MGO One Seven LLC Increases Position in Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

MGO One Seven LLC boosted its stake in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 31.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 37,608 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 8,915 shares during the quarter. MGO One Seven LLC’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $7,700,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Applied Materials by 28.0% in the fourth 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. Belpointe Asset Management LLC increased its position in Applied Materials by 12.6% during the 1st quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 4,204 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $610,000 after buying an additional 470 shares in the last quarter. Park National Corp OH bought a new position in Applied Materials in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $224,000. TruWealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Applied Materials during the 2nd quarter valued at $203,000. Finally, Centurion Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Applied Materials during the second quarter valued at approximately $235,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on AMAT shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Applied Materials from $260.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 15th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Applied Materials from $260.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $260.00 target price on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Craig Hallum restated a “hold” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of Applied Materials in a report on Friday, November 14th. Twenty-two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $250.11.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Applied Materials news, CAO Adam Sanders sold 609 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.53, for a total transaction of $155,617.77. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 4,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,127,653.89. The trade was a 12.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Teri A. Little sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.24, for a total value of $952,960.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 84,351 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,095,782.24. This trade represents a 4.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 8,609 shares of company stock valued at $2,044,898. 0.24% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Applied Materials Stock Up 6.9%

Shares of NASDAQ AMAT opened at $301.18 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 1.87 and a current ratio of 2.61. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 1 year low of $123.74 and a 1 year high of $302.78. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $253.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $213.72. The firm has a market cap of $238.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.70, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.67.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.11 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $6.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.68 billion. Applied Materials had a return on equity of 39.26% and a net margin of 24.67%.The firm’s revenue was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.32 EPS. Applied Materials has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.380 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Applied Materials Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be paid a $0.46 dividend. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. Applied Materials’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.20%.

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.