Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT Shares Sold by Willner & Heller LLC

Willner & Heller LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 9.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,934 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after selling 615 shares during the period. Applied Materials comprises 0.9% of Willner & Heller LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest holding. Willner & Heller LLC’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $1,086,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMAT. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Applied Materials during the first quarter worth about $1,085,600,000. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in Applied Materials during the second quarter worth about $882,396,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its position in Applied Materials by 2,401.0% during the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 3,066,817 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $445,056,000 after acquiring an additional 2,944,193 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in Applied Materials by 43.6% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,573,673 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $808,853,000 after acquiring an additional 1,691,428 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Applied Materials by 23.6% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 7,860,838 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,140,836,000 after buying an additional 1,502,995 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Applied Materials Trading Down 2.7%

Shares of AMAT stock opened at $217.53 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $179.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $169.31. The company has a market cap of $173.29 billion, a PE ratio of 25.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 2.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 12 month low of $123.74 and a 12 month high of $226.41.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company 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 business’s revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.12 earnings per share. Applied Materials has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.910-2.310 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 EPS for the current year.

Applied Materials Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. Applied Materials’s payout ratio is presently 21.93%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMAT has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Cfra Research raised shares of Applied Materials to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Redburn Atlantic lowered shares of Applied Materials from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $225.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of Applied Materials in a report on Friday. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Applied Materials from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Summit Insights downgraded 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, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $195.12.

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.