Lam Research Corporation $LRCX Shares Sold by MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH lowered its stake in shares of Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) by 38.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 38,334 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 23,675 shares during the quarter. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH’s holdings in Lam Research were worth $5,133,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of LRCX. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Lam Research in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,894,585,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Lam Research by 14.4% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 40,622,437 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,954,188,000 after purchasing an additional 5,102,589 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake in shares of Lam Research by 34.1% during the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 10,594,574 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,029,210,000 after buying an additional 2,692,189 shares during the period. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership increased its holdings in shares of Lam Research by 35.4% during the 2nd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 9,849,868 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $958,786,000 after buying an additional 2,575,456 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in shares of Lam Research by 103.5% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 3,049,460 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $296,833,000 after buying an additional 1,550,842 shares during the last quarter. 84.61% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Lam Research Trading Up 8.7%

NASDAQ:LRCX opened at $218.36 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $274.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.77. Lam Research Corporation has a one year low of $56.32 and a one year high of $219.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a current ratio of 2.21. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $165.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $132.80.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.04. Lam Research had a return on equity of 60.60% and a net margin of 29.66%.The firm had revenue of $5.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.23 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.86 EPS. Lam Research’s quarterly revenue was up 27.7% on a year-over-year basis. Lam Research has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.050-1.250 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Lam Research Corporation will post 3.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lam Research Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 3rd. Lam Research’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.91%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LRCX has been the subject of a number of research reports. HSBC set a $127.00 price target on Lam Research and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Oppenheimer set a $200.00 target price on Lam Research and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. B. Riley increased their target price on shares of Lam Research from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Lam Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective (up previously from $210.00) on shares of Lam Research in a research report on Thursday. Twenty-six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $164.37.

Insider Transactions at Lam Research

In other Lam Research news, insider Ava Harter sold 9,010 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.47, for a total transaction of $1,418,804.70. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 56,786 shares in the company, valued at $8,942,091.42. The trade was a 13.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Bethany Mayer sold 1,298 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.99, for a total transaction of $207,667.02. Following the sale, the director directly owned 1,652 shares in the company, valued at $264,303.48. This trade represents a 44.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 102,608 shares of company stock worth $14,916,496 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.