Rede Wealth LLC Purchases New Holdings in Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

Key Points

• Rede Wealth LLC purchased a new stake of 7,290 shares of Applied Materials (~$1.873 million) in Q4, making the stock 0.7% of its portfolio and its 16th-largest position.
• Applied Materials beat Q4 estimates with EPS $2.38 vs. $2.21 and revenue $7.01B vs. $6.88B, and set Q2 2026 guidance of EPS 2.440–2.840.
• The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.53 ($2.12 annual, ~0.5% yield), has a market cap of ~$314B and ~80.56% institutional ownership, while analysts hold a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating.

Rede Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 7,290 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,873,000. Applied Materials comprises 0.7% of Rede Wealth LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Traveka Wealth LLC increased its position in Applied Materials by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC now owns 1,404 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock worth $361,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Applied Materials by 48.7% in the fourth quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 116 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Applied Materials by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,096 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock worth $1,053,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. EdgeRock Capital LLC increased its position in Applied Materials by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. EdgeRock Capital LLC now owns 1,686 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock worth $433,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Applied Materials by 0.5% in the third quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,340 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock worth $1,707,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. 80.56% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Applied Materials Price Performance

NASDAQ:AMAT opened at $395.72 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $314.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.64. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 52-week low of $132.80 and a 52-week high of $407.29. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $353.21 and a 200 day moving average of $290.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 2.71.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.21 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $7.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.88 billion. Applied Materials had a return on equity of 37.52% and a net margin of 27.78%.The firm's quarterly revenue was down 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.38 earnings per share. Applied Materials has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.440-2.840 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Applied Materials Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.53 per share. This is a positive change from Applied Materials's previous quarterly dividend of $0.46. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. Applied Materials's dividend payout ratio is 21.70%.

Insider Activity at Applied Materials

In related news, Director Judy Bruner sold 2,500 shares of Applied Materials stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $391.71, for a total transaction of $979,275.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 26,089 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,219,322.19. This trade represents a 8.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 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 value of $1,806,050.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 138,565 shares of the company's stock, valued at $50,051,063.65. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 12,003 shares of company stock valued at $4,484,189. Company insiders own 0.30% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on AMAT shares. Summit Insights raised Applied Materials from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $425.00 target price on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research raised Applied Materials from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. KeyCorp raised their target price on Applied Materials from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $470.00 target price on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Friday, February 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $368.29.

Applied Materials Company Profile

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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