Applied Materials Inc’s filing revealed 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 $0.97 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 $1.11 million.
Morgan Stanley upgraded its Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] rating to an Equal-weight from a an Underweight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including TD Cowen’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in mid May has reiterated a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating for it. Jefferies also remained covering AMAT and has increased its forecast on March 28, 2025 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. Edward Jones revised its rating on March 12, 2025. It rated AMAT as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of AMAT
On Friday, Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] saw its stock fall -0.17% to $183.21. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 8.11%. Applied Materials Inc shares have fallen nearly -21.80% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 12.65% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $255.89 was reached on 01/22/25, 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 180.95, which if violated will result in even more drops to 178.69. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 185.64. A further resistance level may holdings at 188.06.
How much short interest is there in Applied Materials Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Applied Materials Inc stocks on 2025-06-13, dropping by -1.02 million shares to a total of 16.59 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-05-15 was 17.6 million shares. There was a decline of -6.13%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
