KLA Corporation $KLAC Holdings Decreased by Robocap Asset Management Ltd

Key Points

• Robocap Asset Management Ltd cut its stake in KLA by 53.3% in Q4, leaving it with 2,204 shares valued at $2,678,000 — about 2.4% of Robocap’s portfolio and its 19th largest holding.
• KLA beat Q3 EPS and revenue and issued above‑consensus guidance tied to AI chip demand, spurring multiple analyst target increases; the company also authorized a $7.0 billion share buyback and pays a $1.90 quarterly dividend ($7.60 annual), even as short‑term selling and insider disposals pressured the stock.

Robocap Asset Management Ltd reduced its stake in shares of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC - Free Report) by 53.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,204 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 2,513 shares during the quarter. KLA comprises about 2.4% of Robocap Asset Management Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Robocap Asset Management Ltd's holdings in KLA were worth $2,678,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Arlington Trust Co LLC raised its stake in shares of KLA by 125.0% during the third quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of KLA during the third quarter valued at about $40,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. bought a new stake in shares of KLA during the third quarter valued at about $43,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake in shares of KLA by 28.6% during the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 45 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aventura Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of KLA during the fourth quarter valued at about $55,000. 86.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about KLA

Here are the key news stories impacting KLA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PineStone Asset Management opened a large new position in KLAC — about $151.7M worth of shares reported in a recent 13F, signalling institutional conviction and incremental demand for the stock. PineStone opens new $151.7M KLAC position
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple sell‑side firms raised price targets (Needham, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Stifel, Berenberg, Argus among others), lifting medium‑term analyst sentiment and signaling upside to consensus. This supports longer-term conviction despite near-term volatility. Stifel raises KLAC price target
• Neutral Sentiment: KLA reported Q3 results that beat EPS and revenue estimates and issued above‑consensus guidance tied to AI‑driven chip demand — a fundamental positive, but one that already appears partly baked into expectations. Q3 earnings transcript / results
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the beat and bullish guidance, the stock fell after the release as some investors/analysts said the outlook or cadence didn’t clear a higher bar — short‑term disappointment drove selling. Stock tumbles after earnings despite beat
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: recent open‑market sales by the CEO and CFO (multi‑million dollar disposals) add to near‑term selling pressure and may worry some investors about timing of exits. QuiverQuant fund & insider update

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on KLAC shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on KLA from $1,900.00 to $2,100.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $1,900.00 target price on shares of KLA in a report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on KLA from $1,700.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Dbs Bank raised KLA from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on KLA from $1,800.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, KLA has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $1,798.30.

KLA Price Performance

NASDAQ:KLAC opened at $1,726.26 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $1,586.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $1,393.86. The firm has a market cap of $226.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.86, a PEG ratio of 3.24 and a beta of 1.50. KLA Corporation has a 52-week low of $675.27 and a 52-week high of $1,939.36. The company has a quick ratio of 2.00, a current ratio of 3.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The semiconductor company reported $9.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $9.17 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $3.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.37 billion. KLA had a return on equity of 91.89% and a net margin of 35.66%.KLA's revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $8.41 EPS. KLA has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 8.870-10.870 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that KLA Corporation will post 36.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KLA Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th were paid a $1.90 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $7.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. KLA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.51%.

KLA declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, March 12th that authorizes the company to repurchase $7.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the semiconductor company to buy up to 3.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

KLA Company Profile

KLA is a provider of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related microelectronics industries. The company designs and manufactures equipment, software and services used by chipmakers to analyze and control manufacturing processes, detect defects, measure critical dimensions and improve yield across wafer fabrication, photomask and packaging operations. KLA's offerings are aimed at enabling production of advanced logic, memory, and specialty devices at progressively smaller technology nodes and more complex package structures.

Its product portfolio includes optical and e-beam inspection systems, metrology tools for critical dimension and film measurement, mask and reticle inspection platforms, as well as enterprise software and data analytics that aggregate process data and drive automated process control.

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