Applied Materials Inc.’s recently made public that its Director Iannotti Thomas J unloaded Company’s shares for reported $2.33 million on Jun 21 ’24. In the deal valued at $236.65 per share,9,827 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Iannotti Thomas J now holds 49,185 shares worth roughly $9.45 million.
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Then, Raja Prabu G. sold 50,000 shares, generating $12,458,500 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $249.17, the President, Semi. Products Grp. now owns 458,417 shares.
Before that, DICKERSON GARY E sold 400,000 shares. Applied Materials Inc. shares valued at $98,579,111 were divested by the President and CEO at a price of $246.45 per share. As a result of the transaction, DICKERSON GARY E now holds 1,542,269 shares, worth roughly $296.36 million.
Barclays upgraded its Applied Materials Inc. [AMAT] rating to an Equal weight from a an Underweight in a research note published on June 05, 2024; the price target was increased to $225 from $165. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including TD Cowen’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in mid May has reiterated a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating for it. Jefferies also remained covering AMAT and has decreased its forecast on May 13, 2024 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Evercore ISI started covering the stock on April 16, 2024. It rated AMAT as “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of AMAT
On Friday, Applied Materials Inc. [NASDAQ:AMAT] saw its stock fall -2.31% to $192.16. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.96%. Applied Materials Inc. shares have risen nearly 18.57% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 40.29% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $255.89 was reached on 07/10/24, a 52-week low of $129.21 was recorded on 01/05/24. SMA at 50 days reached $199.28, while 200 days put it at $197.37.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For AMAT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 189.25, which if violated will result in even more drops to 186.33. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 195.30. A further resistance level may holdings at 198.44. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 50.21, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 7.02, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 24.74%. Stochastics %K at 73.31% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Applied Materials Inc.?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Applied Materials Inc. stocks on 2024-08-30, growing by 2.86 million shares to a total of 15.19 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-07-31 was 12.33 million shares. There was a rise of 18.8%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
