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 , Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft , Jefferies Financial Group , JPMorgan Chase & Co. , Morgan Stanley , Needham & Company LLC , Oppenheimer , Royal Bank Of Canada , Sanford C. Bernstein , Stifel Nicolaus , Susquehanna , TD Cowen , The Goldman Sachs Group , UBS Group , Weiss Ratings , Wells Fargo & Company , and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

$184.18 +7.19 (+4.06%)

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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
20.65% 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 20.65% from the current price of $184.18.

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 9/21/25 to 9/21/26	1 Month Ago 8/22/25 to 8/22/26	3 Months Ago 6/23/25 to 6/23/26	1 Year Ago 9/21/24 to 9/21/25
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	$351.26	$89.06
Forecasted Upside	20.65% Upside	21.58% Upside	43.67% Upside	-14.76% 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	20.60% Upside	772.62% Upside	17.95% 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 Saturday, September 19, 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 consensus estimate of $1.00, and revenue of $3.66 billion, surpassing the expected $3.61 billion, demonstrating the company's ability to outperform market expectations and drive shareholder value through robust operational execution.
The company is benefiting from rising demand for AI-driven process-control solutions as the semiconductor industry invests heavily in advanced technologies such as 2nm nodes, EUV lithography, High Bandwidth Memory, and advanced packaging, positioning KLA Co. to capture significant growth opportunities in the high-growth artificial intelligence infrastructure sector.
Analysts maintain a positive outlook on the stock, with a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target of $222.22 as of September 15, 2026, which suggests potential upside from the current stock price of $176.99, indicating that institutional investors believe the stock is undervalued relative to its future earnings potential.
KLA Co. has demonstrated a commitment to returning capital to shareholders by maintaining a consistent dividend policy, recently paying a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share with a payout ratio of 25.07%, providing a steady income stream for investors while retaining sufficient cash flow for reinvestment in the business.
Institutional interest in the stock remains strong, with hedge funds and other institutional investors owning 86.65% of the company's stock, and recent filings show new positions being acquired by major investors like Nykredit A S, which added 510,333 shares valued at approximately $153.97 million in the second quarter, signaling confidence in the company's long-term stability and growth prospects.

KLA
Bear Case

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

There is significant insider selling activity, with CEO Richard Wallace selling 72,019 shares for approximately $12.38 million on September 15, 2026, and other executives like EVP Brian Lorig and CAO Virendra A. Kirloskar also selling substantial portions of their holdings in August 2026, which may signal that company insiders believe the stock is overvalued or that they are diversifying their personal portfolios.
The stock is trading at a premium valuation with a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.27, which is high compared to many other industrial and technology companies, meaning investors are paying a significant premium for each dollar of earnings, and any disappointment in future earnings growth could lead to a sharp decline in the stock price.
Short interest in the stock has been increasing, with shares shorted rising to 29,401,138 as of August 31, 2026, representing a 16.04% increase from the previous month, and the short percentage of float has reached 26.41%, indicating that a significant portion of the market is betting against the stock's future performance and expecting a price decline.
The company faces intense competition from other major semiconductor equipment manufacturers such as Applied Materials and Lam Research, which are also benefiting from AI infrastructure investments, and KLA Co. must continuously innovate and maintain its technological edge to protect its market share and profit margins in a highly competitive and capital-intensive industry.
The stock has experienced high volatility, with a beta of 1.45 indicating it is more volatile than the overall market, and it has traded within a wide 52-week range from $98.10 to $307.37, suggesting that investors may face significant price swings and potential losses if market sentiment shifts or if the company fails to meet the high expectations set by its recent strong performance.

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 equities research 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 equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" KLAC shares.

According to analysts, KLA's stock has a predicted upside of 20.65% 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, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, Oppenheimer, Royal Bank Of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, 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