Regatta Capital Group LLC Boosts Position in Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

Regatta Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 39.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,989 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 558 shares during the period. Regatta Capital Group LLC’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $364,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in AMAT. Retireful LLC purchased a new position in shares of Applied Materials in the 2nd quarter valued at $230,000. Wealth Effects LLC acquired a new stake in Applied Materials in the 2nd quarter valued at $496,000. Mather Group LLC. raised its position in Applied Materials by 8.3% in the second quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 21,028 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,850,000 after purchasing an additional 1,615 shares during the period. Carr Financial Group Corp lifted its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 2.2% during the second quarter. Carr Financial Group Corp now owns 8,997 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $1,647,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co boosted its position in shares of Applied Materials by 3.3% in the second quarter. Kentucky Trust Co now owns 8,955 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $1,639,000 after buying an additional 285 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMAT has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup dropped their target price on Applied Materials from $220.00 to $205.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of Applied Materials from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Cfra Research upgraded shares of Applied Materials to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded shares of Applied Materials from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $200.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Summit Insights lowered shares of Applied Materials from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $194.15.

Applied Materials Price Performance

Shares of AMAT stock opened at $201.44 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $176.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $166.47. The firm has a market cap of $160.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.77. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 1-year low of $123.74 and a 1-year high of $215.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.50 and a quick ratio of 1.76.

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

Applied Materials Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a $0.46 dividend. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. Applied Materials’s payout ratio is 21.93%.

Applied Materials Company 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.