Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT Shares Purchased by Nordea Investment Management AB

Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 2.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,329,966 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 48,294 shares during the quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB owned about 0.29% of Applied Materials worth $427,292,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Runnymede Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Applied Materials by 972.2% during the 1st quarter. Runnymede Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 193 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Applied Materials during the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in Applied Materials during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd grew its holdings in Applied Materials by 435.0% during the 1st quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 214 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Activest Wealth Management grew its holdings in Applied Materials by 5,325.0% during the 1st quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 217 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Applied Materials Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of AMAT opened at $227.72 on Friday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $181.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.82. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $185.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $173.57. Applied Materials, Inc. has a twelve month low of $123.74 and a twelve month high of $232.07.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 14th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 40.96% and a net margin of 23.88%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.12 EPS. Applied Materials has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.910-2.310 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Applied Materials Dividend Announcement

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 given a $0.46 dividend. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. Applied Materials’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.93%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on AMAT. Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating and set a $209.00 price objective on shares of Applied Materials in a report on Friday, August 15th. Summit Insights cut Applied Materials from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Applied Materials from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 15th. Cfra Research upgraded Applied Materials to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, B. Riley raised their price objective on Applied Materials from $200.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $206.08.

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.