Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases 2,214 Shares of Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

Key Points

• Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Applied Materials, Inc. by 159.5%, acquiring an additional 2,214 shares, bringing their total to 3,602 shares valued at approximately $659,000.
• Applied Materials reported Q3 earnings of $2.48 per share, exceeding estimates, and set guidance for Q4 2025 earnings between $1.910 and $2.310 per share.
• The firm declared a quarterly dividend of $0.46 per share, with a yield of 0.9%, to be paid on December 11 to shareholders of record as of November 20.

Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT - Free Report) by 159.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,602 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock after acquiring an additional 2,214 shares during the period. Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Applied Materials were worth $659,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in AMAT. Runnymede Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Applied Materials by 972.2% in the 1st quarter. Runnymede Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 193 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Applied Materials in the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Maseco LLP bought a new position in shares of Applied Materials in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd raised its position in shares of Applied Materials by 435.0% in the 1st quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 214 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Activest Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Applied Materials by 5,325.0% in the 1st quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 217 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.56% of the company's stock.

Applied Materials Stock Performance

Shares of AMAT opened at $203.92 on Monday. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $176.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $167.46. 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 $215.70. The company has a market cap of $162.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.77.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 14th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.48 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.21 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.12 EPS. The company's revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Applied Materials has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.910-2.310 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Applied Materials Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. Applied Materials's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.93%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on AMAT shares. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on Applied Materials from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Wolfe Research reduced their price objective on Applied Materials from $230.00 to $200.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Redburn Atlantic lowered Applied Materials from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $225.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, July 7th. DZ Bank lowered Applied Materials from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $150.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Cfra Research raised Applied Materials to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $194.15.

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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