Stephens Inc. AR Has $7.53 Million Position in Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

Stephens Inc. AR lowered its stake in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 8.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 41,120 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after selling 4,019 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $7,528,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Shelton Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Shelton Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,398 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $622,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,200 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,135,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Narus Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter. Narus Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,433 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $262,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc lifted its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 1,958 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $358,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Encompass Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Encompass Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,601 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $293,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on AMAT shares. DZ Bank lowered shares of Applied Materials from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $150.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Friday, August 15th. B. Riley lifted their price objective on shares of Applied Materials from $200.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Applied Materials from $185.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Applied Materials from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Daiwa America downgraded shares of Applied Materials from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $209.15.

Applied Materials Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AMAT opened at $228.13 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $187.67 and its 200-day moving average is $175.28. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 52-week low of $123.74 and a 52-week high of $232.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 2.50. The company has a market cap of $181.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.19, a PEG ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.82.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 14th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.36 by $0.12. Applied Materials had a net margin of 23.88% and a return on equity of 40.96%. The company had revenue of $7.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.21 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.12 EPS. The business’s 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Applied Materials Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be paid a $0.46 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Applied Materials’s payout ratio is presently 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.