Applied Materials Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Corp. Controller & CAO Sanders Adam unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.1 million on Jun 24 ’25. In the deal valued at $178.60 per share,562 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Sanders Adam now holds 5,300 shares worth roughly $1.08 million.
Then, DICKERSON GARY E bought 50,000 shares, generating $6,865,082 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $137.30, the President and CEO now owns 1,716,058 shares.
Before that, Sanders Adam sold 450 shares. Applied Materials Inc shares valued at $65,174 were divested by the Corp. Controller & CAO at a price of $144.83 per share. As a result of the transaction, Sanders Adam now holds 6,077 shares, worth roughly $1.24 million.
Morgan Stanley upgraded its Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] rating to an Overweight from a an Equal-weight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Mizuho’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid September from “an Outperform” to “a Neutral”. Daiwa Securities also remained covering AMAT and has decreased its forecast on August 20, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. TD Cowen maintained its rating on August 15, 2025. It rated AMAT as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of AMAT
On Friday, Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] saw its stock jump 2.16% to $203.92. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 7.27%. Applied Materials Inc shares have risen nearly 3.63% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 25.39% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $215.70 was reached on 09/26/25, a 52-week low of $123.74 was recorded on 04/07/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For AMAT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 199.14, which if violated will result in even more drops to 194.36. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 206.95. A further resistance level may holdings at 209.98.
How much short interest is there in Applied Materials Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Applied Materials Inc stocks on 2025-09-15, growing by 3.59 million shares to a total of 19.93 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-15 was 16.34 million shares. There was a rise of 18.0%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
