Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt Acquires 9,900 Shares of Lam Research Corporation $LRCX

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt lifted its holdings in Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) by 9.2% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 117,498 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 9,900 shares during the quarter. Lam Research makes up about 1.0% of Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt’s holdings in Lam Research were worth $25,112,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. PMV Capital Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lam Research in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Stance Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lam Research during the third quarter worth $26,000. Bayban acquired a new stake in shares of Lam Research during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in Lam Research in the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Lam Research by 242.9% in the 1st quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 120 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. 84.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lam Research Stock Performance

NASDAQ LRCX opened at $346.10 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $432.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a current ratio of 2.54, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $337.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $266.51. Lam Research Corporation has a 1 year low of $90.93 and a 1 year high of $438.50.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $5.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.70 billion. Lam Research had a net margin of 30.94% and a return on equity of 66.21%. Lam Research’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.04 EPS. Lam Research has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.800 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Lam Research Corporation will post 5.68 EPS for the current year.

Lam Research Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th were given a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 17th. Lam Research’s payout ratio is 19.62%.

More Lam Research News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its price target on Lam Research to $400 from $380 and kept an Outperform rating, saying AI demand should support durable wafer fab equipment spending through 2027-2029. Mizuho Raises its Price Target on Lam Research Corporation (LRCX)
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary continue to highlight Lam Research as a beneficiary of AI-related spending, with recent reports pointing to strong demand in HBM, advanced DRAM, and leading-edge chips. Can AI Chip Boom Help LRCX Reach Record Q4 Sales Target of $6.6B?
• Positive Sentiment: QuiverQuant noted the stock is benefiting from improving sentiment across chip-equipment names ahead of Lam Research’s late-July earnings report, which is encouraging traders to rotate back into the group. Lam Research Rises as Chip-Equipment Sentiment Improves Ahead of Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Jim Cramer’s recent comments and other media coverage have kept Lam Research in the spotlight, but these articles are mostly reinforcing the bullish AI narrative rather than introducing new company-specific news. Jim Cramer Shares Why am Research Corporation (LRCX) is on Fire
• Negative Sentiment: There is still some near-term caution in the background, including recent weakness tied to cooling AI memory enthusiasm and ongoing semiconductor volatility, which could limit upside if capital spending slows. Lam Research (LRCX) Stock Slides As AI Memory Boom Loses Steam
• Negative Sentiment: Director Abhijit Y. Talwalkar sold 18,282 shares in a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 transaction, which may modestly temper sentiment even though the sale was planned. Lam Research director stock sale

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Lam Research news, SVP Neil J. Fernandes sold 18,170 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.14, for a total value of $4,635,893.80. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 66,129 shares in the company, valued at $16,872,153.06. This represents a 21.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Ava Harter sold 6,010 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $258.66, for a total value of $1,554,546.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 53,205 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,762,005.30. The trade was a 10.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 104,621 shares of company stock worth $33,804,737 in the last three months. 0.31% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have issued reports on LRCX. Mizuho increased their target price on Lam Research from $380.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $450.00 price target (up from $365.00) on shares of Lam Research in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut Lam Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on Lam Research from $325.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Lam Research from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Twenty-eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $358.67.

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.