--- title: "Weekly Recap | ACM Research -3.28%, insider selling in focus" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/298799237.md" description: "ACM Research (ACMR) fell 3.28% this week to close at $72, underperforming the S&P 500, which lost 0.8%, by about 2.48 percentage points. The week’s amplitude was 10.01%, with a clear fade after an early pop. Tuesday (Sep 8) opened near the high at $78.71 and closed at $76.91; Wednesday (Sep 9) slid to $73.83; Thursday (Sep 10) touched an intraday low of $71.00; Friday (Sep 11) settled at $72.00. The 20-day moving average sits at $76.44 and the 60-day at $86." datetime: "2026-09-12T07:43:06.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/298799237.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298799237.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/298799237.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | ACM Research -3.28%, insider selling in focus ## The Week ACM Research (ACMR) fell 3.28% this week to close at $72, underperforming the S&P 500, which lost 0.8%, by about 2.48 percentage points. The week’s amplitude was 10.01%, with a clear fade after an early pop. Tuesday (Sep 8) opened near the high at $78.71 and closed at $76.91; Wednesday (Sep 9) slid to $73.83; Thursday (Sep 10) touched an intraday low of $71.00; Friday (Sep 11) settled at $72.00. The 20-day moving average sits at $76.44 and the 60-day at $86.74, leaving the stock below both levels. ## Key Events For ACMR itself, the week’s news was thin but pointed. Broader Q2 earnings coverage mentioned semiconductor equipment, AI infrastructure, and the physical-constraint trade several times across the week, but those pieces were about the industry backdrop — Rivian’s narrower loss and Vicor’s order surge drew the headlines, while ACMR was not singled out. The clearest company-specific item came on Friday (Sep 11): director David H. Wang disposed of USD 10.71 million in common shares. The filing landed after the stock had already pulled back, leaving insider selling as the dominant company-level talking point. ## Analyst Ratings Nine institutions cover ACM Research: six rate it buy, two rate it overweight, one rates it hold, and none rate it underweight or sell. The consensus rating is strong buy, with a consensus target price of $117.75, implying about 63.5% upside from the $72 spot price. The target range is wide — from $75 at the low end to $166 at the high end — pointing to real disagreement among brokers. Within the semiconductor materials and equipment industry of 31 names, ACMR’s rating rank is 14th, around the middle of the group. ## The Week Ahead The macro calendar is the main thing to watch. Tuesday (Sep 15) brings the New York Fed manufacturing index, with a prior reading of 20.6 and a forecast of 14.75. Wednesday (Sep 16) is heavier, with retail sales, retail sales ex-autos, retail control, import prices, the NAHB housing index, and the weekly EIA crude and Cushing inventory reports all due. Several retail gauges have forecasts above their prior readings, so a downside miss could weigh on overall risk appetite — and ACMR, as a semiconductor equipment name, would likely feel that through sentiment rather than direct fundamentals. Keep an eye too on whether this week’s insider selling draws any follow-up next week. ## In Short The pullback and the ratings view are pulling in different directions. ACMR dropped 3.28% on the week and closed below its 20-day and 60-day moving averages, a weak technical picture. Yet the sell-side leans positive: the consensus is strong buy and the consensus target sits well above spot, with a high-low range that shows plenty of disagreement. On the latest trading day, flow was mixed — small-lot inflow of 351.80 and mid-lot inflow of 57.16 against small-lot outflow of 216.14 and mid-lot outflow of 74.61 — but that is a single-day snapshot, not a weekly trend. The near-term focus is on macro data next week and whether the director’s share sale triggers wider follow-through. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [ACMR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ACMR.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [ACM Research Enhances Single-Wafer Hot SPM System with Sulfuric Acid Recycle Capability | ACMR Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302622788.md) - [AI fever ignites a boom in thematic ETFs as fund managers hunt for their next big hit](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302963080.md) - [15,817 Shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. $CHRW Bought by Capital City Trust Co. FL](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302957324.md) - [MRNA: Intismeran plus pembrolizumab improved RFS and DMFS in resected melanoma](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302972013.md) - [Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Shares Sold by Focused Alpha LLC](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302955295.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**