Hudson Value Partners LLC Makes New Investment in Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

Hudson Value Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMATFree Report) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 1,120 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $205,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Avity Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Applied Materials by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Avity Investment Management Inc. now owns 220,835 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $40,428,000 after buying an additional 8,680 shares during the last quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. purchased a new position in shares of Applied Materials in the 1st quarter valued at about $230,000. Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych increased its holdings in shares of Applied Materials by 12.7% in the 1st quarter. Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych now owns 26,650 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,867,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Applied Materials by 311.2% in the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Gallacher Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Applied Materials in the 2nd quarter valued at about $410,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMAT has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Mizuho reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $175.00 price target (down previously from $200.00) on shares of Applied Materials in a report on Friday, September 12th. Summit Insights downgraded shares of Applied Materials from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of Applied Materials from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 15th. Daiwa Capital Markets reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $170.00 price target (down previously from $185.00) on shares of Applied Materials in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Cfra Research upgraded shares of Applied Materials to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $194.15.

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Applied Materials Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMAT opened at $217.74 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $173.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.95, a PEG ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.82. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 52 week low of $123.74 and a 52 week high of $218.44. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $178.15 and its 200 day moving average price is $168.40. The company has a current ratio of 2.50, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMATGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 analysts’ expectations of $7.21 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.12 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Applied Materials Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared 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 dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. Applied Materials’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.93%.

Applied Materials Profile

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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.

Further Reading

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