CFM Wealth Partners LLC Has $2.69 Million Holdings in Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

CFM Wealth Partners LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 14,716 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after selling 179 shares during the quarter. CFM Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $2,694,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS increased its holdings in shares of Applied Materials by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 372,041 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $68,110,000 after acquiring an additional 12,200 shares during the last quarter. RMG Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Applied Materials during the second quarter worth approximately $47,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Applied Materials during the second quarter valued at approximately $376,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC grew its holdings in Applied Materials by 11.5% during the second quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC now owns 6,610 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,210,000 after purchasing an additional 682 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Advisors Inc. OK raised its position in shares of Applied Materials by 11.7% in the second quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 403,850 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $70,915,000 after purchasing an additional 42,413 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on AMAT shares. Bank of America reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $180.00 price objective (down from $190.00) on shares of Applied Materials in a report on Friday, August 15th. Daiwa America cut shares of Applied Materials from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Applied Materials from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Applied Materials from $195.00 to $180.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, DZ Bank lowered Applied Materials from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $150.00 target price on the stock. 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Applied Materials presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $195.12.

Applied Materials Stock Up 2.9%

AMAT stock opened at $223.91 on Tuesday. Applied Materials, Inc. has a twelve month low of $123.74 and a twelve month high of $226.49. The company has a quick ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 2.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The company has a market cap of $178.38 billion, a PE ratio of 26.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.82. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $180.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $170.02.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 14th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.36 by $0.12. Applied Materials had a return on equity of 40.96% and a net margin of 23.88%.The firm had revenue of $7.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.21 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.12 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. Applied Materials has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.910-2.310 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Applied Materials Announces Dividend

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 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%.

Applied Materials 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.