Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT Shares Bought by Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC

Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 7.6% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 6,582 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 465 shares during the quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $1,205,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMAT. Avity Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Applied Materials by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Avity Investment Management Inc. now owns 220,835 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $40,428,000 after purchasing an additional 8,680 shares during the period. Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych lifted its position in Applied Materials by 12.7% in the first quarter. Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych now owns 26,650 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,867,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Applied Materials by 311.2% during the first quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC now owns 12,924 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $1,876,000 after buying an additional 9,781 shares during the period. Gallacher Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Materials during the second quarter valued at about $410,000. Finally, LifePlan Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Applied Materials in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $755,000. 80.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Applied Materials Stock Down 1.2%

Applied Materials stock opened at $224.99 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $179.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.82. The company has a current ratio of 2.50, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Applied Materials, Inc. has a twelve month low of $123.74 and a twelve month high of $232.07. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $186.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $174.57.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 14th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.48 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.36 by $0.12. Applied Materials had a return on equity of 40.96% and a net margin of 23.88%.The firm had revenue of $7.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.21 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.12 EPS. Applied Materials’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. Applied Materials has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.910-2.310 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Applied Materials Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. Applied Materials’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.93%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMAT has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Summit Insights cut shares of Applied Materials from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Applied Materials from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Cfra Research upgraded Applied Materials to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $225.00 price objective on shares of Applied Materials in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Redburn Atlantic lowered Applied Materials from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $225.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $206.08.

Applied Materials Profile

Applied Materials, Inc engages in the provision of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits.