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Market Cap 68.54B P/E 20.36 EPS this Y 25.30% Ern Qtrly Grth 22.20%
Income 2.76B Forward P/E 18.92 EPS next Y 12.70% 50D Avg Chg 7.00%
Sales 9.81B PEG 1.63 EPS past 5Y 27.88% 200D Avg Chg 25.00%
Dividend 1.00% Price/Book 23.42 EPS next 5Y 15.55% 52W High Chg -3.00%
Recommedations 2.20 Quick Ratio 1.38 Shares Outstanding 133.98M 52W Low Chg 100.00%
Insider Own 0.12% ROA 15.39% Shares Float 134.11M Beta 1.28
Inst Own 92.54% ROE 87.85% Shares Shorted/Prior 2.45M/2.25M Price 499.57
Gross Margin 59.97% Profit Margin 28.15% Avg. Volume 1,060,872 Target Price 846.87
Oper. Margin 37.96% Earnings Date Oct 23 Volume 1,334,315 Change -2.86%
About KLA Corporation

KLA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB and Component Inspection. The company offers inspection and review tools to identify, locate, characterize, review, and analyze defects on various surfaces of patterned and unpatterned wafers; metrology systems that are used to measure pattern dimensions, film thickness, film stress, layer-to-layer alignment, pattern placement, surface topography, and electro-optical properties for wafers; chemical process control equipment; wired and wireless sensor wafers and reticles; wafer defect inspection, review, and metrology systems; reticle inspection and metrology systems; and semiconductor software solutions that provide run-time process control, defect excursion identification, process corrections, and defect classification to accelerate yield learning rates and reduce production risk. It also provides etch, plasma dicing, deposition, and other wafer processing technologies and solutions for the semiconductor and microelectronics industry. In addition, the company offers direct imaging, inspection, optical shaping, inkjet and additive printing, UV laser drilling, and computer-aided manufacturing and engineering solutions for the PCB market; inspection and electrical testing systems to identify and classify defects, as well as systems to repair defects for the display market; and inspection and metrology systems for quality control and yield improvement in advanced and traditional semiconductor packaging markets. The company was formerly known as KLA-Tencor Corporation and changed its name to KLA Corporation in July 2019. KLA Corporation was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.

KLA Corporation News
11/20/24 Why Nvidia earnings could be a sink-or-swim moment for this bull market
11/16/24 Institutional owners may ignore KLA Corporation's (NASDAQ:KLAC) recent US$9.8b market cap decline as longer-term profits stay in the green
11/15/24 Applied Materials Stock Drops, Chip-Equipment Rivals Fall
11/11/24 KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $1.70
11/07/24 KLA Declares Regular Cash Dividend
11/07/24 A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC)
11/05/24 KLA Corporation (KLAC) Expands Global Footprint with New $200M Manufacturing Facility in Singapore, Eyes Further Growth
11/02/24 Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) After Its First-Quarter Report
11/01/24 Oppenheimer Upgrades KLA Corporation (KLAC) to ‘Outperform’ Amid Strong Q1 Results and Favorable AI Growth Outlook
10/31/24 At US$692, Is KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Worth Looking At Closely?
10/30/24 KLA (KLAC) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
10/30/24 KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Q3: Strong Sales, Next Quarter’s Sales Guidance Is Optimistic
10/30/24 KLA Corp stock rises as Q1 earnings top estimates, outlook strong
10/30/24 KLA Corporation Reports Fiscal 2025 First Quarter Results
10/29/24 KLA Corporation (KLAC) Reports Q3: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings
10/27/24 Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of KLA's (NASDAQ:KLAC) Recent Growth In Returns
10/25/24 Stocks to watch this week: BP, Shell, Uber, HSBC and Intel
10/18/24 Why KLA Stock Was Plummeting This Week
10/17/24 TSMC Can’t Fully Offset Chip Equipment Worries Sparked by ASML
10/17/24 KLA's (NASDAQ:KLAC) five-year total shareholder returns outpace the underlying earnings growth
KLAC Chatroom

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 4 hours ago

Into year end, avoid all semis cap equipment companies $asml $amat $klac $lrcx Avoid $SOXL

User Image Wolli1976 Posted - 22 hours ago

$KLAC

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 22 hours ago

$soxl $lrcx $amat $klac $asml Nvda won’t save this sector It’s boom bust Even during busts companies can see sales and earnings growth

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 1 day ago

Perfect hedge for long $nvda Short $soxl $klac $lrcx $ASML

User Image trade2livehappy Posted - 1 day ago

$KLAC 550 by friday?

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 1 day ago

If nvda doesn’t go up $10-12 points tomorrow I expect these to continue to be sour and rotten: $amat $asml $klac $lrcx $soxl

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 1 day ago

$SOXL i've shared endlessly. this ticker is broken until the semicap equipment names bottom. could be tomorrow. $asml $lrcx $amat $klac for a bounce / trade - but highly unlikely a definitive bottom.

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 1 day ago

$SOXL what is holding it back? Easy 30% of it is semicap equipment makers It’s like Bitcoin miners Bitcoin goes up but the miners go down Tsm and nvda go up But $amat $asml $klac $lrcx keep going down So soxl is no longer investable or swing tradable

User Image ranthor Posted - 2 days ago

$AMAT $ASML $KLAC $LRCX $SOXL get a friggin life man…seriously…you need to seek help

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 2 days ago

$AMAT $ASML $KLAC $LRCX $SOXL 2025 stories. dead moeny for gobble gobble santa rally. grinch came after the heavy equipment manfucaturers

User Image MonicaBar_nett Posted - 2 days ago

$AMAT $ASML $KLAC $LRCX $SOXL

User Image nio11 Posted - 2 days ago

$AMAT That $ASML profit warning awhile back really put hammered chip equipment makers $LRCX, $KLAC, $AMAT Anyone thinking $NVDA blowout #s tomorrow will help put these stocks as well as semis with it?

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 2 days ago

$KLAC I expect new 52 week lows in a few weeks here $soxl $lrcx

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 2 days ago

$KLAC welcome $500s $LRCX 100% gap fill post earnings targets: $AMAT $150s $ASML 580s $SOXL low 20s

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 2 days ago

$ASML another 52 weeek low today $LRCX $KLAC $SOXL $AMAT

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 2 days ago

$lrcx $amat $asml $soxl $klac one bear 🐻 flag breakdown after another

User Image ChromeOnTheWheels Posted - 2 days ago

$KLAC Amazing company at a great valuation right now. Opened a position yesterday. Cash generating machine with no signs of slowing down.

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 2 days ago

$SOXL same for ALL semicap equipment All of them look the same $amat $asml $lrcx $KLAC Avoid these specific value chain semi stocks Go for the gold nvda avgo dell smci

User Image ranthor Posted - 2 days ago

$AMAT $ASML $KLAC $LRCX one clown is single handed my spamming 5 boards all day every day…. Seek help man

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 2 days ago

$ASML who’s ready for ANOTHER 52 week low tomorrow / later in the week? $klac $amat $lrcx

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 2 days ago

$SMCI $SOXL probably the clearing event we needed. excellent timing ahead of $NVDA. i am super bullish on the godfather of AI george jetson wong's company versus the others $KLAC $LRCX

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 2 days ago

$soxl $SMCI $KLAC $AMAT $LRCX probably the bottom after smci clearing event.

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 2 days ago

$SOXL $ASML $LRCX $AMAT 100% fade. red to green today. $KLAC

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 2 days ago

$SMCI well played supermicropeanuts.... will outperform most of the semicap equip plays like $KLAC $ASML and recover first.

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 2 days ago

$ASML $SOXL $LRCX $AMAT $KLAC - bounces SMH below 5 day and just that. https://x.com/alphatrends/status/1858568940395372764

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 2 days ago

$AMAT $KLAC $LRCX $SOXL more whales to back the thesis $asml Another Mega Twitter investor influencer Seth Golden I listen when he speaks

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 2 days ago

$KLAC still worse sector out there $soxl $LRCX $amat $amsl

User Image 23ChaseColeman23 Posted - 3 days ago

$asml long way to go down And long way to go sideways Same w $amat $lrcx $klac

User Image Wolli1976 Posted - 3 days ago

$KLAC

User Image kaisijun Posted - 3 days ago

$KLAC too cheap

Analyst Ratings
Cantor Fitzgerald Neutral Sep 30, 24
Oppenheimer Perform Sep 25, 24
Citigroup Buy Sep 16, 24
UBS Neutral Sep 12, 24
Citigroup Buy Aug 5, 24
Argus Research Buy Jul 26, 24
TD Cowen Hold Jul 25, 24
Evercore ISI Group Outperform Jul 25, 24
Goldman Sachs Buy Jul 25, 24
Insider Trades Relationship Date Transactions Cost($) #Shares Value($) #Share Own SEC Form 4
Kirloskar Virendra A SVP & Chief Accounti.. SVP & Chief Accounting Officer Aug 14 Sell 474.55 2,621 1,243,796 3,699 08/16/23
Lorig Brian Executive Vice Presi.. Executive Vice President Aug 07 Sell 500.00 2,738 1,369,000 20,942 08/09/23
WALLACE RICHARD P President and CEO President and CEO May 02 Sell 382.97 17,499 6,701,592 153,702 05/04/23
Wilkinson Mary Beth EVP, CLO and Secreta.. EVP, CLO and Secretary Sep 21 Sell 320.34 3,155 1,010,673 12,228 09/23/22
Kirloskar Virendra A SVP & Chief Accounti.. SVP & Chief Accounting Officer Aug 08 Sell 390.85 325 127,026 5,291 08/10/22
Lorig Brian Executive Vice Presi.. Executive Vice President Aug 08 Sell 390.85 162 63,318 33,161 08/10/22
Wilkinson Mary Beth EVP, CLO and Secreta.. EVP, CLO and Secretary Aug 08 Sell 390.85 896 350,202 17,750 08/10/22
Kirloskar Virendra A SVP & Chief Accounti.. SVP & Chief Accounting Officer Aug 05 Sell 389.09 973 378,585 5,937 08/09/22
Donzella Oreste Executive Vice Presi.. Executive Vice President Aug 05 Sell 389.09 2,072 806,194 38,347 08/09/22
Lorig Brian Executive Vice Presi.. Executive Vice President Aug 05 Sell 389.09 1,054 410,101 34,143 08/09/22
Higgins Bren D. EVP & Chief Financia.. EVP & Chief Financial Officer Aug 05 Sell 389.09 4,864 1,892,534 67,752 08/09/22
Kirloskar Virendra A SVP & Chief Accounti.. SVP & Chief Accounting Officer Jul 05 Sell 286.28 57 16,318 1,229 07/07/22
Higgins Bren D. EVP & Chief Financia.. EVP & Chief Financial Officer Feb 22 Sell 355.06 1,418 503,475 72,126 02/24/22