Insider Selling: Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) Insider Sells $930,000.00 in Stock

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) insider Ava Harter sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $232.50, for a total transaction of $930,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 54,705 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,718,912.50. This trade represents a 6.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Ava Harter also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, March 4th, Ava Harter sold 1,500 shares of Lam Research stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.66, for a total transaction of $333,990.00.

Lam Research Stock Down 3.7%

Lam Research stock opened at $214.68 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $268.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a current ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Lam Research Corporation has a twelve month low of $56.32 and a twelve month high of $256.68. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $220.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $168.05.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.10. Lam Research had a return on equity of 62.81% and a net margin of 30.22%.The firm had revenue of $5.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.23 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.91 EPS. Lam Research’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. Lam Research has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.250-1.450 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect 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 will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 4th. Lam Research’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.31%.

Key Lam Research News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Company fundamentals remain strong — Lam beat January quarter revenue and EPS and issued solid near‑term guidance, supporting the recovery narrative for equipment demand. MarketBeat LRCX summary
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street price‑target consensus implies ~25% upside, reflecting positive earnings‑estimate revisions and continued buy‑side optimism — this can attract longer‑term buyers despite intraday weakness. Analyst upside article
• Positive Sentiment: Technicals show a bullish short‑term setup: LRCX recently cleared its 50‑day moving average and hit an intraday trading signal/high, which can support bounce attempts and short covering. 50-day moving average article Intraday signal
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic expansion: a new Boise office to deepen collaboration with Micron highlights operational ties to memory/AI demand but is a longer‑term positive rather than an immediate catalyst. Boise expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Management presented at industry conferences; no material new guidance was disclosed — useful for color but unlikely to move shares alone. Conference presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical and energy‑cost fears are driving a sector selloff: analysts and traders worry higher LNG/energy prices and geopolitical risk could raise South Korean fab costs, pressuring customers’ capex economics and reducing equipment demand. Fab cost concerns article
• Negative Sentiment: Supply‑chain disruption concerns tied to the Middle East conflict have triggered near‑term selling in semiconductor equipment names, including Lam. Supply chain concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Notable insider selling (CFO and other insiders sold shares in early March) has amplified short‑term pressure and investor caution, contributing to the intra‑week decline. Insider selling report
• Negative Sentiment: The stock recently underperformed peers in short‑window comparisons, which can trigger momentum and algorithmic selling during weak market breadth. Underperformance note

Institutional Trading of Lam Research

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in LRCX. PMV Capital Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lam Research in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Stance Capital LLC acquired a new position in Lam Research in the third quarter valued at $26,000. Bayban purchased a new stake in shares of Lam Research in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new stake in shares of Lam Research during the second quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Lam Research during the third quarter worth about $27,000. 84.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on LRCX shares. Mizuho set a $265.00 price objective on shares of Lam Research in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of Lam Research from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Wall Street Zen cut Lam Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Lam Research from $165.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on Lam Research from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating 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 given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $245.19.

About Lam Research

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.