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DOW   33,507.50
QQQ   358.27
Powerball jackpot rises to $1.04 billion after another drawing without a big winner
This is the #1 Stock to Buy for the AI Tidal Wave (Ad)
Federal agency sues Chipotle after a Kansas manager allegedly ripped off an employee's hijab
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Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle
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DOW   33,507.50
QQQ   358.27
Powerball jackpot rises to $1.04 billion after another drawing without a big winner
This is the #1 Stock to Buy for the AI Tidal Wave (Ad)
Federal agency sues Chipotle after a Kansas manager allegedly ripped off an employee's hijab
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NASDAQ:KLAC

KLA (KLAC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

$458.66
+0.57 (+0.12%)
(As of 09/29/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$457.80
$469.23
50-Day Range
$445.16
$514.28
52-Week Range
$250.20
$520.19
Volume
815,486 shs
Average Volume
926,321 shs
Market Capitalization
$62.52 billion
P/E Ratio
19.04
Dividend Yield
1.13%
Price Target
$463.11

KLA MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating
Hold
2.44 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
1.0% Upside
$463.11 Price Target
Short Interest
Healthy
1.45% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
Strong
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability
-1.64
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment
0.76mentions of KLA in the last 14 days
Based on 12 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
Selling Shares
$23.50 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth
15.15%
From $22.11 to $25.46 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

3.06 out of 5 stars

Computer And Technology Sector

28th out of 607 stocks

Optical Instruments & Lenses Industry

1st out of 4 stocks


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About KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Stock

KLA Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets 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, Display 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; Wafer defect inspection, review, and metrology systems; reticle inspection and metrology systems; chemical process control equipment; wired and wireless sensor wafers and reticles; 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.

KLAC Price History

KLAC Stock News Headlines

KLA Co. (NASDAQ:KLAC) EVP Mary Beth Wilkinson Sells 3,155 Shares
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KLAC Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/27/2023
Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend
8/14/2023
Dividend Payable
9/01/2023
Today
10/01/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/25/2023
Fiscal Year End
6/30/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Optical instruments & lenses
Sub-Industry
Semiconductor Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:KLAC
CUSIP
48248010
Employees
15,210
Year Founded
1976

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast
$463.11
High Stock Price Forecast
$600.00
Low Stock Price Forecast
$325.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside
+1.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.44
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$3.39 billion
Pretax Margin
36.10%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$10.50 billion
Cash Flow
$29.08 per share
Book Value
$21.36 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
136,158,000
Market Cap
$62.52 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.35

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Key Executives

  • Mr. Richard P. WallaceMr. Richard P. Wallace (Age 63)
    Pres, CEO & Exec. Director
    Comp: $5.27M
  • Mr. Bren D. HigginsMr. Bren D. Higgins (Age 53)
    Exec. VP & CFO
    Comp: $2.17M
  • Ms. Mary Beth WilkinsonMs. Mary Beth Wilkinson (Age 50)
    Exec. VP, Chief Legal Officer & Corp. Sec.
    Comp: $1.38M
  • Mr. Ahmad A. KhanMr. Ahmad A. Khan (Age 49)
    Pres of Semiconductor Process Control
    Comp: $2.31M
  • Mr. Oreste  DonzellaMr. Oreste Donzella (Age 57)
    Exec. VP of Electronics, Packaging & Components
    Comp: $1.96M
  • Mr. Virendra A. Kirloskar (Age 60)
    Sr. VP & Chief Accounting Officer
  • Dr. Ben Bin-Ming Tsai (Age 64)
    CTO & Exec. VP of Corp. Alliances
  • Mr. Kevin M. Kessel C.F.A.
    VP of Investor Relations
  • Ms. Randi Polanich
    VP & Chief Communications Officer
  • Mr. John Van Camp
    Exec. VP & Chief HR Officer













KLAC Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell KLA stock right now?

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for KLA in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" KLAC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in KLAC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What is KLA's stock price forecast for 2023?

16 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for KLA's shares. Their KLAC share price forecasts range from $325.00 to $600.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $463.11 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.0% from the stock's current price.
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How have KLAC shares performed in 2023?

KLA's stock was trading at $377.03 at the start of the year. Since then, KLAC shares have increased by 21.7% and is now trading at $458.66.
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Are investors shorting KLA?

KLA saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,980,000 shares, a drop of 11.6% from the August 31st total of 2,240,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 970,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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When is KLA's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 25th 2023.
View our KLAC earnings forecast
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How were KLA's earnings last quarter?

KLA Co. (NASDAQ:KLAC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 27th. The semiconductor company reported $5.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.82 by $0.58. The semiconductor company had revenue of $2.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.26 billion. KLA had a net margin of 32.27% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 138.06%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $5.81 EPS.
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How often does KLA pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for KLA?

KLA declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $1.30 per share on Friday, September 1st. This represents a $5.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 14th.
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Is KLA a good dividend stock?

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.14%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 13 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 21.59%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, KLAC will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.42% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for KLAC.

How will KLA's stock buyback program work?

KLA announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, September 5th 2023, which permits the company to buyback $2,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 2.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

What guidance has KLA issued on next quarter's earnings?

KLA updated its first quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 27th. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.75-$5.95 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.74. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.23 billion-$2.48 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.23 billion.

What is Rick Wallace's approval rating as KLA's CEO?

429 employees have rated KLA Chief Executive Officer Rick Wallace on Glassdoor.com. Rick Wallace has an approval rating of 97% among the company's employees. This puts Rick Wallace in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of KLA own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other KLA investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Lam Research (LRCX), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Applied Materials (AMAT), Micron Technology (MU), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Salesforce (CRM), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Adobe (ADBE).

What is KLA's stock symbol?

KLA trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KLAC."

How do I buy shares of KLA?

Shares of KLAC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is KLA's stock price today?

One share of KLAC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $458.66.

How much money does KLA make?

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) has a market capitalization of $62.52 billion and generates $10.50 billion in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $3.39 billion in net income (profit) each year or $24.09 on an earnings per share basis.

How many employees does KLA have?

The company employs 15,210 workers across the globe.

Does KLA have any subsidiaries?
The following companies are subsidiares of KLA: ADE Corporation, Acme Systems, Ambios Technology, Belize Holdings LLC, CAPRES, Candela Instruments, Capres A/S, Dino Acquisition Technology L.L.C., FINLE Technologies, Fab Solutions, FabSolve, Filmetric Europe Gmbh, Filmetrics, Filmetrics Inc., Filmetrics Korea Ltd, Frontline P.C.B. Solutions (1998) Ltd., ICOS Vision Systems, ICOS Vision Systems (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., ICOS Vision Systems Corporation BVBA, ICOS Vision Systems Ltd., ICOS Vision Systems NV, International Sales & Business Inc., Jiangsu Xinshun Microelectronics, KLA Aleris Holding LLC, KLA Singapore Holding Company III Pte. Ltd., KLA-Tencor (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, KLA-Tencor (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., KLA-Tencor (Thailand) Limited, KLA-Tencor Asia-Pac Distribution Corporation, KLA-Tencor China Corporation, KLA-Tencor Corporation (1992) Ltd., KLA-Tencor Corporation (Cayman) Limited I, KLA-Tencor Corporation (Cayman) Limited III, KLA-Tencor Corporation (Cayman) Limited IV, KLA-Tencor Corporation (Israel), KLA-Tencor Corporation Holding (1987) Ltd., KLA-Tencor France SARL, KLA-Tencor GmbH, KLA-Tencor Integrated Metrology (Israel) (2002) Ltd., KLA-Tencor International Corporation, KLA-Tencor International Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., KLA-Tencor Ireland Ltd., KLA-Tencor Italy S.R.L., KLA-Tencor Japan Ltd., KLA-Tencor Korea, KLA-Tencor Limited, KLA-Tencor MIE GmbH, KLA-Tencor MIE Holdings GmbH & Co. KG, KLA-Tencor MIE Holdings S.à r.l., KLA-Tencor MIE Holdings Verwaltungs GmbH, KLA-Tencor Semiconductor Equipment Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., KLA-Tencor Singapore Holding Co. Pte II Ltd., KLA-Tencor Singapore Holding Co. Pte. Ltd., KLA-Tencor Software India Private Limited, KT Recreation Association LLC, KT Venture Group II L.L.C., KT Venture Group L.L.C., KT Venture Mgmt. LLC, Keystone Merger Sub Inc., Lakers Holding Company APS, Laser Imaging Systems GmbH, Lee Ta Technologies (BVI) Inc., Luminescent Technologies, MicroSense, Microsense LLC, Nanomechanics Inc., New System SRL, OnWafer Technologies, Optical Metrology Patents Limited, Orbograph Ltd., Orbot Europe S.A, Orbotech, Orbotech Asia Ltd, Orbotech B.V., Orbotech Caribbean Ltd., Orbotech Deutschland GmbH, Orbotech Electronics (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd, Orbotech Electronics (Suzhou) Co Ltd, Orbotech Holding GmbH, Orbotech Inc., Orbotech Japan Ltd, Orbotech Korea Ltd, Orbotech LT Solar LLC, Orbotech Logistics Ltd, Orbotech Ltd, Orbotech Pacific Ltd., Orbotech S.A., Orbotech Singapore Corporation Pte Ltd, Orbotech Technology Ventures LP, Orbotech Technology Ventures Ltd., Orbotech Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd, Photon Dynamics Inc., Photon Dynamics Solar Corporation, Primaxx Inc., QC Optics, Qoniac, Qoniac GmbH, Qoniac Japan Ltd., Qoniac Korea Ltd., Qoniac Taiwan Ltd., SPTS Technologies (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., SPTS Technologies ET Ltd, SPTS Technologies GmbH, SPTS Technologies Inc., SPTS Technologies Limited, SPTS Technologies Ltd, SPTS Technologies Overseas Holdings Ltd., SPTS Technologies Pte Ltd., SPTS Technologies SAS, SPTS Technologies UK Limited, SensArray Corp, Therma-Wave, VLSI Standards Inc., Vistec Semiconductor Systems - MIE, Whiskey Holding Sub LLC, Zeta Instruments, and Zeta Instruments Inc..
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How can I contact KLA?

KLA's mailing address is ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS CA, 95035. The official website for the company is www.kla.com. The semiconductor company can be reached via phone at (408) 875-3000, via email at ir@kla-tencor.com, or via fax at 408-875-4144.

This page (NASDAQ:KLAC) was last updated on 10/1/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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