22,295 Shares in Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT Acquired by TABR Capital Management LLC

Key Points

• TABR Capital Management purchased a new stake of 22,295 shares in Applied Materials in Q4 (≈$5.73M), making AMAT ~1.5% of TABR's holdings and its 20th-largest position; institutional investors own roughly 80.56% of the company.
• Company insiders sold a total of 12,003 shares (~$4.48M) over the last quarter — including CAO Adam Sanders (534 shares) and CFO Brice Hill (5,000 shares) — leaving insiders with about 0.30% ownership.
• Applied Materials beat quarterly estimates with $2.38 EPS and $7.01B revenue, set Q2 FY2026 guidance of $2.44–$2.84 EPS, raised its quarterly dividend to $0.53 (annualized $2.12), and has drawn analyst price-target upgrades (average target ≈ $368.29).

TABR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 22,295 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $5,730,000. Applied Materials accounts for approximately 1.5% of TABR Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position 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 valued at $2,061,000 after purchasing an additional 2,771 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Applied Materials by 26.7% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,225 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock worth $590,000 after buying an additional 679 shares in the last quarter. Forefront Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Applied Materials during the second quarter worth approximately $410,000. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its stake in shares of Applied Materials by 30.1% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 15,003 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock worth $2,747,000 after buying an additional 3,469 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its holdings in Applied Materials by 59.3% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 422,694 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock valued at $77,383,000 after acquiring an additional 157,426 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.56% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Adam Sanders sold 534 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $379.16, for a total transaction of $202,471.44. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 4,625 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,753,615. This trade represents a 10.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Brice Hill sold 5,000 shares of Applied Materials stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.21, for a total transaction of $1,806,050.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 138,565 shares in the company, valued at $50,051,063.65. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 12,003 shares of company stock valued at $4,484,189 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.30% of the company's stock.

Applied Materials Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMAT opened at $394.33 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 2.71 and a quick ratio of 1.94. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 1 year low of $136.32 and a 1 year high of $407.29. The company has a market capitalization of $312.94 billion, a PE ratio of 40.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a fifty day moving average of $362.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $298.25.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.21 by $0.17. Applied Materials had a return on equity of 37.52% and a net margin of 27.78%.The company had revenue of $7.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.88 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.38 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Applied Materials has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.440-2.840 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 11.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Applied Materials Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $0.53 per share. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. This is a positive change from Applied Materials's previous quarterly dividend of $0.46. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. Applied Materials's dividend payout ratio is presently 18.83%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Applied Materials from $350.00 to $435.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Applied Materials from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Applied Materials from $310.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Applied Materials from $340.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Mizuho increased their target price on Applied Materials from $370.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $368.29.

About Applied Materials

Applied Materials, Inc is a U.S.-based supplier of equipment, services and software used to manufacture semiconductor chips, flat panel displays and other advanced materials. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company designs and sells capital equipment and related technologies that enable production of integrated circuits, display panels and materials used across the electronics supply chain.

Applied Materials' offerings include process equipment and factory software that support critical steps in device fabrication, such as deposition, etch, implantation, inspection and metrology, as well as systems for packaging and advanced heterogeneous integration.

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