Applied Stock To Go Ex-dividend Tomorrow (AMAT)

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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The ex-dividend date for Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT) is tomorrow, February 15, 2013. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 9 cents per share. At a price of $13.84 as of 9:31 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 2.6%.

The average volume for Applied has been 12.5 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Applied has a market cap of $16.39 billion and is part of the technology sector and electronics industry. Shares are up 19.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.

Applied Materials, Inc. provides manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, flat panel display, solar photovoltaic (PV), and related industries worldwide. The company has a P/E ratio of 151.8, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Applied as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow. You can view the full Applied Ratings Report.

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