KLA Corporation (KLAC)

NASDAQ: KLAC · Real-Time Price · USD
658.03
+21.67 (3.41%)
At close: Apr 23, 2025, 4:00 PM
661.07
+3.04 (0.46%)
After-hours: Apr 23, 2025, 4:05 PM EDT
3.41%
Market Cap 87.44B
Revenue (ttm) 10.85B
Net Income (ttm) 3.21B
Shares Out 132.89M
EPS (ttm) 23.75
PE Ratio 27.71
Forward PE 20.91
Dividend $6.80 (1.03%)
Ex-Dividend Date Feb 24, 2025
Volume 945,099
Open 662.78
Previous Close 636.36
Day's Range 656.03 - 671.00
52-Week Range 551.33 - 896.32
Beta 1.36
Analysts Buy
Price Target 807.85 (+22.77%)
Earnings Date May 6, 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]

Sector Technology
Founded 1975
Employees 15,230
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol KLAC
Full Company Profile

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 Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 20 analysts, the average rating for KLAC stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $807.85, which is an increase of 22.77% from the latest price.

Price Target
$807.85
(22.77% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

These Semiconductor Stocks To Face Least Tariffs Impact Compared To Intel

The first-quarter semiconductor earnings parade kicks off with ASML Holding ASML on Wednesday and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSM on Thursday, followed by the U.S. semi and semicap peers in ...

7 days ago - Benzinga

US tariffs may cost chip equipment makers more than $1 billion, industry estimates

Each of the three largest U.S. chip equipment makers — Applied Materials, Lam Research and KLA — may suffer a loss of roughly $350 million over a year related to the tariffs, the sources said.

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8 days ago - New York Post

Here are this week's 20 best performers as the S&P 500 rallied

Believe it or not, we just completed a good week for the U.S. stock market. The S&P 500 rose 5.7% through Friday's close from a week earlier, with three-quarters of component stocks showing gains.

12 days ago - Market Watch

Bloomberg April Watch List Shows 6 Ideal "Safer" Dividend Buys

Bloomberg Intelligence analysts identified 50 watchable firms for 2025, focusing on catalysts like leadership changes, acquisitions, and new products, with emphasis on AI and electric vehicles. Sixtee...

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16 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Final Trades: Berkshire Hathaway, First Citizens Bancshares and KLA Corp

The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.

Other symbols: FCNCA
16 days ago - CNBC Television

The Impact Of Tariffs On Chipmakers

Trump's announced tariffs have caused market turbulence, particularly impacting semiconductor stocks. I will analyze how these tariffs might affect different semiconductor companies, considering poten...

17 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Final Trades: Gilead Sciences, Amazon, Alphabet and KLA Corp.

The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.

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21 days ago - CNBC Television

ARM, CHKP & KLAC: Charting Tech Names Off the Radar

Jenny Horne highlights three A.I. plays many investors may not realize are getting market buzz.

Other symbols: ARMCHKP
26 days ago - Schwab Network

KLA Corporation (KLAC) CEO Rick Wallace presents at Cantor Fitzgerald Global Technology Conference (Transcript)

KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Cantor Fitzgerald Global Technology Conference March 11, 2025 10:40 AM ET Company Participants Rick Wallace - CEO Bren Higgins - CFO Conference Call Participants C.J. Mu...

6 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

KLA Corporation: There Is Confidence In The Booming Chip Industry

Reiterating Buy rating on KLA Corporation due to strong YoY growth in semiconductor process control and wafer inspection, despite a recent stock decline from weak Q3'25 revenue projection. Bulging chi...

6 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

6 Ideal Buys From 14 'Safer' March Dividends On Bloomberg 2025 Watch List Of 50

Bloomberg Intelligence analysts identified 50 stocks for 2025, focusing on catalysts like new leadership, acquisitions, and AI advancements, with 35 paying dividends. 14 of these dividend-paying stock...

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7 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

KLA Corporation (KLAC) Management presents at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2025 (Transcript)

KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2025 March 5, 2025 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Bren Higgins - EVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Joe Moor...

7 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

Top 50 High-Quality Dividend Stocks For March 2025

I track 50 high-quality dividend stocks, updating their valuations daily to identify Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, and Trim opportunities based on historical free cash flow trends. Today, I will highlight 9 ...

7 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

My Top 15 High-Growth Dividend Stocks For March 2025

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stumbled in February but managed to maintain a positive return in 2025. The Top 15 dividend growth stocks for March 2025 offer an average dividend yield of 1.13% and appear ...

7 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

Chip stocks under pressure after reports of possible export controls

CNCB's Kristina Partsinevelos breaks down what potential export controls could mean for chip stocks.

2 months ago - CNBC Television

These 12 stocks could be big winners if they make this one key move

Stock splits make companies more attractive investments and boost share prices. Here's how to find likely candidates.

2 months ago - Market Watch

Taiwan Semiconductor's Intel Foundry Acquisition Could Be Negative For ASML, KLA, Synopsys, And Cadence: Analyst

Needham analyst Charles Shi reiterated Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSM with a Buy and a $225 price target.

Other symbols: ASMLINTCSNPSTSM
2 months ago - Benzinga

Our Top 10 Dividend High-Growth Stocks - February 2025

This monthly article focuses on selecting high-growth dividend stocks with rapidly growing dividends rather than high current yields. We use our proprietary models to rate quantitatively and qualitati...

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

KLA Declares Regular Cash Dividend

MILPITAS, Calif. , Feb. 13, 2025 /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 March...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

KLA Analysts Boost Their Forecasts After Upbeat Earnings

KLA Corp KLAC posted better-than-expected second-quarter financial results on Thursday.

2 months ago - Benzinga

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...

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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...

2 months ago - Reuters

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...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

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...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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 ...

Other symbols: CAMTASML
3 months ago - Benzinga