ACMR short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

Roman Campbell

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. ACM Research Inc shares valued at $661,106 were purchased by FUPING CHEN on Dec 03 ’25. At $33.06 per share, FUPING CHEN acquired 20,000 shares.

Also, HUI WANG purchased 70,000 shares, netting a total of over 2,314,172 in proceeds.

Before that, FUPING CHEN had added 100,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $3,320,010, the Officer bought ACM Research Inc shares for $33.20 each.

As published in their initiating research note from JP Morgan on February 28, 2025, ACM Research Inc [ACMR] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $36. Analysts at Craig Hallum upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late February. As of December 05, 2024, Craig Hallum has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for ACMR. Earlier on December 04, 2024, Needham downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for ACMR stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing ACMR Stock Performance

On last trading session, ACM Research Inc [NASDAQ: ACMR] rose 3.26% to $33.94. The stock’s lowest price that day was $32.2, but it reached a high of $33.98 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.54%. Over the course of the year, ACM Research Inc shares have jumped approximately 97.44%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $45.12 on 10/02/25 and a 52-week low of $14.97 on 01/13/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for ACM Research Inc (ACMR)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 32.77, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 31.59. In the upper region, resistance lies at 34.55. The next price resistance is at 35.15. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.19 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is ACM Research Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of ACM Research Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 0.1 million shares to 4.52 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 4.41 million shares. A jump of 2.22% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.31 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.31.

Which companies own the most shares of ACM Research Inc (ACMR)?

In terms of ACM Research Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 40 in the next 12 months, up nearly 21.69% from the previous closing price of $32.87. Analysts anticipate ACM Research Inc stock to reach 40 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 40. In spite of this, 19 analysts ranked ACM Research Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On February 29, 2024, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $39.

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