Global X Japan Co. Ltd. Has $20.54 Million Stock Holdings in Lam Research Corporation $LRCX

Global X Japan Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) by 244.7% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 119,985 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 85,181 shares during the quarter. Lam Research comprises about 1.6% of Global X Japan Co. Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 19th biggest position. Global X Japan Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Lam Research were worth $20,539,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. PMV Capital Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Lam Research in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Stance Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lam Research during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Lam Research during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Lam Research by 73.9% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 240 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new position in Lam Research in the second quarter worth approximately $27,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.61% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on LRCX shares. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price objective (up from $175.00) on shares of Lam Research in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Lam Research from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. UBS Group set a $300.00 price target on shares of Lam Research in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on shares of Lam Research from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Evercore set a $275.00 price objective on shares of Lam Research in a report on Thursday, January 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $245.35.

More Lam Research News

Here are the key news stories impacting Lam Research this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group slightly raised its FY2027 EPS estimate for Lam (from $7.00 to $7.02), signaling continued analyst confidence in Lam’s longer‑term profitability. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish research pieces argue Lam is positioned for continued growth due to rising chip process complexity and AI-driven capital expenditures — supportive for medium/long-term revenue and margins. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Investment letters and coverage (e.g., Renaissance in a large‑cap growth strategy) highlight Lam’s exposure to growing chip complexity, a structural tailwind for deposition/etch equipment. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/flow-driven buying signals have supported the stock recently (not fundamental-driven), which can amplify short-term rallies. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry note: Applied Materials stands to benefit from rising HBM and advanced packaging demand — an industry tailwind that should also help Lam over time, though AMAT‑specific coverage may not translate directly into immediate upside for LRCX. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation write‑ups ask whether recent multi‑year gains already price in Lam’s growth; useful for timing entries but not a near‑term catalyst. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Immediate negative: investors sold LRCX after news that Google’s TurboQuant can significantly reduce memory requirements for AI models. That development raises short‑term uncertainty around demand for HBM and packaging — key end markets for advanced wafer‑fab equipment. This appears to be the primary driver of today’s pullback. Read More.

Lam Research Stock Down 9.4%

Shares of Lam Research stock opened at $211.62 on Friday. Lam Research Corporation has a 12-month low of $56.32 and a 12-month high of $256.68. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $228.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $180.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $264.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.36, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.77.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $5.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.23 billion. Lam Research had a net margin of 30.22% and a return on equity of 62.81%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 22.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. Lam Research has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.250-1.450 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Lam Research Corporation will post 3.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Lam Research Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be given a dividend of $0.26 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 4th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Lam Research’s payout ratio is currently 21.31%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Douglas R. Bettinger sold 50,057 shares of Lam Research stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.03, for a total value of $11,214,269.71. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,081,705 shares in the company, valued at approximately $242,334,371.15. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Eric Brandt sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.60, for a total value of $7,896,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 253,705 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $57,235,848. This represents a 12.12% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 130,886 shares of company stock valued at $29,658,802 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

Lam Research Company Profile

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) is a global supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Founded in 1980 by David K. Lam and headquartered in Fremont, California, the company develops and manufactures systems used in multiple stages of semiconductor device production, including thin film deposition, plasma etch, wafer cleaning and related process modules and automation.

Lam’s product portfolio covers core process technologies employed by logic and memory manufacturers, with equipment designed to support advanced-node patterning, 3D NAND and other emerging device architectures.