KLA Stock Forecast, Price & News

KLA's stock was trading at $144.92 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, KLAC stock has increased by 23.5% and is now trading at $178.96.
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16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for KLA in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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KLA is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020.
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KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) issued its earnings results on Monday, August, 3rd. The semiconductor company reported $2.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.35 by $0.38. The semiconductor company had revenue of $1.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.42 billion. KLA had a net margin of 20.96% and a return on equity of 63.04%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.78 earnings per share.
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KLA declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be given a dividend of $0.90 per share on Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.01%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This is a positive change from KLA's previous quarterly dividend of $0.85.
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KLA issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Monday, August, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.42-3.06 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.37. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.405-1.555 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.40 billion.

16 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for KLA's shares. Their forecasts range from $158.00 to $250.00. On average, they anticipate KLA's share price to reach $209.13 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.9% from the stock's current price.
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KLA saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,240,000 shares, an increase of 8.7% from the August 15th total of 2,980,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,280,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days. Approximately 2.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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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), Micron Technology (MU), Applied Materials (AMAT), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), salesforce.com (CRM), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Adobe (ADBE).

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

KLA's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include California Public Employees Retirement System (0.23%), Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. (0.12%), PGGM Investments (0.11%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.09%), Hosking Partners LLP (0.07%) and Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS (0.06%). Company insiders that own KLA stock include Ahmad A Khan, Amichai Steimberg, Bren D Higgins, Brian Lorig, Brian M Trafas, Emiko Higashi, Kevin Kennedy, Kiran M Patel, Oreste Donzella, Richard P Wallace, Teri A Little and Virendra A Kirloskar.
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KLAC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., Lateef Investment Management L.P., BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A., Toronto Dominion Bank, Hosking Partners LLP, Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System, and Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky. Company insiders that have sold KLA company stock in the last year include Ahmad A Khan, Amichai Steimberg, Bren D Higgins, Brian Lorig, Brian M Trafas, Kevin Kennedy, Kiran M Patel, Oreste Donzella, Richard P Wallace, Teri A Little, and Virendra A Kirloskar.
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KLAC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS, PGGM Investments, Meritage Portfolio Management, Gabelli Funds LLC, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc, and Butensky & Cohen Financial Security Inc..
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Shares of KLAC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of KLAC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $178.96.

KLA has a market capitalization of $27.82 billion and generates $5.81 billion in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $1.22 billion in net income (profit) each year or $10.35 on an earnings per share basis. KLA employs 10,600 workers across the globe.

The official website for KLA is www.kla.com.

KLA's mailing address is ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS CA, 95035. The semiconductor company can be reached via phone at 408-875-3000 or via email at [email protected]