Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT Shares Purchased by SSA Swiss Advisors AG

Key Points

• SSA Swiss Advisors AG has increased its stake in Applied Materials by 38.8% in the second quarter, holding a total of 24,902 shares, which is worth approximately $4.65 million.
• Several institutional investors, including Nuveen LLC and Pacer Advisors Inc., have significantly increased their positions in Applied Materials, indicating strong institutional interest as they own over 80% of the company's stock.
• Applied Materials reported earnings that exceeded analysts' expectations, with a quarterly EPS of $2.48 on revenue of $7.30 billion, and has set guidance for Q4 2025 between $1.910 and $2.310 EPS.

SSA Swiss Advisors AG raised its position in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT - Free Report) by 38.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 24,902 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock after acquiring an additional 6,955 shares during the period. Applied Materials comprises approximately 2.2% of SSA Swiss Advisors AG's holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. SSA Swiss Advisors AG's holdings in Applied Materials were worth $4,652,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMAT. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Applied Materials in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,085,600,000. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in Applied Materials during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $882,396,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its position in Applied Materials by 2,401.0% during the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 3,066,817 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock worth $445,056,000 after acquiring an additional 2,944,193 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in Applied Materials by 43.6% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,573,673 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock valued at $808,853,000 after buying an additional 1,691,428 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in Applied Materials by 23.6% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 7,860,838 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock valued at $1,140,836,000 after buying an additional 1,502,995 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.56% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on AMAT shares. Summit Insights lowered Applied Materials from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Daiwa Capital Markets restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $170.00 price target (down from $185.00) on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Wolfe Research reduced their price target on Applied Materials from $230.00 to $200.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Cfra Research raised Applied Materials to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Bank of America raised Applied Materials from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $180.00 to $250.00 in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $209.15.

Applied Materials Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMAT opened at $228.75 on Friday. Applied Materials, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $123.74 and a fifty-two week high of $232.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.50 and a quick ratio of 1.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $182.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.26, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.82. The business has a 50-day moving average of $191.18 and a 200-day moving average of $177.29.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 14th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 analysts' expectations of $7.21 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.12 earnings per share. Applied Materials's quarterly 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. As a group, 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 firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.46 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Applied Materials's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.

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