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 $4,417,492 were purchased by Nalamasu Omkaram on Sep 30 ’25. At $204.95 per share, Nalamasu Omkaram acquired 21,554 shares.
Also, Sanders Adam sold 562 shares, netting a total of over 100,373 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $178.60 each, the insider now holds 5,300 shares.
Before that, DICKERSON GARY E had added 50,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $6,865,082, the President and CEO bought Applied Materials Inc shares for $137.30 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 50,000 shares, worth approximately $383.69 million.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on September 22, 2025, Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] has been rated up from an Equal-weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $209. Analysts at Mizuho downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of August 20, 2025, Daiwa Securities has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for AMAT. Earlier on August 15, 2025, TD Cowen resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for AMAT stock.
Analyzing AMAT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ: AMAT] rose 2.69% to $223.59. The stock’s lowest price that day was $218.73, but it reached a high of $226.4 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 12.02%. Over the course of the year, Applied Materials Inc shares have jumped approximately 10.66%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $226.41 on 10/02/25 and a 52-week low of $123.74 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Applied Materials Inc (AMAT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 219.41, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 215.23. In the upper region, resistance lies at 227.09. The next price resistance is at 230.59. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 84.46 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Applied Materials Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Applied Materials Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 3.59 million shares to 19.93 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 16.34 million shares. A jump of 18.0% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.41 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.41.
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In terms of Applied Materials Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 197.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -9.3% from the previous closing price of $217.74. Analysts anticipate Applied Materials Inc stock to reach 220 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 170. In spite of this, 25 analysts ranked Applied Materials Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
