Applied Materials CEO Gary E. Dickerson sold 11,273 shares on June 15, 2026 at $590.03 per share, a transaction worth about $6.65 million. As President and CEO, Dickerson is one of the company’s most informed insiders, so investors often pay attention to his trades for signals about management’s view of the business and valuation. This was an open-market sale and, based on the information provided, it was not executed under a pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (a plan that sets up automatic trades in advance), which can make the timing feel more discretionary. The sale also fits into a broader cluster of insider selling at AMAT over the past month. On the same day as Dickerson’s trade, Omkaram Nalamasu sold about $4.09 million and Timothy M. Deane sold about $5.09 million, and Thomas J. Iannotti sold about $5.55 million the following day. Multiple executives selling around the same time can reflect routine portfolio management, tax planning, or compensation-related selling, but the concentration of sales is still a notable data point for investors tracking insider behavior.