Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for KLA (KLAC)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of KLA (NASDAQ: KLAC) in the last few weeks:

• 7/15/2026 – KLA had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG. They now have a $255.00 price target on the stock, up from $218.00.
• 7/10/2026 – KLA had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $191.00 to $270.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – KLA had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $200.00 to $270.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/9/2026 – KLA had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $260.00 price target on the stock, up from $200.00.
• 7/6/2026 – KLA had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $190.00 to $274.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – KLA had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Susquehanna. They now have a $275.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – KLA was given a new $325.00 price target by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/23/2026 – KLA had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $210.00 to $317.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/22/2026 – KLA had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $305.00 price target on the stock, up from $210.00.
• 6/17/2026 – KLA had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 6/11/2026 – KLA had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC. They now have a $2,250.00 price target on the stock, up from $1,700.00.
• 6/10/2026 – KLA was given a new $2,500.00 price target by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/10/2026 – KLA was given a new $200.00 price target by Scotiabank.
• 6/10/2026 – KLA had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $250.00 price target on the stock, up from $200.00.
• 6/9/2026 – KLA had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG. They now have a $218.00 price target on the stock, up from $177.00.
• 5/20/2026 – KLA had its price target raised by Sanford C. Bernstein from $187.50 to $197.50. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

KLA Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 18th were given a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 18th. KLA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.06%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Mary Beth Wilkinson sold 14,392 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.30, for a total value of $4,106,037.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 53,367 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,225,605.10. This represents a 21.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Bren D. Higgins sold 27,701 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $265.69, for a total transaction of $7,359,878.69. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 263,472 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $70,001,875.68. This represents a 9.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 132,333 shares of company stock valued at $29,547,170 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 91.48% of the company’s stock.

KLA is a provider of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related microelectronics industries. The company designs and manufactures equipment, software and services used by chipmakers to analyze and control manufacturing processes, detect defects, measure critical dimensions and improve yield across wafer fabrication, photomask and packaging operations. KLA’s offerings are aimed at enabling production of advanced logic, memory, and specialty devices at progressively smaller technology nodes and more complex package structures.

Its product portfolio includes optical and e-beam inspection systems, metrology tools for critical dimension and film measurement, mask and reticle inspection platforms, as well as enterprise software and data analytics that aggregate process data and drive automated process control.