KLAC

KLA Corp

Jan 30 • 04:00PM ET

1,427.94

-256.77 -15.24 %

Technology • Semiconductor Equipment & Materials • USA • NASD

Jan 30, 10:02 AMKLA shares tumbled after Q2 earnings highlighted China risks and free cash flow shortfall despite overall beats.

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Index	NDX, S&P 500	P/E	41.54	EPS (ttm)	34.38	Insider Own	0.10%	Shs Outstand	131.39M	Perf Week	-5.61%
Market Cap	187.62B	Forward P/E	31.07	EPS next Y	45.97	Insider Trans	-30.39%	Shs Float	131.26M	Perf Month	14.82%
Enterprise Value	188.30B	PEG	1.99	EPS next Q	9.13	Inst Own	91.76%	Short Float	2.32%	Perf Quarter	15.60%
Income	4.56B	P/S	14.73	EPS this Y	9.62%	Inst Trans	-0.38%	Short Ratio	2.95	Perf Half Y	62.44%
Sales	12.74B	P/B	37.67	EPS next Y	25.99%	ROA	28.74%	Short Interest	3.04M	Perf YTD	17.52%
Book/sh	37.90	P/C	36.03	EPS next 5Y	15.59%	ROE	100.73%	52W High	1693.35 -15.67%	Perf Year	100.28%
Cash/sh	39.63	P/FCF	48.45	EPS past 3/5Y	11.48% 31.57%	ROIC	40.15%	52W Low	551.33 159.00%	Perf 3Y	237.88%
Dividend Est.	7.71 (0.54%)	EV/EBITDA	32.08	Sales past 3/5Y	9.71% 15.93%	Gross Margin	61.27%	Volatility	5.75% 4.05%	Perf 5Y	362.27%
Dividend TTM	7.40 (0.52%)	EV/Sales	14.78	EPS Y/Y TTM	44.49%	Oper. Margin	43.00%	ATR (14)	73.92	Perf 10Y	2093.79%
Dividend Ex-Date	Nov 17, 2025	Quick Ratio	2.00	Sales Y/Y TTM	17.57%	Profit Margin	35.78%	RSI (14)	49.06	Recom	1.90
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	17.13% 15.39%	Current Ratio	2.83	EPS Q/Q	40.99%	SMA20	-3.00%	Beta	1.48	Target Price	1691.44
Payout	22.23%	Debt/Eq	1.08	Sales Q/Q	7.19%	SMA50	8.91%	Rel Volume	2.71	Prev Close	1684.71
Employees	15200	LT Debt/Eq	1.08	Earnings	Jan 29 AMC	SMA200	39.73%	Avg Volume	1.03M	Price	1427.94
IPO	Oct 08, 1980	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	0.67% 1.47%	Trades		Volume	2,788,141	Change	-15.24%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Jan-15-26	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight	$1600
Jan-15-26	Upgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Overweight	$1697
Jan-15-26	Initiated	RBC Capital Mkts	Sector Perform	$1550
Jan-14-26	Initiated	Bernstein	Outperform	$1700
Jan-13-26	Upgrade	TD Cowen	Hold → Buy	$1800
Dec-16-25	Upgrade	Cantor Fitzgerald	Neutral → Overweight	$1500
Dec-15-25	Upgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Buy	$1500
Oct-30-25	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Hold	$900 → $1300
Oct-20-25	Upgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Overweight	$1200
Sep-22-25	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Overweight → Equal-Weight	$1093
Aug-01-25	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Hold	$800 → $900
Jul-10-25	Initiated	Goldman	Neutral	$980
Jul-08-25	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Overweight → Equal Weight	$920
May-20-25	Downgrade	Deutsche Bank	Buy → Hold	$790
May-01-25	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Hold	$770 → $800
Apr-11-25	Reiterated	Oppenheimer	Outperform	$850 → $700
Mar-31-25	Upgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Overweight	$748 → $870
Mar-28-25	Downgrade	Jefferies	Buy → Hold	$875 → $725
Jan-13-25	Upgrade	Needham	Hold → Buy	$750
Oct-31-24	Upgrade	Oppenheimer	Perform → Outperform	$750 → $850

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KLA Corp. engages in the supply of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related nano-electronics industries. The company operates through the following segments: Semiconductor Process Control, Specialty Semiconductor Process, and PCB, Display and Component Inspection. The Semiconductor Process Control segment provides a comprehensive portfolio of inspection, metrology and data analytics products and related services. The Specialty Semiconductor Process segment develops and sells advanced vacuum deposition and etching process tools. The PCB, Display and Component Inspection segment enables electronic device manufacturers to inspect, test and measure PCBs, flat panel displays and ICs to verify their quality. Its products include manufactured chips, reticle, packaging, surface profilers, nanochemical testers, KT pro equipment, and compound semiconductors. The company was founded on July 9, 1975 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Higgins Bren D.	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	Dec 16 '25	Sale	1237.01	2,254	2,788,221	32,154	Dec 18 04:05 PM
Higgins Bren D.	Officer	Dec 16 '25	Proposed Sale	1237.01	2,254	2,788,221		Dec 16 09:55 AM
WALLACE RICHARD P	President and CEO	Nov 11 '25	Sale	1203.10	10,803	12,997,089	81,211	Nov 13 04:05 PM
WALLACE RICHARD P	Officer	Nov 11 '25	Proposed Sale	1203.10	10,803	12,997,089		Nov 12 06:43 AM
Khan Ahmad A.	President, Semi. Prod. & Cust.	Sep 05 '25	Sale	900.00	4,564	4,107,600	22,808	Sep 09 04:05 PM
Khan Ahmad A.	Officer	Sep 05 '25	Proposed Sale	900.00	4,564	4,107,600		Sep 05 04:41 PM
Khan Ahmad A.	President, Semi. Prod. & Cust.	Aug 29 '25	Sale	881.50	13,716	12,090,654	27,372	Sep 02 04:05 PM
Khan Ahmad A.	Officer	Aug 29 '25	Proposed Sale	881.50	13,716	12,090,654		Aug 29 11:04 AM
Higgins Bren D.	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	Aug 20 '25	Sale	878.53	2,301	2,021,498	34,408	Aug 22 04:05 PM
Higgins Bren D.	Officer	Aug 20 '25	Proposed Sale	878.53	2,301	2,021,498		Aug 20 09:50 AM
Lorig Brian	EVP, KLA Global Services	Aug 12 '25	Sale	913.68	8,049	7,354,210	11,479	Aug 14 04:05 PM
WALLACE RICHARD P	President and CEO	Aug 12 '25	Sale	913.68	10,801	9,868,658	92,818	Aug 14 04:05 PM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	EVP, CLO and Secretary	Aug 08 '25	Sale	913.00	1,022	933,086	7,802	Aug 12 04:05 PM
Kirloskar Virendra A	SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 08 '25	Sale	913.00	338	308,594	2,254	Aug 12 04:05 PM
Lorig Brian	Officer	Aug 12 '25	Proposed Sale	913.68	8,049	7,354,210		Aug 12 10:12 AM
WALLACE RICHARD P	Officer	Aug 12 '25	Proposed Sale	913.68	10,801	9,868,658		Aug 12 10:01 AM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	Officer	Aug 08 '25	Proposed Sale	913.00	1,022	933,086		Aug 08 10:51 AM
Kirloskar Virendra A	Officer	Aug 08 '25	Proposed Sale	913.00	338	308,594		Aug 08 10:13 AM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	EVP, CLO and Secretary	Aug 05 '25	Sale	917.00	1,920	1,760,640	2,403	Aug 07 04:05 PM
Kirloskar Virendra A	SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 05 '25	Sale	917.00	511	468,587	1,167	Aug 07 04:05 PM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	EVP, CLO and Secretary	Aug 04 '25	Sale	896.75	763	684,220	5,763	Aug 05 04:30 PM
Kirloskar Virendra A	SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 04 '25	Sale	896.75	320	286,960	2,126	Aug 05 04:30 PM
Kirloskar Virendra A	Officer	Aug 05 '25	Proposed Sale	917.00	511	468,587		Aug 05 09:54 AM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	Officer	Aug 05 '25	Proposed Sale	917.00	1,920	1,760,640		Aug 05 09:37 AM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	Officer	Aug 04 '25	Proposed Sale	896.75	763	684,220		Aug 04 11:03 AM
Kirloskar Virendra A	Officer	Aug 04 '25	Proposed Sale	896.75	320	286,960		Aug 04 10:32 AM
Kirloskar Virendra A	SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Jul 02 '25	Sale	891.50	39	34,768	2,616	Jul 03 04:05 PM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	EVP, CLO and Secretary	Jun 30 '25	Sale	891.16	1,320	1,176,331	7,100	Jul 02 04:05 PM
Kirloskar Virendra A	Officer	Jul 02 '25	Proposed Sale	891.50	39	34,768		Jul 02 10:11 AM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	Officer	Jun 30 '25	Proposed Sale	891.16	1,320	1,176,331		Jun 30 09:41 AM
Higgins Bren D.	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	May 22 '25	Sale	766.46	1,019	781,023	27,779	May 27 04:05 PM
Higgins Bren D.	Officer	May 22 '25	Proposed Sale	766.46	1,019	781,023		May 22 09:48 AM
WALLACE RICHARD P	President and CEO	May 06 '25	Sale	683.30	10,802	7,381,007	78,740	May 08 04:05 PM
WALLACE RICHARD P	Officer	May 06 '25	Proposed Sale	683.30	10,802	7,381,007		May 06 10:16 AM
Higgins Bren D.	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	Mar 25 '25	Sale	724.62	7,008	5,078,137	28,798	Mar 27 04:05 PM
Higgins Bren D.	Officer	Mar 25 '25	Proposed Sale	724.62	7,008	5,078,137		Mar 25 09:40 AM

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