Tema Etfs LLC Invests $2.55 Million in Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

Tema Etfs LLC acquired a new stake in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 12,475 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,554,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 2,771 shares during the last quarter. Park National Corp OH bought a new stake in Applied Materials in the 2nd quarter valued at $224,000. TruWealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Applied Materials during the 2nd quarter valued at $203,000. Centurion Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Applied Materials during the second quarter worth $235,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Applied Materials by 18.0% in the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 7,166 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,312,000 after purchasing an additional 1,093 shares during the last quarter. 80.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on AMAT shares. Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating and set a $290.00 target price on shares of Applied Materials in a research note on Friday, November 14th. B. Riley raised their price objective on shares of Applied Materials from $270.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Mizuho set a $275.00 price objective on Applied Materials in a report on Friday. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $350.00 target price on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Applied Materials from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $180.00 to $250.00 in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Twenty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and thirteen have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Applied Materials presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.89.

Insider Transactions at Applied Materials

In other Applied Materials news, SVP Teri A. Little sold 4,000 shares of Applied Materials stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.24, for a total value of $952,960.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 84,351 shares in the company, valued at $20,095,782.24. The trade was a 4.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Adam Sanders sold 609 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.53, for a total transaction of $155,617.77. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 4,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,127,653.89. This trade represents a 12.13% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 8,609 shares of company stock worth $2,044,898. Company insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

Applied Materials Stock Performance

Shares of Applied Materials stock opened at $307.24 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The company has a market cap of $243.62 billion, a PE ratio of 35.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a 50 day moving average of $255.04 and a 200-day moving average of $214.59. Applied Materials, Inc. has a 1-year low of $123.74 and a 1-year high of $309.50.

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

Applied Materials Dividend Announcement

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

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.