Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT Shares Sold by Waldron Private Wealth LLC

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Waldron Private Wealth LLC decreased its holdings in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT – Free Report) by 48.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,201 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after selling 4,000 shares during the period. Waldron Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $860,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in AMAT. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 28.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 12,674 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $2,061,000 after acquiring an additional 2,771 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Applied Materials by 26.7% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,225 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $590,000 after purchasing an additional 679 shares during the period. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated increased its position in Applied Materials by 17.3% during the second quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 1,766 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $323,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in Applied Materials by 46.6% during the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,134 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $2,038,000 after purchasing an additional 3,539 shares during the period. Finally, U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Applied Materials by 10.8% in the 2nd quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,369 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,166,000 after purchasing an additional 621 shares during the last quarter. 80.56% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on AMAT. Barclays upgraded shares of Applied Materials from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $250.00 to $360.00 in a report on Thursday, January 15th. B. Riley reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Applied Materials in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on Applied Materials in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $385.00 price target on the stock. DZ Bank raised Applied Materials from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Applied Materials from $250.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Twenty-three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $286.89.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on AMAT

Insider Transactions at Applied Materials

In other Applied Materials news, SVP Teri A. Little sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.24, for a total value of $952,960.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 84,351 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,095,782.24. This trade represents a 4.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Adam Sanders sold 609 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.53, for a total value of $155,617.77. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 4,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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 sold a total of 8,609 shares of company stock worth $2,044,898 in the last ninety days. 0.24% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Applied Materials Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of AMAT opened at $321.22 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $254.71 billion, a PE ratio of 37.01, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 1.67. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 1 year low of $123.74 and a 1 year high of $331.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 1.87 and a current ratio of 2.61. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $265.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $220.06.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT – Get Free Report) last announced 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. The firm had revenue of $6.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.68 billion. Applied Materials had a net margin of 24.67% and a return on equity of 39.26%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.32 earnings per share. Applied Materials has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.380 EPS. 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, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be issued a dividend of $0.46 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Applied Materials’s dividend payout ratio is 21.20%.

About Applied Materials

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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.

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