KLA Corporation (KLAC)

NASDAQ: KLAC · Real-Time Price · USD
670.08
-3.53 (-0.52%)
At close: Oct 22, 2024, 4:00 PM
668.75
-1.33 (-0.20%)
After-hours: Oct 22, 2024, 7:16 PM EDT
-0.52%
Market Cap 89.77B
Revenue (ttm) 9.81B
Net Income (ttm) 2.76B
Shares Out 133.98M
EPS (ttm) 20.28
PE Ratio 33.04
Forward PE 22.52
Dividend $5.80 (0.87%)
Ex-Dividend Date Aug 15, 2024
Volume 757,699
Open 670.00
Previous Close 673.61
Day's Range 663.79 - 673.15
52-Week Range 452.01 - 896.32
Beta 1.27
Analysts Buy
Price Target 804.80 (+20.11%)
Earnings Date Oct 30, 2024

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 21 analysts, the average rating for KLAC stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $804.8, which is an increase of 20.11% from the latest price.

Price Target
$804.8
(20.11% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

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 ...

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7 days ago - Investopedia

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...

7 days ago - PRNewsWire

Vanguard Group Inc's Strategic Acquisition of KLA Corp Shares

On September 30, 2024, Vanguard Group Inc, a prominent investment firm, expanded its portfolio by acquiring an additional 101,920 shares of KLA Corp (KLAC, Financial), a leader in the semiconductor in...

18 days ago - GuruFocus

KLA Corporation: Complexity Could Increase The Competitive Advantage

The increasing complexity of the industry through HBM and N2 could benefit KLA Corporation and widen the moat. KLAC's robust balance sheet, with $4.5 billion in cash and manageable debt, ensures finan...

19 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Top 50 High Quality Dividend Stocks - September 2024 Results

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. September's performance: S...

20 days ago - Seeking Alpha

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.

20 days ago - GuruFocus

Understanding KLA Corp: A Deep Dive Into Growth Drivers And Business Fundamentals

KLA's defect inspection and metrology equipment are essential for economically manufacturing advanced chips. The company returns value to investors through dividends and highly accretive share repurch...

22 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Our Top 10 Dividend Growth Stocks - September 2024

This 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 qualitatively and...

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4 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

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...

5 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

The 'Magnificent Five' Of Dividend Growth (2019-2024)

I screened for the top-performing dividend growth companies of the past five years. Together, they easily outpaced the broader market on a total return basis. Comfort Systems emerges as the top overal...

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5 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

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...

6 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

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.

7 weeks ago - Market Watch

KLA Corporation Announces Increase in Quarterly Dividend Level to $1.70 per share

MILPITAS, Calif. , Sept. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) is announcing a 17% increase in the quarterly dividend level to $1.70 per share from $1.45 per share beginning with the ...

7 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

KLA Corporation: Growth Recovery Supports Current Stock Price Level

KLA Corporation's 47% stock price increase is justified by strong growth drivers like advanced packaging, GAA architecture, and high NA EUV technology, boosting revenue forecasts by 3.3%. Despite a sl...

7 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

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2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

KLA Announces Upcoming Investor Webcasts

MILPITAS, Calif. , Aug. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced webcasts for upcoming investor conferences: Wednesday, Sept.

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

KLA Corp: Wonderful Business, Lousy Price

KLA Corp. (KLAC, Financial) is the world's dominant supplier of process control and yield management solutions for semiconductors, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. Its products are crit...

2 months ago - GuruFocus

KLA Earns Third-Party Validation of Near-term, Science-based GHG Emissions Targets and Releases Annual Global Impact Report

MILPITAS, Calif. , Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC), a leading equipment and services company for the semiconductor industry, today announced that its near-term targets to ...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

KLA Corporation KLAC Generates A Power Inflow Signal That Rises 2.61 %. TradePulse Power Inflow Alert

Stock rises after the signal. The TradePulse Power inflow Signal was triggered at 10:03 am ET.

2 months ago - Benzinga

KLA Declares Regular Cash Dividend

MILPITAS, Calif. , Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.45 per share on its common stock, payable on Sept.

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

KLA Corporation: I Am Downgrading Despite Robust Earnings

My initial bullish thesis on KLA Corporation aged well, with a 52% total return since September 2023. Recent quarterly earnings show strong performance, but the stock is slightly overvalued and faces ...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

KLA Stock Bounces Back From Chip Selloff After Earnings. Here's Why.

The chip-testing company posted strong quarterly results.

3 months ago - Barrons

KLA Corporation (KLAC) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 24, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Kevin Kessel - VP, IR and Market Analytics Richard Wallace - CEO Bren Higgins - CFO Confer...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

KLA forecasts fiscal Q1 revenue above estimates after strong quarter

KLA Corp forecast revenue and profit for its fiscal first quarter above expectations after posting better-than-expected results for the preceding three months on Wednesday, sending its shares up 3% in...

3 months ago - Reuters

KLA Corporation Reports Fiscal 2024 Fourth Quarter Results and Full Year Results

For the quarter, total revenues were $2.569 billion, at the upper end of the guidance range of $2.5 billion +/- $125 million; For the quarter, GAAP diluted EPS attributable to KLA was $6.18 and non-GA...

3 months ago - PRNewsWire