KLA’s (KLAC) “Overweight” Rating Reaffirmed at Cantor Fitzgerald

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC)‘s stock had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald in a report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $325.00 price target on the semiconductor company’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s price objective points to a potential upside of 70.34% from the company’s current price.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of KLA in a research report on Monday, July 20th. New Street Research raised their price objective on shares of KLA from $146.00 to $177.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group set a $240.00 price objective on shares of KLA and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $275.00 price objective on shares of KLA in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Scotiabank set a $200.00 target price on KLA in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $223.75.

KLA Trading Down 6.2%

KLAC opened at $190.80 on Wednesday. KLA has a 52 week low of $83.22 and a 52 week high of $307.37. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $224.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $180.95. The firm has a market cap of $249.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a quick ratio of 2.11, a current ratio of 3.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The semiconductor company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.05. KLA had a return on equity of 91.89% and a net margin of 35.66%.The firm had revenue of $3.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.61 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.94 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. KLA has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.060-1.260 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that KLA will post 3.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at KLA

In related news, EVP Mary Beth Wilkinson sold 14,392 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 53,367 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,225,605.10. This trade represents a 21.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 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 company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $265.69, for a total value of $7,359,878.69. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 263,472 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $70,001,875.68. This trade represents a 9.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 132,333 shares of company stock worth $29,547,170. 91.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of KLA during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in KLA by 900.0% during the 2nd quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in KLA during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of KLA during the third quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in KLA in the 4th quarter valued at $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.65% of the company’s stock.

Key KLA News

Here are the key news stories impacting KLA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KLA reported fiscal fourth-quarter non-GAAP EPS of $1.05, above the $1.00 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 15.2% year over year to approximately $3.66 billion, also exceeding the $3.61 billion consensus. KLA quarterly earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Management forecast fiscal first-quarter revenue of $3.8 billion to $4.2 billion and EPS of $1.06 to $1.26, with the revenue range above expectations and the EPS midpoint modestly ahead of the $1.13 consensus. KLA cited sustained AI infrastructure investment as a key demand driver. Reuters KLA outlook article
• Positive Sentiment: Cash generation remained strong: operating cash flow was $906.4 million in the quarter and $4.14 billion for fiscal 2026, while the company returned $876.3 million to shareholders during the quarter. KLA fiscal 2026 results

About KLA

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.