KLA (KLAC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$1,763.25 -53.04 (-2.92%)

Closing price 05/7/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

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$1,784.25 +21.00 (+1.19%)

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KLA - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 30 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
10

Buy
20

Based on 30 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for KLA in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 30 analysts, 10 have given a hold rating, and 20 have given a buy rating for KLAC.

Consensus Price Target

$1,821.26
3.29% Upside

According to the 30 analysts' twelve-month price targets for KLA, the average price target is $1,821.26. The highest price target for KLAC is $2,100.00, while the lowest price target for KLAC is $950.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 3.29% from the current price of $1,763.25.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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KLAC Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/8/25 to 5/8/26	1 Month Ago 4/8/25 to 4/8/26	3 Months Ago 2/7/25 to 2/7/26	1 Year Ago 5/8/24 to 5/8/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	20 Buy rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)
Hold	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$1,821.26	$1,607.64	$1,598.96	$802.74
Forecasted Upside	3.29% Upside	-3.87% Downside	10.84% Upside	14.30% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

KLAC Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

KLAC Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

KLA Stock vs. The Competition

Type	KLA	Computer and Technology Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.67	2.30	2.52
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	3.29% Upside	157.32% Upside	14.94% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent KLAC News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
5/6/2026	Citic Securities Not Rated		Boost Target		$1,350.00 ➝ $1,970.00	+13.68%
5/4/2026	Weiss Ratings Not Rated		Downgrade	Buy (B) ➝ Buy (B-)
5/1/2026	Citigroup 4 of 5 stars	Atif Malik 5 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Buy	$1,800.00 ➝ $2,064.00	+17.92%
5/1/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$1,750.00 ➝ $1,950.00	+11.41%
4/30/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold	$1,750.00	+0.82%
4/30/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Srini Pajjuri Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Sector Perform	$1,600.00 ➝ $1,700.00	+0.88%
4/30/2026	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Edward Yang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$2,000.00	+18.68%
4/30/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Stacy Rasgon Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$1,835.00 ➝ $1,875.00	+3.24%
4/30/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Krish Sankar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$1,800.00 ➝ $2,000.00	+10.12%
4/30/2026	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mehdi Hosseini Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$1,600.00 ➝ $1,700.00	-6.40%
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4/30/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$1,900.00	+4.61%
4/30/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Blayne Curtis Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$1,700.00 ➝ $2,000.00	+10.12%
4/30/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$1,505.00 ➝ $1,550.00	-11.45%
4/30/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$1,700.00 ➝ $1,910.00	+9.12%
4/30/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$1,550.00 ➝ $1,700.00	-2.88%
4/30/2026	Berenberg Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$1,770.00 ➝ $2,000.00	+14.26%
4/30/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Harlan Sur Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$1,950.00 ➝ $2,000.00	+14.26%
4/30/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Joseph Quatrochi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$1,900.00 ➝ $2,100.00	+20.99%
4/30/2026	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Charles Shi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$1,800.00 ➝ $2,000.00	+10.12%
4/29/2026	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$1,460.00 ➝ $1,770.00	-2.54%
4/21/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Timothy Arcuri Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$1,575.00 ➝ $1,835.00	+1.64%
4/10/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Chris Caso Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$1,800.00 ➝ $2,000.00	+15.79%
3/30/2026	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight	$1,850.00 ➝ $2,000.00	+30.71%
3/16/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
3/13/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Sector Weight
3/9/2026	Dbs Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Moderate Buy
2/6/2026	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$1,300.00 ➝ $1,400.00	-2.95%
1/30/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tom O'Malley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$1,595.00 ➝ $1,700.00	+0.91%
1/26/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Lipacis Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$1,350.00 ➝ $1,700.00	+12.38%
1/13/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Vivek Arya Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$1,450.00 ➝ $1,650.00	+15.53%
8/1/2025	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Srini Pajjuri Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$850.00 ➝ $950.00	+9.13%
5/1/2025	TD Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Krish Sankar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$770.00 ➝ $800.00	+17.06%

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Should I Buy KLA Stock? KLAC Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these KLA pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

KLA
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in KLA Co.:

Recent analyst upgrades have significantly increased the price targets for KLA Co., with estimates now reaching as high as $2,000, indicating a potential upside from the current stock price.
The stock has received a "buy" rating from multiple reputable firms, suggesting strong confidence in the company's future performance.
KLA Co. has demonstrated robust financial health, with a current ratio indicating that it has more than enough assets to cover its liabilities, which is a positive sign for investors.
The company operates in the semiconductor industry, which is experiencing high demand, positioning KLA Co. for potential growth as technology continues to advance.
The current stock price is around $1,816, reflecting a strong market position and investor interest in the company.

KLA
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in KLA Co. for these reasons:

Despite the positive outlook, the stock has shown volatility, with recent fluctuations indicating potential risks for investors looking for stability.
The high price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio suggests that the stock may be overvalued, which could lead to a correction if earnings do not meet expectations.
Market conditions can be unpredictable, and any downturn in the semiconductor sector could adversely affect KLA Co.'s performance.
While the company has a strong market capitalization, it also carries a significant debt-to-equity ratio, which may raise concerns about financial leverage and risk.
Recent stock performance has shown a decline, which could indicate that investor sentiment is shifting, potentially impacting future growth prospects.

KLAC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 30 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for KLA is $1,821.26, with a high forecast of $2,100.00 and a low forecast of $950.00.
: 30 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for KLA in the last year. There are currently 10 hold ratings and 20 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" KLAC shares.
: According to analysts, KLA's stock has a predicted upside of 3.29% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, KLA's stock had 2 downgrades and 1 upgrade by analysts.
: KLA has been rated by research analysts at Argus, Berenberg Bank, BNP Paribas Exane, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citic Securities, Citigroup, Dbs Bank, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., KeyCorp, Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, New Street Research, Oppenheimer, Royal Bank Of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, Stifel Nicolaus, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, Wolfe Research, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like KLA more than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating for KLA is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "computer and technology" companies is Hold. Learn more on how KLAC compares to other companies.

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KLA (KLAC) Stock Forecast & Price Target