KLA Corporation (KLAC)
| Market Cap | 98.75B |
| Revenue (ttm) | 10.85B |
| Net Income (ttm) | 3.21B |
| Shares Out | 133.76M |
| EPS (ttm) | 23.75 |
| PE Ratio | 31.08 |
| Forward PE | 23.35 |
| Dividend | $6.80 (0.92%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Volume | 1,624,352 |
| Open | 760.00 |
| Previous Close | 742.43 |
| Day's Range | 735.00 - 770.25 |
| 52-Week Range | 593.01 - 896.32 |
| Beta | 1.27 |
| Analysts | Buy |
| Price Target | 834.10 (+12.99%) |
| Earnings Date | Jan 30, 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 $834.1, which is an increase of 12.99% from the latest price.
News
KLA Analysts Boost Their Forecasts After Upbeat Earnings
KLA Corp KLAC posted better-than-expected second-quarter financial results on Thursday.
KLA Corporation (KLAC) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call January 30, 2024 6:00 PM ET Company Participants Kevin Kessel - VP, IR and Market Analytics Richard Wallace - CEO Bren Higgins - CFO Con...
KLA forecasts upbeat third quarter on strong demand for chipmaking tools
Chipmaking equipment supplier KLA Corp forecast its third-quarter revenue and profit above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, betting on robust demand for high-end chips that support artificial intell...
KLA Corporation Reports Fiscal 2025 Second Quarter Results
Total revenues were $3.08 billion, at the upper end of the guidance range of $2.95 billion +/- $150 million; GAAP diluted EPS was $6.16. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $8.20, near the upper end of the guida...
KLA Corporation: Profiting From AI Hype, But Also Expensive
KLA Corporation exhibits strong metrics, including a 65,000% stock increase since the 1980s, stable margins, and high return on invested capital, indicating a wide economic moat. Despite high debt, KL...
DeepSeek Sell-off Offers Opportunities On Semicaps, Analyst Bumps Up Price Forecasts For KLA, Nova And Camtek
BofA Securities analyst Vivek Arya previewed fourth-quarter earnings for semiconductor capital equipment (semicap), where reporting kicks off with ASML Holding ASML, Lam Research Corp LRCX on January ...
Stocks This Month: Buy ANSYS And KLA
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5 Ideal Buys From 14 'Safer' January Dividends On Bloomberg 2025 Watch List Of 50
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Stock Of The Day: Is KLA Corporation's Rally About To End?
KLA Corporation KLAC shares are ripping higher on Thursday. They are trading in sympathy with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited TSM, which reported earnings ahead of estimates.
KLA: Poised To Keep On Winning
AI and high-performance computing drive advanced logic and DRAM shrink showcased by TSMC's N2 node, increasing the need for KLA's process control, metrology systems, and computational analytics. Advan...
Why Citi is bullish on the chip sector
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Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Market Research 2024-2029: KLA, Carl Zeiss, TRUMPF, TOPPAN, and AGC Lead the $22.69 Billion Expanding Industry
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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)
KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) UBS Global Technology and AI Conference December 4, 2024 12:15 PM ET Company Participants Bren Higgins - CFO Conference Call Participants Timothy Arcuri - UBS Timothy Ar...
KLA Corporation (KLAC) Wells Fargo 8th Annual TMT Summit Conference (Transcript)
KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Wells Fargo 8th Annual TMT Summit Conference December 3, 2024 12:30 PM ET Company Participants Bren Higgins - CFO Brian Lorig - Head of Global Support and Services Confe...
ASML And KLA: Which Equipment Specialist Is The Better Investment?
Wafer Fab Equipment faces multiple tailwinds as semiconductor demand and complexity are bound to increase over the medium to long-term. Both, ASML's and KLA's, dominant market position and strategic a...
8 Upcoming Dividend Increases
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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
KLA leverages cutting-edge semiconductor inspection tech, partnering with industry leaders like TSMC and Samsung. This positions them to capitalize on the growing demand for 2nm and 3nm chip manufactu...
Calls of the Day: KLA Corp, Lam Research, ASML Holding, Target and GE Healthcare
The Investment Committee debate the latest Calls Of The Day.
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
Shares of semiconductor equipment makers KLA (KLAC), Applied Materials (AMAT), and Lam Research (LRCX) posted the steepest losses in the S&P 500 on Tuesday as analysts raised concerns about near-term ...
KLA Unveils Comprehensive IC Substrate Portfolio for a New Era of Advanced Semiconductor Packaging
New portfolio drives chip performance with panel-based interconnect innovation KLA is extending the capability of the proven Corus™ direct imaging platform and introducing the Serena™ direct imaging p...