Portfolio Design Labs LLC Has $587,000 Stake in Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

Portfolio Design Labs LLC cut its position in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 42.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,205 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after selling 2,338 shares during the quarter. Portfolio Design Labs LLC’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $587,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Maseco LLP acquired a new position in Applied Materials during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 5,325.0% in the 1st quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 217 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Applied Materials during the 2nd quarter worth $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 worth $39,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Applied Materials news, SVP Teri A. Little sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.24, for a total value of $952,960.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 84,351 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,095,782.24. The trade was a 4.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

Applied Materials Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ AMAT opened at $254.75 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $225.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $193.26. 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, Inc. has a 1 year low of $123.74 and a 1 year high of $255.79. The firm has a market cap of $202.94 billion, a PE ratio of 30.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.84.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.11 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $6.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.68 billion. Applied Materials had a net margin of 23.88% and a return on equity of 40.96%. The company’s revenue was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.32 EPS. Applied Materials has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.380 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 EPS for the current year.

Applied Materials Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. Applied Materials’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.20%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMAT has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. B. Riley reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $270.00 target price (up previously from $265.00) on shares of Applied Materials 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. UBS Group raised shares of Applied Materials from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $250.00 to $285.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Applied Materials from $220.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Daiwa America lowered shares of Applied Materials from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Applied Materials currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $228.04.

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.