Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT is Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych’s 10th Largest Position

Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych cut its stake in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 12.4% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 23,350 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after selling 3,300 shares during the period. Applied Materials makes up approximately 2.5% of Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $4,781,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Markel Group Inc. raised its position in Applied Materials by 59.1% in the third quarter. Markel Group Inc. now owns 26,250 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $5,374,000 after purchasing an additional 9,750 shares during the period. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS boosted its position in shares of Applied Materials by 11.4% during the third quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS now owns 7,177 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $1,469,000 after buying an additional 735 shares during the period. Clark Financial Services Group Inc. BD grew its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 15.2% in the third quarter. Clark Financial Services Group Inc. BD now owns 3,455 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $707,000 after buying an additional 455 shares in the last quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Applied Materials by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,254 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $871,000 after buying an additional 239 shares during the period. Finally, OneAscent Family Office LLC acquired a new position in Applied Materials during the 3rd quarter worth about $202,000. 80.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Mizuho set a $275.00 target price on Applied Materials in a research report on Friday, January 9th. B. Riley restated a “buy” rating on shares of Applied Materials in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Applied Materials from $290.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Susquehanna raised shares of Applied Materials from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating and raised their price target for the company from $180.00 to $400.00 in a research report on Sunday, January 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Applied Materials from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $275.00 to $390.00 in a research note on Friday. Twenty-three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $294.75.

Applied Materials Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ AMAT opened at $319.46 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $272.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $223.62. The company has a market capitalization of $253.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 1.67. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 1 year low of $123.74 and a 1 year high of $333.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 2.61 and a quick ratio of 1.87.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 13th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.11 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $6.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.68 billion. Applied Materials had a return on equity of 39.26% and a net margin of 24.67%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.32 EPS. Applied Materials has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.380 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Applied Materials Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be issued a dividend of $0.46 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Applied Materials’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.20%.

Insider Activity at Applied Materials

In related news, CAO Adam Sanders sold 609 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.53, for a total value of $155,617.77. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 4,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,127,653.89. The trade was a 12.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Teri A. Little sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 84,351 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,095,782.24. This represents a 4.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 8,609 shares of company stock valued at $2,044,898 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

Applied Materials Profile

Applied Materials, Inc is a U.S.-based supplier of equipment, services and software used to manufacture semiconductor chips, flat panel displays and other advanced materials. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company designs and sells capital equipment and related technologies that enable production of integrated circuits, display panels and materials used across the electronics supply chain.

Applied Materials’ offerings include process equipment and factory software that support critical steps in device fabrication, such as deposition, etch, implantation, inspection and metrology, as well as systems for packaging and advanced heterogeneous integration.