Willner & Heller LLC Has $1.09 Million Holdings in Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

Willner & Heller LLC decreased its position in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 9.4% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,934 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after selling 615 shares during the quarter. Applied Materials makes up approximately 0.9% of Willner & Heller LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. Willner & Heller LLC’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $1,086,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank Hapoalim BM grew its holdings in shares of Applied Materials by 29.8% during the second quarter. Bank Hapoalim BM now owns 3,870 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $708,000 after purchasing an additional 889 shares during the last quarter. Apexium Financial LP lifted its stake in Applied Materials by 26.4% in the second quarter. Apexium Financial LP now owns 4,259 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $780,000 after buying an additional 889 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC lifted its stake in Applied Materials by 4.0% in the second quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 3,630 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $665,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period. Hennessy Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Applied Materials during the second quarter worth approximately $126,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its holdings in Applied Materials by 9.8% during the second quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 781 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $143,000 after buying an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Applied Materials Price Performance

NASDAQ:AMAT opened at $217.53 on Friday. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 12 month low of $123.74 and a 12 month high of $226.41. 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 business’s 50-day moving average is $179.50 and its 200 day moving average is $169.31. The company has a market capitalization of $173.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.82.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 14th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $7.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.21 billion. Applied Materials had a return on equity of 40.96% and a net margin of 23.88%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.12 earnings per share. Applied Materials has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.910-2.310 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Applied Materials Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders 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 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. Applied Materials’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.93%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMAT has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on Applied Materials from $195.00 to $180.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Summit Insights cut Applied Materials from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered Applied Materials from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 14th. Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective (down from $190.00) on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Applied Materials from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Applied Materials currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $195.12.

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.