KLA Corporation $KLAC Shares Bought by DRW Securities LLC

Key Points

• DRW Securities LLC increased its stake in KLA Corporation by 89.5%, owning 1,457 shares valued at approximately $990,000 as of the last SEC filing.
• Insider trading saw KLA's CAO and EVP sell shares recently, with a total of 18,889 shares sold valued at over $17 million in the past three months.
• KLA reported $9.38 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, and set forth a positive guidance of 7.760-9.300 EPS for Q1 2026.

DRW Securities LLC raised its holdings in KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC - Free Report) by 89.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,457 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 688 shares during the period. DRW Securities LLC's holdings in KLA were worth $990,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of KLAC. Activest Wealth Management raised its stake in KLA by 4,100.0% in the first quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of KLA during the first quarter worth about $35,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of KLA during the first quarter worth about $36,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of KLA during the first quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. purchased a new position in shares of KLA during the first quarter worth about $45,000. 86.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at KLA

In other KLA news, CAO Virendra A. Kirloskar sold 39 shares of KLA stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $891.50, for a total value of $34,768.50. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 2,616 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,332,164. The trade was a 1.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Brian Lorig sold 8,049 shares of KLA stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $913.68, for a total value of $7,354,210.32. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 11,479 shares in the company, valued at $10,488,132.72. This represents a 41.22% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 18,889 shares of company stock valued at $17,257,637. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on KLAC shares. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $950.00 price objective (up previously from $850.00) on shares of KLA in a report on Friday, August 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on KLA in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $980.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on KLA from $916.00 to $928.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of KLA in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on KLA from $770.00 to $922.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, KLA currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $890.59.

KLA Stock Performance

NASDAQ KLAC opened at $872.00 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. KLA Corporation has a 52-week low of $551.33 and a 52-week high of $959.26. The business's 50-day moving average price is $905.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $790.26. The firm has a market cap of $115.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 1.48.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $9.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $8.53 by $0.85. KLA had a return on equity of 112.41% and a net margin of 33.41%.The firm had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.08 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $6.60 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 23.6% on a year-over-year basis. KLA has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 7.760-9.300 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that KLA Corporation will post 31.59 earnings per share for the current year.

KLA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 18th will be issued a $1.90 dividend. This represents a $7.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 18th. KLA's payout ratio is currently 25.01%.

About KLA

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.

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