GLOBALT Investments LLC GA Has $450,000 Holdings in Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT

25 Dec 2025, 11:24 by Michael Walen · The Markets Daily

GLOBALT Investments LLC GA decreased its holdings in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT – Free Report) by 76.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,200 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after selling 7,314 shares during the quarter. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $450,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Maseco LLP bought a new position in Applied Materials in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Applied Materials during the second quarter worth $31,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new position in shares of Applied Materials during the second quarter worth $32,000. Total Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Applied Materials during the second quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Applied Materials in the 2nd quarter valued at $36,000. 80.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Adam Sanders sold 609 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the chief accounting officer owned 4,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,127,653.89. This trade represents a 12.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Teri A. Little sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $238.24, for a total value of $952,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 8,609 shares of company stock worth $2,044,898. 0.24% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Applied Materials Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ AMAT opened at $260.60 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $242.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $205.08. 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 52-week low of $123.74 and a 52-week high of $276.10. The company has a market capitalization of $206.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.67.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 13th. The manufacturing equipment provider reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.11 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $6.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.68 billion. Applied Materials had a net margin of 24.67% and a return on equity of 39.26%. Applied Materials’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.32 earnings per share. Applied Materials has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.380 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Applied Materials Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. Applied Materials’s payout ratio is currently 21.20%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on AMAT. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Applied Materials from $205.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Applied Materials from $260.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 15th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Applied Materials in a report on Monday. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $260.00 target price on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of Applied Materials from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $246.78.

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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.