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Applied Materials holdings, market moves & upgrades

Overview

Institutional ownership of Applied Materials has stayed near 80.6% of the float as investors rebalance positions. In early August, Red Spruce Capital trimmed its stake by 40.9%, ending the quarter with 18,124 shares valued at roughly $13.1 million. A later filing on 7 August 2026 confirms that reduction and adds that Teamwork Financial Advisors expanded its holding by 71.3%, purchasing 1,900 shares and bringing its total to 4,564 shares worth about $3.3 million. No new analyst rating changes have been reported since the July‑August period, and the overall institutional ownership level remains unchanged.

Entities

Bank of America · Jefferies Financial Group · Argent Capital Management LLC · HC Wainwright · Applied Materials Inc.

Timeline

  1. 15 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Applied Materials shares rise on AI demand as hedge funds adjust holdings

    Applied Materials stock rose 1.2% on AI‑driven semiconductor demand, while Argent Capital halved its holding and other institutions increased stakes.

  2. 29 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Institutional investors cut holdings in Matador Resources, Applied Materials and Pan American Silver

    Copeland Capital cut Matador Resources by 8.6%, Euro Pacific trimmed Pan American Silver by 2.7%, and Applied Materials slid 5.6% after a Chinese AI model sparked capex concerns.

  3. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Applied Materials and Atomera Shares Climb on Analyst Upgrades

    Applied Materials and Atomera shares rose after analysts upgraded price targets, reflecting growing optimism for semiconductor equipment amid AI chip demand.

  4. about 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Applied Materials reports insider sales and institutional buying as analysts raise price targets

    Applied Materials saw insiders sell $108 M of stock, while institutions bought more shares; analysts lifted price targets to $520‑$570, with 27 buy ratings.

  5. 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Applied Materials draws new institutional stakes totaling over $28 million

    Institutional investors added roughly $28 million in new stakes to Applied Materials, while insiders sold about $27 million of shares in the quarter.

Sources

honestjournal.com · ledgergazette.com · marketbeat.com · mommygearest.com · mondialnews.com · otravel.com · startuphub.ai · stocknews.com

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