On August 19, Aehr Test fell 8.94% in regular trading, trading at $110.90 per share, with turnover of $94.25 million. The stock extended its sharp pullback after having already declined over 8% in the prior session.
The semiconductor equipment sector continued to face broad selling pressure. Among sector peers, AXT Inc fell 7.74%, Lam Research fell 3.63%, Applied Materials fell 3.49%, KLA Corporation fell 3.13%, and ASML Holding fell 1.71%, reflecting sustained sector-wide weakness that amplified the individual stock's decline.
On the news front, multiple insiders conducted concentrated share sales in recent days. Director Erickson Gayn sold approximately 38,500 shares at $130.79, Director Scott Geoffrey Gates sold 20,000 shares at $131.51, and executive Salamone Alberto sold a combined 9,672 shares at prices between $127.50 and $128.00, among other transactions. The wave of insider disposals totaling several million dollars continued to weigh on near-term market sentiment.
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