Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) — the peer cohort

As of 2026-09-18 — scores re-bake nightly. Cohort = shared Closelook index membership first, then sector. Diary readings, not advice.

Applied Materials Inc ranks 3 of 8 in its cohort on the Closelook composite (54/100) — the cohort is led by SK Hynix Inc at 68/100.

Name	Composite	Momentum	Quality	Valuation	Signal	Off 52w high
AMAT Applied Materials Inc	54	43	77	30	info	43.6%
000660.KS SK Hynix Inc	68	36	94	74	bull	41.6%
005930.KS Samsung Electronics Co Ltd	68	48	73	80	bull	32.6%
042700.KS Hanmi Semicon	51	7	80	19	neutral	47.1%
0522.HK ASM Pacific Technology Ltd	43	51	27	35	bull	34.5%
2308.TW Delta Electronics Inc	54	38	61	28	bear	34.8%
3037.TW Unimicron Technology Corp	52	66	32	35	bull	23.6%
AAOI Applied Opt	32	28	10	22	bull	58%

Scores are relative readings across the Closelook coverage universe — methodology in the company-scoring explainer. Signal lights come from the nightly signal board.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

Who are Applied Materials Inc's peers in the Closelook universe?

The cohort is drawn from shared Closelook index membership first, then sector: SK Hynix Inc (000660.KS), Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), Hanmi Semicon (042700.KS), ASM Pacific Technology Ltd (0522.HK), Delta Electronics Inc (2308.TW), Unimicron Technology Corp (3037.TW), Applied Opt (AAOI).

How does AMAT score against its peers?

Applied Materials Inc's composite reads 54/100, ranking 3 of 8 in its cohort as of 2026-09-18; the cohort's highest composite is SK Hynix Inc at 68/100. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or advice.

Mentioned on Closelook

Where AMAT appears in the diary — 19 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

AI Bull Market — The 2026 Verification PhaseReport · 20 Mar 2026The canary calendar (TSMC, ASE/Amkor, Advantest, Microsoft, AMAT, Micron) has fully printed; Micron in particular resolved far above the January frame — see the June follow-up .

Dailies

Yen — the Bank of Japan hikes and the dollar holds 157: the carry trade pays, the lines held, chips +3.4% over $505Morning 10 · 18 Sept 2026Inside chips the sort paused rather than closed: AMD +6.4%, Arm +8.6%, Micron +5.5%, Intel +7.7%, TSMC +3.0%, Nvidia +2.5% on the design side; Applied Materials +0.5%, Lam flat, KLA +1.0% on the equipment side.
Rates — the Fed hikes and the 10-year closes above 5%: the belly sold, the relief unwound, chips back under $505Morning 10 · 17 Sept 2026Inside chips the day was not one story: optics and interconnect were bought hard — Lumentum +9.6%, Credo +7.4%, Coherent +6.9%, Astera Labs +6.6%, Soitec +13.4% in Paris — and the equipment names were sold again, Applied Materials −1.4%…
Fed day — relief before the decision: 10-year 4.96%, Brent under $107.63, chips reclaim $505, Nasdaq-100 above $708.69Midday 10 · 16 Sept 2026The semiconductor ETF is $508.60, up 2.0%, back above the $505 line it lost on Monday: AMD +4.2% to $525.62, Marvell +3.3%, Arm +2.8%, Nvidia +1.9% to $216.19, TSMC’s US line +1.3%, and — the reading we set — the equipment names are green…
Rates — Fed day at a 5% 10-year: the hike is priced, the cycle is not; Yardeni cuts the S&P target to 7,900Morning 10 · 16 Sept 2026The AI sort paused and softened at the close: the semiconductor ETF +1.0% to $502.07, still under $505, with AMD +2.8%, Marvell +2.4%, Arm +1.7%, Nvidia +1.1% and the equipment names — Lam, Applied Materials, KLA — recovering from −1% to…
Rates — the 10-year hits 5.01%: Dow −0.9%, Russell −1.2%, the AI sort pauses, Oracle and Adobe hold their linesMidday 10 · 15 Sept 2026Inside chips the equipment names are still being sold — Lam −2.3%, Applied Materials −1.2%, KLA −0.9%, Broadcom −1.4% — while AMD +2.0%, Arm +2.7% and Marvell +2.0% bounce.
The Yield March Breaks Three Decades of LinesDaily Pulse · 1 Sept 2026
Verdict day two: six earnings windows close as MongoDB and GitLab printMorning 10 · 1 Sept 2026COHR & AMAT — scanner support confluence
Verdict day: five earnings windows close as chip stocks wobbleMorning 10 · 31 Aug 2026The semiconductor complex was sold hard — SOXX −3.20%, SMH −3.47%, AMAT −4.29%, and Nvidia −4.57% to 217.55 in its second daylight session after the print — while software barely gave back any of Thursday's biggest software day of the…