Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Feb 24, 2026

AMAT

APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE
BEARISH
Impact 6/10
Horizondays Processed7mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $1.2M total
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

Monitor for additional selling in the next 30 days, especially from C-suite executives. Consider whether this signals profit-taking ahead of earnings or broader concerns about valuation or near-term guidance.

DirectionBearish
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
AMAT ▲ +7.75% at T+60d
SHORT call ✗ call lost -7.75% · α vs SPY -1.00% · entry $377.65 → $406.91
Entry anchored
Feb 23, 04:37 PM ET
via exchange tick
T+1d
+4.46%
call -4.46% · α -3.62%
$394.48
settled 7mo ago
T+5d
-6.99%
call +6.99% · α +5.96%
$351.26
settled 7mo ago
T+20d
-0.99%
call +0.99% · α -3.99%
$373.90
settled 6mo ago
T+60d
+7.75%
call -7.75% · α -1.00%
$406.91
settled 5mo ago

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Executive Summary

Three insiders at Applied Materials sold shares in the past seven days, including two open-market sales by Judy Bruner totaling $1.9 million and a smaller sale by Corporate Controller Adam Sanders worth $202,471. All transactions were direct sales on the open market with no non-cash or derivative activity involved.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$2.1M
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • Judy Bruner sold 4,958 shares in two transactions for a total of $1,904,687.42
  • Adam Sanders (Corp. Controller & CAO) sold 534 shares for $202,471.44
  • All sales were open-market transactions (code 'S'), indicating deliberate divestment
  • Total cluster value: $2,107,158.86 (~0.0007% of $298.2B market cap)

Financial Impact

$2.11 million in insider sales over 7 days

insider ownershipinvestor sentiment

Risk Factors

  • Potential signal of insider concern about near-term performance or valuation
  • Risk of negative market perception despite relatively small dollar size relative to market cap

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq

Investment Themes

Semiconductors

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CONTEXT: Insider Cluster Data (3 trades, 7d window)cluster-AMAT-1772230039757
19 reports for AMAT
Performance horizon
100% Hit rate 5 of 5 directional calls best @ T+20▲ +34.43%May 14, 2026
Filters
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TypeNow
Jun 17, 2026
15w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$617.11 $424.21▼ −31.26%▼ −33.15%$540.00 (−12.50%)
Jun 17, 2026
15w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$617.11 $424.21▼ −31.26%▼ −33.15%$540.00 (−12.50%)
Jun 17, 2026
15w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$617.11 $424.21▼ −31.26%▼ −33.15%$540.00 (−12.50%)
Jun 16, 2026
15w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$568.23 $454.01▼ −20.10%▼ −21.10%$540.00 (−4.97%)
Jun 9, 2026
16w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$499.21 $438.46▼ −12.17%▼ −15.98%$540.00 (+8.17%)
Jun 5, 2026
16w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$492.17 $441.69▼ −10.26%▼ −13.31%$540.00 (+9.72%)
May 28, 2026
18w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$450.23 $484.19▲ +7.54%▲ +6.62%$540.00 (+19.94%)
May 18, 2026
19w ago
ANALYST-DOWNGRADE
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$413.27 $547.66▼ −32.52%▼ −27.94%$540.00 (−30.67%)
May 14, 2026
20w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$435.77 $525.02▲ +20.48%▲ +16.24%$540.00 (+23.92%)
May 14, 2026
20w ago
Press Release
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$435.77 $525.02▼ −20.48%▼ −16.24%$540.00 (−23.92%)
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Report published Feb 27, 2026