Analyst Activity – Needham & Company LLC Reiterates Buy on Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT)

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Analyst Ratings For Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT)

Today, Needham & Company LLC reiterated its Buy rating on Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) with a price target of $54.00.

There are 1 hold rating, 19 buy ratings on the stock.

The current consensus rating on Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) is Buy (Score: 2.95) with a consensus target price of $53.58 per share, a potential 12.16% upside.

Some recent analyst ratings include

  • 9/25/2017-Needham & Company LLC Reiterated Rating of Buy.
  • 9/25/2017-B. Riley Reiterated Rating of Buy.
  • 9/17/2017-Royal Bank Of Canada Upgrade from a “Sector Perform ” rating to a ” Outperform” rating.
  • 9/16/2017-KeyCorp Reiterated Rating of Outperform.
  • 9/14/2017-Morgan Stanley Reiterated Rating of Overweight.
  • 9/13/2017-Goldman Sachs Group Inc Upgrade from a “Neutral ” rating to a ” Buy” rating.
  • 8/29/2017-Credit Suisse Group Reiterated Rating of Buy.

Dividend information for Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT)

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) pays an annual dividend of Community Ranking: with a yield of 0.84%.

Dividend History for Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT)

  • On 9/7/2017 Applied Materials announced a quarterly dividend of $0.10 0.9% with an ex dividend date of 11/22/2017 which will be payable on 12/14/2017.
  • On 6/8/2017 Applied Materials announced a quarterly dividend of $0.10 0.89% with an ex dividend date of 8/22/2017 which will be payable on 9/14/2017.
  • On 3/10/2017 Applied Materials announced a quarterly dividend of $0.10 1.05% with an ex dividend date of 5/23/2017 which will be payable on 6/15/2017.
  • On 3/9/2017 Applied Materials announced a quarterly dividend of $0.10 with an ex dividend date of which will be payable on 5/25/2017.
  • On 12/1/2016 Applied Materials announced a quarterly dividend of $0.10 1.27% with an ex dividend date of 2/17/2017 which will be payable on 3/15/2017.
  • On 9/8/2016 Applied Materials announced a quarterly dividend of $0.10 1.39% with an ex dividend date of 11/22/2016 which will be payable on 12/15/2016.
  • On 6/9/2016 Applied Materials announced a quarterly dividend of $0.10 1.66% with an ex dividend date of 8/23/2016 which will be payable on 9/15/2016.

Recent Insider Trading Activity For Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT)
Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) has insider ownership of 0.31% and institutional ownership of 79.47%.

  • On 8/23/2017 Alexander Karsner, Director, sold 22,762 with an average share price of $44.03 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,002,210.86. View SEC Filing
  • On 1/4/2017 Thomas F Larkins, VP, sold 100,000 with an average share price of $31.94 per share and the total transaction amounting to $3,194,000.00. View SEC Filing
  • On 1/3/2017 Dennis D Powell, Director, sold 21,017 with an average share price of $31.95 per share and the total transaction amounting to $671,493.15. View SEC Filing
  • On 11/29/2016 Stephen R. Forrest, Director, sold 4,800 with an average share price of $31.86 per share and the total transaction amounting to $152,928.00. View SEC Filing
  • On 10/7/2016 Gary E. Dickerson, Insider, sold 229,935 with an average share price of $29.71 per share and the total transaction amounting to $6,831,368.85. View SEC Filing
  • On 9/1/2016 Omkaram Nalamasu, VP, sold 99,491 with an average share price of $30.15 per share and the total transaction amounting to $2,999,653.65. View SEC Filing
  • On 8/26/2016 Omkaram Nalamasu, VP, sold 26,035 with an average share price of $30.15 per share and the total transaction amounting to $784,955.25. View SEC Filing

Recent Trading Activity for Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT)
Shares of Applied Materials closed the previous trading session at with shares trading hands.