Integrity Alliance LLC. Sells 433 Shares of Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

Integrity Alliance LLC. reduced its stake in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 15.0% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,447 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after selling 433 shares during the quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC.’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $448,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Maseco LLP bought a new position in Applied Materials in the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its position in shares of Applied Materials by 435.0% in the 1st quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 214 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the period. Activest Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Applied Materials by 5,325.0% in the 1st quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 217 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the period. Disciplina Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Applied Materials by 91.5% in the 1st quarter. Disciplina Capital Management LLC now owns 272 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Finally, Greenline Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Applied Materials in the 1st quarter worth approximately $39,000. 80.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on AMAT. Daiwa Capital Markets reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $170.00 price target (down previously from $185.00) on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Applied Materials from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $256.00 price target on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Applied Materials from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Daiwa America cut shares of Applied Materials from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Eighteen investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, Applied Materials has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $210.96.

Applied Materials Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:AMAT opened at $233.10 on Friday. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 52 week low of $123.74 and a 52 week high of $242.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $198.20 and a 200 day moving average of $180.88. The company has a quick ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 2.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $185.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.78, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.82.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) last posted 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 company had revenue of $7.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.21 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.12 earnings per share. Applied Materials’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Applied Materials has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.910-2.310 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Applied Materials Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a $0.46 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Applied Materials’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.