Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT Holdings Decreased by Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS

Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS decreased its holdings in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 10.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,251 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after selling 148 shares during the quarter. Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $229,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AMAT. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Applied Materials by 28.0% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 12,674 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,061,000 after buying an additional 2,771 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Applied Materials by 27.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 12,571 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,824,000 after purchasing an additional 2,711 shares in the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC grew its stake in Applied Materials by 3.3% in the first quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 7,653 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,111,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares in the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC grew its stake in Applied Materials by 30.0% in the first quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,614 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $234,000 after purchasing an additional 372 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Applied Materials by 2.9% in the first quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 342,446 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $49,696,000 after purchasing an additional 9,620 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Applied Materials Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMAT opened at $220.56 on Thursday. Applied Materials, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $123.74 and a fifty-two week high of $232.07. The business has a 50-day moving average of $189.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $175.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $175.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.50 and a quick ratio of 1.76.

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

Applied Materials Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors 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 of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. Applied Materials’s payout ratio is currently 21.93%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. KeyCorp boosted their target price on Applied Materials from $220.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on Applied Materials from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Citigroup lowered their target price on Applied Materials from $220.00 to $205.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded Applied Materials from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $200.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Applied Materials in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $209.15.

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.