Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT Holdings Lifted by William Allan Corp

William Allan Corp grew its holdings in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 9.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 55,228 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,569 shares during the quarter. Applied Materials accounts for approximately 5.9% of William Allan Corp’s holdings, making the stock its biggest holding. William Allan Corp’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $10,110,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in AMAT. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Applied Materials in the first quarter worth $29,000. Maseco LLP purchased a new position in shares of Applied Materials in the second quarter worth $30,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd increased its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 435.0% in the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 214 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 174 shares during the period. Activest Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 5,325.0% in the first quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 217 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the period. Finally, Disciplina Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 91.5% in the first quarter. Disciplina Capital Management LLC now owns 272 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. 80.56% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Applied Materials from $170.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. DZ Bank cut shares of Applied Materials from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $150.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Friday, August 15th. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Applied Materials from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Applied Materials from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn cut shares of Applied Materials from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $200.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Monday, July 7th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $209.15.

Applied Materials Stock Performance

Shares of AMAT stock opened at $231.33 on Tuesday. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 12 month low of $123.74 and a 12 month high of $235.79. The stock has a market cap of $184.29 billion, a PE ratio of 27.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 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. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $192.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $178.39.

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

Applied Materials Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued 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 payout ratio is 21.93%.

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.