KLA Corporation (KLAC)
| Market Cap | 84.18B |
| Revenue (ttm) | 10.26B |
| Net Income (ttm) | 2.97B |
| Shares Out | 133.76M |
| EPS (ttm) | 21.87 |
| PE Ratio | 28.78 |
| Forward PE | 20.65 |
| Dividend | $6.80 (1.08%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Volume | 2,632,843 |
| Open | 616.43 |
| Previous Close | 622.18 |
| Day's Range | 613.40 - 641.06 |
| 52-Week Range | 542.41 - 896.32 |
| Beta | 1.27 |
| Analysts | Buy |
| Price Target | 816.63 (+29.75%) |
| Earnings Date | Jan 23, 2025 |
About KLAC
KLA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB and Component Inspection. The company offers inspection and review tools to identify, locate, characterize, review, and analyze defects on various surfaces of patterned and unpatterned wafers; metrology sys... [Read more]
Financial Performance
In 2024, KLA Corporation's revenue was $9.81 billion, a decrease of -6.51% compared to the previous year's $10.50 billion. Earnings were $2.76 billion, a decrease of -18.46%.
Financial StatementsAnalyst Forecast
According to 20 analysts, the average rating for KLAC stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $816.63, which is an increase of 29.75% from the latest price.
News
AMAT Among A.I. & Homebuilder Price Target Cuts, Fintech Hikes
Citi made several cuts in the A.I. race. For one, they lowered price targets for Applied Materials (AMAT), KLA Corp. (KLAC) and Lam Research (LRCX).
KLA Corporation (KLAC) CFO Bren Higgins Hosts UBS Global Technology and AI Conference (Transcript)
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KLA Corporation (KLAC) Wells Fargo 8th Annual TMT Summit Conference (Transcript)
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KLA Declares Regular Cash Dividend
MILPITAS, Calif. , Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.70 per share on its common stock, payable on Dec. 3...
KLA Corporation: Defect Inspection And Review Among Key Drivers To The Growing Industry
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KLA Corporation (KLAC) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 30, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Kevin Kessel - VP, IR and Market Analytics Richard Wallace - CEO Bren Higgins - CFO Con...
KLA forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates as AI boosts demand for chipmaking tools
Chipmaking equipment supplier KLA Corp forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, betting on growing demand for chips to support artificial intelligence workloads.
KLA Corporation Reports Fiscal 2025 First Quarter Results
Total revenues were $2.84 billion, above the midpoint of the guidance range of $2.75 billion +/- $150 million; GAAP diluted EPS was $7.01 and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $7.33, both of which were near th...
KLA and Lam Research Tumble Along With ASML as Analysts Worry About China Sales
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KLA Unveils Comprehensive IC Substrate Portfolio for a New Era of Advanced Semiconductor Packaging
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Vanguard Group Inc's Strategic Acquisition of KLA Corp Shares
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KLA Corporation: Complexity Could Increase The Competitive Advantage
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KLA Corp (KLAC) Shares Up 4.27% on Oct 2
Shares of KLA Corp (KLAC, Financial) surged 4.27% in mid-day trading on Oct 2. The stock reached an intraday high of $785.88, up from its previous close of $753.70.
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KLA Corporation (KLAC) Management presents at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2024 (Transcript)
KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2024 September 11, 2024 12:30 PM ET Company Participants Bren Higgins - EVP and CFO Ahmad Khan - EVP and President, Se...
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KLA Corporation (KLAC) Citi's 2024 Global TMT Conference (Transcript)
KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Citi's 2024 Global TMT Conference September 4, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Bren Higgins - Chief Financial Officer Oreste Donzella - Executive VP & Chief Strate...
KLA raises its quarterly dividend by 17%
The board of KLA has increased the company's quarterly dividend by 17%, to $1.70 a share.
KLA Corporation Announces Increase in Quarterly Dividend Level to $1.70 per share
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