CW Advisors LLC Purchases 22,481 Shares of Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

CW Advisors LLC increased its position in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 32.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 90,939 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,481 shares during the quarter. CW Advisors LLC’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $16,644,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Materials in the second quarter valued at about $1,604,002,000. Sanders Capital LLC bought a new stake in Applied Materials during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,409,320,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Applied Materials in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,085,600,000. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new position in Applied Materials in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $882,396,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 1,691,428 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Applied Materials Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMAT opened at $268.63 on Thursday. Applied Materials, Inc. has a twelve month low of $123.74 and a twelve month high of $269.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 2.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The stock has a market cap of $214.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.95, a PEG ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 1.67. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $228.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $194.48.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 13th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.11 by $0.06. Applied Materials had a return on equity of 39.26% and a net margin of 24.67%.The company had revenue of $6.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.68 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.32 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. Applied Materials has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.380 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast 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 given a $0.46 dividend. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. Applied Materials’s dividend payout ratio is 21.20%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMAT has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of Applied Materials from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Applied Materials from $170.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Applied Materials from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $180.00 to $250.00 in a report on Monday, October 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of Applied Materials in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their target price on Applied Materials from $240.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Twenty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $230.48.

Insider Buying and Selling at Applied Materials

In related news, SVP Teri A. Little sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $238.24, for a total transaction of $952,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 84,351 shares in the company, valued at $20,095,782.24. This trade represents a 4.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Adam Sanders sold 609 shares of Applied Materials stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.53, for a total transaction of $155,617.77. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 4,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,127,653.89. This represents a 12.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 8,609 shares of company stock valued at $2,044,898 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

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.