Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT Position Boosted by Hantz Financial Services Inc.

Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 372.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,133 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,258 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $757,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Applied Materials by 9.5% during the second quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 77,178 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $14,129,000 after acquiring an additional 6,704 shares during the period. Avity Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Applied Materials by 4.1% during the second quarter. Avity Investment Management Inc. now owns 220,835 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $40,428,000 after acquiring an additional 8,680 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors raised its stake in Applied Materials by 83.3% during the second quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 77,171 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $14,128,000 after acquiring an additional 35,077 shares during the period. Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych raised its stake in Applied Materials by 12.7% during the first quarter. Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych now owns 26,650 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $3,867,000 after acquiring an additional 3,000 shares during the period. Finally, Redwood Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 311.2% in the first quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC now owns 12,924 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,876,000 after purchasing an additional 9,781 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on AMAT shares. Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $209.00 price target on shares of Applied Materials in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of Applied Materials from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 15th. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Applied Materials from $220.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Applied Materials in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $170.00 price target (down previously from $185.00) on shares of Applied Materials in a research note 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $210.96.

Applied Materials Price Performance

NASDAQ AMAT opened at $233.10 on Friday. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 12 month low of $123.74 and a 12 month high of $242.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.50 and a quick ratio of 1.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $185.70 billion, a PE ratio of 27.78, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.82. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $198.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $180.88.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 14th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.12. Applied Materials had a net margin of 23.88% and a return on equity of 40.96%. The business had revenue of $7.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.21 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.12 earnings per share. The business’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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Applied Materials Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. Applied Materials’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.