Applied Materials Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Officer Nalamasu Omkaram acquired Company’s shares for reported $4.42 million on Sep 30 ’25. In the deal valued at $204.95 per share,21,554 shares were bought.
Then, Sanders Adam sold 562 shares, generating $100,373 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $178.60, the Corp. Controller & CAO now owns 5,300 shares.
Before that, DICKERSON GARY E bought 50,000 shares. Applied Materials Inc shares valued at $6,865,082 were divested by the President and CEO at a price of $137.30 per share. As a result of the transaction, DICKERSON GARY E now holds 1,716,058 shares, worth roughly $384.24 million.
Morgan Stanley upgraded its Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] rating to an Overweight from a an Equal-weight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Mizuho’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid September from “an Outperform” to “a Neutral”. Daiwa Securities also remained covering AMAT and has decreased its forecast on August 20, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. TD Cowen maintained its rating on August 15, 2025. It rated AMAT as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of AMAT
On Monday, Applied Materials Inc [NASDAQ:AMAT] saw its stock jump 2.93% to $223.91. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 9.25%. Applied Materials Inc shares have risen nearly 11.31% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 37.68% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $226.41 was reached on 10/06/25, 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 220.96, which if violated will result in even more drops to 218.00. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 226.68. A further resistance level may holdings at 229.44.
How much short interest is there in Applied Materials Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Applied Materials Inc stocks on 2025-09-15, growing by 3.59 million shares to a total of 19.93 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-15 was 16.34 million shares. There was a rise of 18.0%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
