PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab Buys New Shares in KLA Corporation $KLAC

Key Points

• PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab bought 96,183 shares of KLA in Q4 worth about $119.62 million, representing roughly 0.07% of the company, while institutional and hedge fund ownership stands at about 86.65%.
• Sell‑side sentiment has turned more positive with multiple firms raising price targets; there are 20 Buy ratings versus 10 Holds and an average analyst target of $1,798.30 (consensus: Moderate Buy).
• KLA beat Q3 estimates with $9.40 EPS and $3.42B revenue, set Q4 2026 guidance of $8.87–$10.87 EPS, and announced a $7.0 billion share buyback alongside a $1.90 quarterly dividend.

PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab bought a new stake in shares of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 96,183 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $119,618,000. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab owned about 0.07% of KLA at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Arlington Trust Co LLC lifted its stake in 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 during the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in KLA during the third quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new stake in KLA during the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its stake in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Aventura Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in KLA during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $55,000. 86.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KLAC has been the subject of several recent research reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their target price on shares of KLA from $1,300.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. KeyCorp reissued a "sector weight" rating on shares of KLA in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of KLA from $1,700.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. Evercore increased their target price on shares of KLA from $1,350.00 to $1,700.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price target on shares of KLA from $1,850.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $1,798.30.

KLA Stock Down 1.4%

KLA stock opened at $1,726.26 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $226.28 billion, a PE ratio of 48.86, a P/E/G ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 3.03. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $1,586.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1,391.30. KLA Corporation has a twelve month low of $675.27 and a twelve month high of $1,939.36.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The semiconductor company reported $9.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $9.17 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $3.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.37 billion. KLA had a net margin of 35.66% and a return on equity of 91.89%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $8.41 EPS. KLA has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 8.870-10.870 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that KLA Corporation will post 36.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

KLA Announces Dividend

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

KLA declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan 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 stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

More KLA News

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

About KLA

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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