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 $296.6 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 $1.12 million.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on June 06, 2025, Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] has been rated up from an Underweight to an Equal-weight. Analysts at TD Cowen resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of March 28, 2025, Jefferies has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for AMAT. Earlier on March 12, 2025, Edward Jones upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for AMAT stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing AMAT Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ: AMAT] plunged -0.72% to $172.84. The stock’s lowest price that day was $171.81, but it reached a high of $175.26 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.03%. Over the course of the year, Applied Materials Inc shares have jumped approximately 6.28%. 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.
Support And Resistance Levels for Applied Materials Inc (AMAT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 171.35, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 169.85. In the upper region, resistance lies at 174.80. The next price resistance is at 176.75. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.56 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Applied Materials Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Applied Materials Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.12 million shares to 16.65 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 16.53 million shares. A jump of 0.72% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.19 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.19.
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In terms of Applied Materials Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 180 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.39% from the previous closing price of $174.09. Analysts anticipate Applied Materials Inc stock to reach 200 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 162. In spite of this, 25 analysts ranked Applied Materials Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 17, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $225.
