Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT Shares Purchased by Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A.

Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. grew its stake in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 70.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 174,383 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 72,374 shares during the period. Applied Materials comprises about 3.7% of Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A.’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $31,924,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Runnymede Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Applied Materials by 972.2% during the first quarter. Runnymede Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 193 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Materials during the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Materials during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its position in shares of Applied Materials by 435.0% in the 1st quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 214 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Activest Wealth Management boosted its stake in Applied Materials by 5,325.0% in the 1st quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 217 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the period. 80.56% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Applied Materials Stock Down 4.7%

Shares of Applied Materials stock opened at $209.95 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $167.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 1.82. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $182.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $171.62. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 52-week low of $123.74 and a 52-week high of $226.49. 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 14th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $7.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.21 billion. Applied Materials had a return on equity of 40.96% and a net margin of 23.88%.The firm’s revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.12 earnings per share. Applied Materials has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.910-2.310 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share 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 issued a $0.46 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Applied Materials’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.93%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMAT has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wolfe Research cut their target price on shares of Applied Materials from $230.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped 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. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Applied Materials from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Applied Materials from $195.00 to $180.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price target on shares of Applied Materials from $220.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $200.50.

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.