Clarius Group LLC Has $1.82 Million Stock Position in Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

Clarius Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 10.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 9,931 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 943 shares during the quarter. Clarius Group LLC’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $1,818,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Applied Materials by 28.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 12,674 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $2,061,000 after purchasing an additional 2,771 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Financial Group grew its holdings in shares of Applied Materials by 9.6% during the first quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 1,661 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the last quarter. Stablepoint Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 23.2% in the first quarter. Stablepoint Partners LLC now owns 8,249 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,197,000 after buying an additional 1,551 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Applied Materials by 6.3% in the 1st quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 12,815 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,860,000 after buying an additional 756 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Rock Investment Company LLC boosted its position in Applied Materials by 56.8% during the 1st quarter. Eagle Rock Investment Company LLC now owns 15,821 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock worth $2,296,000 after buying an additional 5,729 shares during the period. 80.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Applied Materials Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMAT opened at $217.53 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $173.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.93, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.82. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $179.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $169.41. The company has a current ratio of 2.50, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 12-month low of $123.74 and a 12-month high of $226.41.

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

Applied Materials Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. Applied Materials’s payout ratio is currently 21.93%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Cfra Research upgraded shares of Applied Materials to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Redburn Atlantic cut shares of Applied Materials from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $225.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, July 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Applied Materials in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $225.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley raised Applied Materials from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $172.00 to $209.00 in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $225.00 price target on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Friday. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Applied Materials presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.