action shows how quickly sentiment can shift when macro headlines, chip-sector momentum, and export-control risk collide. AMAT stock this week: from a breakout to a