KLA (KLAC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover KLA?

KLA has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America , Barclays , Cantor Fitzgerald , Citigroup , Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft , Jefferies Financial Group , JPMorgan Chase & Co. , Morgan Stanley , Needham & Company LLC , Oppenheimer , Royal Bank Of Canada , Sanford C. Bernstein , Scotiabank , Stifel Nicolaus , Susquehanna , TD Cowen , The Goldman Sachs Group , UBS Group , Weiss Ratings , Wells Fargo & Company , and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

$185.60 +12.66 (+7.32%)

As of 09/4/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

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

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 29 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
9

Buy
20

Based on 29 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 29 analysts, 9 have given a hold rating, 19 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for KLAC.

Consensus Price Target

$222.22
19.73% Upside

According to the 29 analysts' twelve-month price targets for KLA, the average price target is $222.22. The highest price target for KLAC is $325.00, while the lowest price target for KLAC is $170.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 19.73% from the current price of $185.60.

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 9/5/25 to 9/5/26	1 Month Ago 8/6/25 to 8/6/26	3 Months Ago 6/7/25 to 6/7/26	1 Year Ago 9/5/24 to 9/5/25
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	19 Buy rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)
Hold	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$222.22	$223.70	$184.22	$89.06
Forecasted Upside	19.73% Upside	15.77% Upside	-4.51% Downside	-1.60% Downside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold

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	Technology Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.72	2.23	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	19.73% Upside	411.35% Upside	14.03% 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
9/1/2026	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	Timothy Arcuri 5 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Neutral	$215.00 ➝ $200.00	+17.68%
7/31/2026	Weiss Ratings 5 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Buy (B-)
7/30/2026	Zacks Research 5 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
7/29/2026	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	Reiterated Rating	Sector Perform	$170.00 ➝ $180.00	+0.93%
7/29/2026	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	Set Target	Neutral	$275.00 ➝ $215.00	+18.71%
7/29/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Chin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Buy	$270.00 ➝ $250.00	+38.04%
7/29/2026	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	Set Target	Overweight	$305.00 ➝ $245.00	+28.41%
7/29/2026	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	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$225.00	+17.92%
7/29/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Shane Brett Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$253.00	+32.60%
7/29/2026	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	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$200.00 ➝ $210.00	+10.06%
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7/29/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Melissa Weathers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$220.00 ➝ $195.00	+2.20%
7/29/2026	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	C.J. Muse Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$325.00	+70.34%
7/29/2026	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	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$270.00	+41.51%
7/29/2026	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	$200.00 ➝ $238.00	+24.74%
7/28/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$230.00	+20.55%
7/20/2026	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	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$225.00	+5.76%
7/16/2026	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	$200.00 ➝ $260.00	+17.82%
7/9/2026	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	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$200.00 ➝ $260.00	+6.28%
6/23/2026	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	$210.00 ➝ $317.00	+17.77%
6/17/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Atif Malik Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
6/10/2026	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$200.00	-11.58%
5/12/2026	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$140.00 ➝ $186.50	+1.07%
5/6/2026	Citic Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$135.00 ➝ $197.00	+13.68%
5/1/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$175.00 ➝ $195.00	+11.41%
4/30/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$155.00 ➝ $170.00	-2.88%
4/30/2026	Berenberg Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$177.00 ➝ $200.00	+14.26%
4/29/2026	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$146.00 ➝ $177.00	-2.54%
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	$180.00 ➝ $200.00	+15.79%
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
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	$135.00 ➝ $170.00	+12.38%
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	$85.00 ➝ $95.00	+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	$77.00 ➝ $80.00	+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, September 3, 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.:

KLA Co. recently reported strong financial performance for the quarter ended July 28, 2026, with earnings per share of $1.05, which exceeded the analyst consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.05. The company also generated revenue of $3.66 billion, surpassing the consensus estimate of $3.61 billion, and achieved a net margin of 35.57% alongside a return on equity of 87.66%, indicating robust profitability and efficient capital utilization.
The stock is currently trading at $172.94, which is significantly below the average analyst price target of $222.22. This valuation gap suggests that the market may be undervaluing the company relative to Wall Street's expectations, offering potential upside for investors who believe the recent pullback from the 52-week high of $307.37 presents a buying opportunity.
Institutional investors have shown renewed interest in the stock, with several firms significantly increasing their positions in the second quarter of 2026. For example, Paragon Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake by 917.7%, and Nykredit A S acquired a new position of 587,933 shares valued at approximately $177.38 million, suggesting that professional investors are confident in the company's long-term prospects.
KLA Co. has demonstrated consistent year-over-year revenue growth, with the most recent quarter showing a 15.2% increase compared to the same period in the previous year. This growth trajectory, combined with the company's role in providing essential process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor industry, positions it to benefit from ongoing demand for advanced chip manufacturing.
The company maintains a strong balance sheet with a current ratio of 2.88 and a quick ratio of 2.03, indicating ample liquidity to cover short-term obligations. Additionally, the debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93 suggests a moderate level of leverage, providing financial stability while allowing the company to invest in growth opportunities.

KLA
Bear Case

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

The stock has experienced a significant decline from its 52-week high of $307.37 to the current price of $172.94, representing a drop of over 43%. This substantial correction may indicate underlying concerns about the company's valuation or future growth prospects, and investors should be cautious about entering a position during a downtrend.
Insider selling has been prominent in recent months, with executives such as CEO Richard P Wallace and EVP Brian Lorig selling large blocks of shares. For instance, Wallace sold 87,568 shares at an average price of $198.95 in August 2026, and Lorig sold 59,586 shares at $208.13. While insider sales can be due to personal financial reasons, the volume of selling may signal a lack of confidence in the stock's near-term performance.
The company's price-to-earnings ratio of 47.16 is relatively high, suggesting that the stock is priced for significant future growth. If KLA Co. fails to meet these high expectations, the stock could be vulnerable to a further decline in valuation, especially in a market environment where investors are reassessing high-multiple semiconductor stocks.
Short interest in KLA Co. has been elevated, with 25,337,831 shares shorted as of the most recent record date. Although the month-to-month change in short interest has been negative, the overall short percentage of float remains at 22.76%, indicating that a significant portion of the market is betting against the stock, which could lead to increased volatility and downward pressure on the price.
The semiconductor industry is facing headwinds from a global bond selloff that has lifted long-term yields, causing a rethink of the market's highest-multiple corners. This macroeconomic environment may negatively impact KLA Co.'s stock price, as investors become more risk-averse and reduce exposure to growth-oriented technology stocks.

KLAC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 29 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for KLA is $222.22, with a high forecast of $325.00 and a low forecast of $170.00.

29 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for KLA in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings, 19 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating 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 19.73% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, KLA's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.

KLA has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, Oppenheimer, Royal Bank Of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, Scotiabank, Stifel Nicolaus, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like KLA more than other "technology" companies. The consensus rating for KLA is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "technology" companies is Hold. Learn more on how KLAC compares to other companies.

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KLA (KLAC) Stock Forecast & Price Target