Applied Materials Inc’s recently made public 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 $0.86 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 $0.98 million.
TD Cowen reiterated its Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] rating to a Buy in a research note published on August 15, 2025; the price target was $200. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Summit Insights’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid August from “a Buy” to “a Hold”. DZ Bank also remained covering AMAT and has decreased its forecast on August 15, 2025 with a “Sell” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. BofA Securities revised its rating on August 15, 2025. It rated AMAT as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of AMAT
On Friday, Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] saw its stock fall -14.07% to $161.76. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -12.50%. Applied Materials Inc shares have fallen nearly -19.44% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -0.54% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $215.70 was reached on 07/15/25, 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 159.81, which if violated will result in even more drops to 157.87. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 165.60. A further resistance level may holdings at 169.44.
How much short interest is there in Applied Materials Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Applied Materials Inc stocks on 2025-07-31, dropping by -0.11 million shares to a total of 15.33 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-30 was 15.44 million shares. There was a decline of -0.7%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on July 10, 2025 when Goldman began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $225 price target.
