Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Applied Materials Inc shares valued at $6,865,082 were purchased by DICKERSON GARY E on Apr 03 ’25. At $137.30 per share, DICKERSON GARY E acquired 50,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 1,716,058 shares worth approximately $256.95 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Sanders Adam sold 450 shares, netting a total of over 65,174 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $144.83 each, the insider now holds 6,077 shares.
Before that, Sanders Adam had sold 271 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $46,808, the Corp. Controller & CAO traded Applied Materials Inc shares for $172.72 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 271 shares, worth approximately $0.97 million.
As published in a research note from Jefferies on March 28, 2025, Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $195. Analysts at Edward Jones upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. As of January 17, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets has increased its “Sector weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for AMAT. Earlier on December 17, 2024, Cleveland Research initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for AMAT stock.
Analyzing AMAT Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.34%. Over the course of the year, Applied Materials Inc shares have dropped approximately -7.93%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $200.55 on 01/22/25 and a 52-week low of $123.74 on 04/07/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $160.09, while a 200-day SMA reached $184.74.
Support And Resistance Levels for Applied Materials Inc (AMAT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 135.23, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 120.74. In the upper region, resistance lies at 157.59. The next price resistance is at 165.46. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.93 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -6.87, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 20.10%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
