Wisconsin Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires 1,055 Shares of Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

Wisconsin Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 14.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,263 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,055 shares during the quarter. Applied Materials comprises approximately 1.7% of Wisconsin Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest position. Wisconsin Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $1,513,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in Applied Materials during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd increased its position in Applied Materials by 435.0% in the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 214 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management increased its position in Applied Materials by 5,325.0% in the first quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 217 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. bought a new position in shares of Applied Materials in the second quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Disciplina Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Applied Materials by 91.5% during the 1st quarter. Disciplina Capital Management LLC now owns 272 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on AMAT shares. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Applied Materials from $220.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Applied Materials from $205.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Applied Materials from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Applied Materials in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of Applied Materials in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fifteen have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $226.74.

Applied Materials Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMAT opened at $238.49 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $216.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $188.70. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 52 week low of $123.74 and a 52 week high of $242.50. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $189.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.43, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.84.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.11 by $0.06. Applied Materials had a return on equity of 40.96% and a net margin of 23.88%.During the same period last year, the company earned $2.32 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. Applied Materials has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.380 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Applied Materials Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.46 per share. 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 payout ratio is presently 21.20%.

About Applied Materials

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.