Three notable clusters of insider selling hit US markets in recent weeks, with the biggest action centered on semiconductor equipment giant AMAT.
Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson filed sales of over $80M worth of stock between mid-June and July 1. The CEO sold batches across multiple days at prices ranging from $590 to $735. The company's CTO, Chairman, and a division president also sold. Five insiders collectively dumped $142M in total. The filing dates all landed in June and early July, coinciding with AMAT shares trading near all-time highs.
At power infrastructure firm AGX, the Chairman filed sales of $69M worth of shares across three separate trades in June. The CEO sold another $6.5M. Four insiders in total offloaded stock at prices between $643 and $760 — a collective $78.8M exit. Argan shares have surged sharply on energy infrastructure demand.
Meanwhile, VC backer Bessemer Venture Partners has been steadily cutting its position in recently-IPO'd field-service software company TTAN. Filings show $75.8M in sales across just two weeks, with trades priced between $63 and $80. The pace of selling accelerated in early July.
All three cases show C-suite and major shareholders locking in gains at elevated prices — a pattern worth watching closely.
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