KLAC - KLA Corp Stock Analysis
KLA Corp (KLAC) is a publicly traded company listed on the Mega. It operates in the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry, part of the broader Technology sector. The company has a market capitalization of 332.50B, generates annual revenue of 13.10B, and reports net income of 4.67B. As of the latest data, the stock is trading at 254.54 USD.
From a valuation and risk perspective, the stock presents the following profile: The stock is trading at a high valuation compared to the market average, suggesting investor optimism or growth expectations. The PEG ratio is above 2, which could imply the stock is overvalued based on its growth outlook. The company uses a significant amount of debt to finance its operations, which can boost returns but adds financial risk. The dividend yield (0.31%) is modest, often associated with growth-oriented companies. The stock exhibits higher volatility than the market, which may indicate greater risk and potential reward.
Analyst recommendation stands at Hold (3.97), indicating current market sentiment. Institutional ownership is reported at 99.90%, reflecting confidence from large investors. Over the last 12 months, the stock has shown a performance of 190.90%, trading within a 52-week range of 83.22 - 243.13.
KLAC - KLA Corp
254.54
Analyst Consensus
Hold 3.97
KLAC – Analyst Rating Summary
- Strong Buy: 10
- Buy: 15
- Hold: 11
- Sell: 0
- Strong Sell: 0
- Total Analysts: 36
| Index: | NDX, S&P 500 | P/E: | 71.90 | EPS (ttm): | 3.54 | Insider Own: | 0.10% | Shs Outstand: | 1.31B | Perf Week: | 31.94% |
| Market Cap: | 332.50B | Forward P/E: | 50.43 | EPS next Y: | 5.05 | Insider Trans: | -0.92% | Shs Float: | 1.31B | Perf Month: | 37.61% |
| Income(ttm): | 4.67B | PEG: | 2.88 | EPS next Q: | 1.00 | Inst Own: | 99.90% | Short Float: | 2.69% | Perf Quarter: | 79.43% |
| Revenue(ttm): | 13.10B | P/S: | 25.39 | EPS this Y: | 49.80% | Inst Trans: | - | Short Ratio: | 3.39 | Perf Half Y: | 105.45% |
| Book/sh: | 4.46 | P/B: | 57.07 | EPS next Y: | 35.92% | ROA: | 29.10% | Short Interest: | 35.04M | Perf Year: | 190.90% |
| Cash/sh: | 3.80 | P/C: | 67.06 | EPS next 5Y: | 17.50% | ROE: | 95.00% | 52W Range: | 83.22 - 243.13 | Perf YTD: | 109.48% |
| Dividend Est.: | 0.79 (0.31%) | P/FCF: | 82.93 | EPS past 3/5Y: | 11.48% 31.60% | ROIC: | 41.10% | 52W High: | 243.13 4.69% | Beta: | 1.43 |
| Dividend TTM: | 0.08 (0.03%) | Quick Ratio: | 2.00 | Sales past 3/5Y: | 9.71% 15.90% | Gross Margin: | 61.40% | 52W Low: | 83.22 205.85% | Perf 5Y: | 695.16% |
| Dividend Ex-Date: | May 18, 2026 | Current Ratio: | 3.00 | EPS Y/Y TTM: | 28.40% | Oper. Margin: | 41.70% | RSI (14): | 75.63 | Volatility: | 9.35% 5.63% |
| Employees: | 15000 | Debt/Eq: | 1.05 | Sales Y/Y TTM: | 13.43% | Profit Margin: | 35.70% | Recom: | 2.03 | Target Price: | 187.10 |
| Option/Short: | Yes / Yes | LT Debt/Eq: | 1.05 | EPS Q/Q: | 11.80% | Payout: | 21.40% | Rel Volume: | 0.97 | Prev Close: | 241.16 |
| Sales Surprise: | 1.22% | EPS Surprise: | 2.51% | Sales Q/Q: | 11.50% | Earnings: | Apr 29 AMC | Avg Volume: | 10.33M | Price: | 254.54 |
| SMA20: | 26.67% | SMA50: | 36.53% | SMA200: | 80.27% | Overbought: 26.49% | Volume: | 10,050,395 | Change: | 5.55% | |
Graham Classic formula value: 138.28
(P/E=8 * 1g) Min value: 81.06
(current P/E * 2g) Max value: 339.81
Average value: 186.38
About KLA Corp
KLA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB and Component Inspection. It offers inspection and review tools to identify, locate, characterize, review, and analyze defects on various surfaces of patterned and unpatterned wafers; metrology systems to measure pattern dimensions, film thickness, film stress, layer-to-layer alignment, pattern placement, surface topography, and electro-optical properties for wafers; chemical process control equipment; wired and wireless sensor wafers and reticles; wafer defect inspection, review, and metrology systems; reticle inspection and metrology systems; wafer inspection and metrology systems; and semiconductor software solutions that provide run-time process control, defect excursion identification, process corrections, and defect classification to accelerate yield learning rates and reduce production risk. The company also provides etch, plasma dicing, deposition, and other wafer processing technologies and solutions for the semiconductor and microelectronics industry. In addition, it offers direct imaging, inspection, optical shaping, inkjet and additive printing, and computer-aided manufacturing and engineering solutions for the PCB market and inspection and metrology systems for quality control and yield improvement in advanced and traditional semiconductor packaging markets. The company was formerly known as KLA-Tencor Corporation and changed its name to KLA Corporation in July 2019. KLA Corporation was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.
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