Big Money Sentiment decreased to 0.79 in 2018 Q4. It has change of 0.01, from 2018Q3’s 0.8. The ratio dived due to Applied Materials, Inc. positioning: 100 sold and 289 reduced. 96 funds bought positions and 212 increased positions. Investors holded 722.69 million in 2018Q3 but now own 717.25 million shares or 0.75% less.
Maplelane Cap Limited Com owns 125,001 shs for 0.12% of their capital. Westpac Banking Corp holds 0% of its capital in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) for 99,036 shs. Private Advsrs has invested 0.62% in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT). Fuller And Thaler Asset Mngmt reported 32,360 shs stake. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board holds 0.05% in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) or 64,723 shs. Group Incorporated One Trading Limited Partnership reported 5,745 shs stake. Webster Bancorporation N A reported 533 shs. Evermay Wealth Ltd Liability Company accumulated 0.07% or 6,159 shs. The Vermont-based Tru Of Vermont has invested 0.2% in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT). Rnc Cap Mgmt Ltd Com has invested 0.06% in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT). Ameriprise Fincl holds 0.31% of its capital in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) for 19.03 million shs. Davenport And Company Ltd Liability Corp owns 22,034 shs for 0.01% of their capital. Chevy Chase Trust owns 0.14% invested in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) for 904,479 shs. Stoneridge Prtnrs Limited Liability Com holds 1.35% or 131,894 shs. 33,746 are owned by Quantitative Systematic Strategies Lc.

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) rose to $43.97. On Apr, 16 it was announced by Barchart.com. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) has $41.75B market cap. The company’s valuation will be $2.09B more at $46.17 target.

On May, 16. Investors expect Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) to announce its quarterly earnings, Faxor reports. Analysts expect change of 45.90 % or $0.56 from previous year’s $1.22 earnings per share compared to current’s $0.66 earnings per share. If earnings per share of $0.66 is announced the profit of AMAT could reach $626.60 million giving it 16.66 P/E. Wall Street now forecasts -18.52 % negative EPS growth despite Applied Materials, Inc. previous quarter’s EPS of $0.81.

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) Ratings Coverage

A total of 11 analysts rate Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) as follows: 6 “Buy”, 5 “Hold” and 0 “Sell”. Тherefore 55% are bullish. The firm has $59 highest and $33 lowest target. The avg target $45 is 2.34% above the last ($43.97) price. (NASDAQ:AMAT) has 14 ratings reports on Apr 16, 2019 according to StockzIntelligence. The company rating was downgraded by Susquehanna on Tuesday, October 23. On Friday, November 16 the firm has “Hold” rating given by Summit Insights Group. On Friday, February 15 Susquehanna maintained the shares of AMAT in report with “Hold” rating. In Monday, October 29 report FBR Capital downgraded the stock to “Neutral” rating. On Friday, November 16 the firm has “Neutral” rating given by FBR Capital. In Tuesday, January 29 report RBC Capital Markets upgraded the stock to “Outperform” rating. The stock rating was maintained by Wells Fargo with “Outperform” on Friday, November 16. On Friday, November 16 the firm earned “Hold” rating by Deutsche Bank. The company rating was maintained by KeyBanc Capital Markets on Friday, November 16.

For more Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) news published recently go to: Nasdaq.com, Nasdaq.com, Nasdaq.com, Nasdaq.com or Nasdaq.com. The titles are as follows: “Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for February 20, 2019 – Nasdaq” published on February 19, 2019, “Applied Materials (AMAT) Shares Cross Above 200 DMA – Nasdaq” on March 15, 2019, “Notable Wednesday Option Activity: INTC, ANET, AMAT – Nasdaq” with a publish date: April 03, 2019, “Noteworthy ETF Outflows: SMH, TSM, ASML, AMAT – Nasdaq” and the last “Applied Materials (AMAT) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know – Nasdaq” with publication date: December 17, 2018.

Applied Materials, Inc. provides manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries worldwide.The firm is worth $41.75 billion. It operates through three divisions: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets.11.2 is the P/E ratio. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, makes, and sells a range of manufacturing equipment used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits.