Finding insider trades…Reading each Form 4…Adding them up…
Finding insider trades…Reading each Form 4…Adding them up…
AMATApplied Materials Inc
Directors, top managers and anyone owning more than 10% of a company must report every time they buy, sell or receive its shares, within two business days, on a Form 4. Here is what Applied Materials's insiders did over the last year, and what each kind of trade means.
Open-market trades only, by value. Tap a month.
■ above the line: bought · ■ below: sold
| Person and role | Bought | Sold | Shares held after | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary E DickersonChief executive (President and CEO) · Director | – | $104.8M | 1.6M | |
| Prabu G. RajaPresident, Semi. Products Grp. | – | $31.6M | 346.6K | |
| Omkaram NalamasuChief technology officer (Senior Vice President, CTO) | – | $20.8M | 167.7K | |
| Thomas J IannottiDirector | – | $5.5M | 40.6K | |
| Timothy M DeaneSVP, Applied Global Services | – | $5.1M | 130.5K | |
| Brice HillChief financial officer (SVP, CFO) | – | $4.8M | 128.6K | |
| Judy BrunerDirector | – | $3.4M | 25.5K | |
| Adam SandersChief accountant (Corp. Controller & CAO) | – | $713.6K | 3.2K | |
| Akash J. PalkhiwalaDirector | – | – | 279 | |
| Geus Aart DeDirector | – | – | 93.9K | |
| Alexander KarsnerDirector | – | – | 16.8K | |
| Xun ChenDirector | – | – | 46.0K | |
| James Robert AndersonDirector | – | – | 1.5K | |
| Kevin P MarchDirector | – | – | 2.3K | |
| Scott A McGregorDirector | – | – | 24.6K | |
| Rani BorkarDirector | – | – | 741 |
Read straight from the Form 4 filings Applied Materials's directors, top managers and large owners sent to the SEC. Insiders sell for many reasons: taxes, diversifying, planned sales. Buying with their own money is rarer. None of this says whether to buy or sell the shares.