Capital Management Associates Inc Has $319,000 Stock Position in Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

Capital Management Associates Inc lowered its stake in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 49.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,744 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after selling 1,736 shares during the quarter. Capital Management Associates Inc’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $319,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in AMAT. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 28.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 12,674 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,061,000 after purchasing an additional 2,771 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Applied Materials by 27.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 12,571 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $1,824,000 after buying an additional 2,711 shares during the period. Simplicity Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Applied Materials during the 1st quarter worth $351,000. Integrated Advisors Network LLC raised its stake in Applied Materials by 37.2% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 10,385 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $1,507,000 after buying an additional 2,814 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in Applied Materials by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,849,953 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $268,465,000 after buying an additional 94,861 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on AMAT shares. Daiwa America downgraded Applied Materials from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Applied Materials from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $209.00 price objective on shares of Applied Materials in a research note on Friday, August 15th. DZ Bank downgraded Applied Materials from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Applied Materials from $160.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Applied Materials presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $196.85.

Applied Materials Price Performance

AMAT stock opened at $217.51 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $181.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $170.63. The stock has a market cap of $173.28 billion, a PE ratio of 25.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 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 1 year low of $123.74 and a 1 year high of $226.49.

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

Applied Materials Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Applied Materials’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.