<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Green Alpha Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in shares of  Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT - Free Report) by 33.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor  owned 14,440 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider's stock after selling 7,221 shares during the period. Applied Materials comprises  2.9% of Green Alpha Advisors LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Green Alpha Advisors LLC's holdings in Applied Materials were worth $2,956,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Applied Materials</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>4 Memorable Ways to Play the HBM Market Boom</li></ul><p>A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in AMAT. Maseco LLP bought a new position in  Applied Materials during the second quarter worth about $30,000.  Activest Wealth Management raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 213 shares in the last quarter.  Financial Gravity Companies Inc. bought a new position in shares of  Applied Materials during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000.  Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new stake in  Applied Materials in the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000.  Finally, Total Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in  Applied Materials in the second quarter valued at $33,000. 80.56% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. </p><h2>Analysts Set New Price Targets</h2><p>A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on AMAT shares. Cantor Fitzgerald  reiterated an &#34;overweight&#34; rating and set a $350.00 target price on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein  restated an &#34;outperform&#34; rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of Applied Materials in a research note on Friday, November 14th. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Applied Materials from $240.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an &#34;overweight&#34; rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Evercore ISI  reaffirmed an &#34;outperform&#34; rating and issued a $290.00 target price on shares of Applied Materials in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings  reiterated a &#34;hold (c+)&#34; rating on shares of Applied Materials in a research report on Monday. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have assigned  a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock  has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average price target of $246.78.</p><ul><li>AI Chips Can’t Exist Without These 2 Underrated Tech Giants</li></ul><p><b>Check Out Our Latest Analysis on Applied Materials</b></p><h2>Applied Materials Trading Up 0.5%</h2><p>Shares of NASDAQ AMAT opened at $260.23 on Wednesday. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $242.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $204.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 2.61 and a quick ratio of 1.87. Applied Materials, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $123.74 and a fifty-two week high of $276.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $206.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.67. </p><ul><li>3 Companies Turning Big Cash Flow Into Bigger Shareholder Gains</li></ul><p>Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT - Get Free Report) last issued 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 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%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.32 EPS. Applied Materials has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.380 EPS.  On average, analysts predict that  Applied Materials, Inc. will post 9.38 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>Applied Materials Dividend Announcement</h2><p>The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be issued a $0.46 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Applied Materials's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.20%. </p><h2>Insiders Place Their Bets</h2><p>In related news, CAO Adam Sanders sold 609 shares of the business'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 value of $155,617.77. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 4,413 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,127,653.89. The trade was a 12.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Teri A. Little sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,095,782.24. The trade was a 4.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 8,609 shares of company stock worth $2,044,898. Insiders own  0.24% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Applied Materials Company Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>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.  </p><p>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.</p><h2>Read More</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Applied Materials</li><li>The boring AI play that could pay up to $4,290 monthly</li><li>Trump’s “real estate deal for America” explained</li><li>Trump Did WHAT??</li><li>A month before the crash</li><li>Put $1,000 into this stock by Jan 1 [Not NVDA]</li></ul><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9QU1BVA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9QU1BVA"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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<p>Green Alpha Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in Applied Materials, Inc. by 33.3% in Q3, now owning 14,440 shares worth $2.96 million. Applied Materials is the 8th largest holding in their portfolio. The stock is rated "Moderate Buy" with a target price of $246.78. Applied Materials reported Q3 earnings of $2.17 per share, beating estimates, with revenue of $6.80 billion. The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.46 per share.</p>

Green Alpha Advisors LLC Has $2.96 Million Stock Holdings in Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT