What is B. Riley’s Forecast for AMAT Q1 Earnings?

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) – Stock analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Applied Materials in a report released on Sunday, November 9th. B. Riley analyst C. Ellis anticipates that the manufacturing equipment provider will earn $2.34 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $265.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Applied Materials’ current full-year earnings is $9.38 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Applied Materials’ Q2 2027 earnings at $2.42 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.55 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $2.68 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $209.00 price objective on shares of Applied Materials in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Bank of America raised shares of Applied Materials from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $180.00 to $250.00 in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Wolfe Research dropped their price objective on 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 decreased their target price on Applied Materials from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $225.00 price target on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $212.31.

Applied Materials Stock Up 0.6%

NASDAQ AMAT traded up $1.37 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $230.04. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 295,044 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,559,647. The company has a current ratio of 2.50, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $183.26 billion, a PE ratio of 27.47, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.84. Applied Materials has a 1-year low of $123.74 and a 1-year high of $242.50. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $208.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $185.70.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 14th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.36 by $0.12. Applied Materials had a return on equity of 40.96% and a net margin of 23.88%.The business had revenue of $7.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.21 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.12 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. Applied Materials has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.910-2.310 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Applied Materials by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,340 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $1,707,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 657 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $135,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Sunflower Bank N.A. grew its holdings in shares of Applied Materials by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sunflower Bank N.A. now owns 3,287 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $673,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Applied Materials by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,233 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $252,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Welch Group LLC boosted its position in Applied Materials by 3.0% in the third quarter. Welch Group LLC now owns 1,741 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $356,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Applied Materials Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a $0.46 dividend. 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 21.93%.

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.