Investors in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASD: AMAT) saw new options become available this week, for the October 18th expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 235 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a possible opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) stock opened at $19.00 in last session, and closed at $19.10, while the day range of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) stock is $18.94 – $19.41. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 1.87%.
Teradyne (NYSE:TER) Director Michael A. Bradley unloaded 50,514 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.41, for a total transaction of $1,030,990.74. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 400,468 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,173,552. Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) stock opened at $20.08 in last session, and closed at $20.09 by gaining 0.35%. The 52 week range of $14.05 – $20.54. Company’s market capitalization is $3.85B.
Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREE) is at it again. The company that is virtually synonymous with LEDs and innovation in LED lighting has unveiled another break-through – SmartCast™ Technology – that may have a powerful impact on the commercial lighting market. Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREE) stock increased 2.95% and finished the last session at $62.91. The EPS of the stock remained 0.96. Company’s market capitalization is $7.61B.
ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) was upgraded by investment analysts at Jefferson Research from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Friday, AmericanBankingNews.com reports. ASML Holding N.V. (ADR) (NASDAQ:ASML) stock opened the session at $86.69, and closed the session at $85.92. The 52 week range of the ASML Holding N.V. (ADR) (NASDAQ:ASML) stock remained $64.93 – 101.85 and the day range was $85.46 – 87.09.