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KLA Stock

KLA Corporation

KLACNASDAQRadar
US$165.74
-5.0% today

Company data

Sector
Technology
Industry
Semiconductors
Country
United States
CEO
Richard Wallace
Employees
17,100
Market cap
$216.3 B
IPO
08/10/1980

KLA Corporation is a technology company operating in the semiconductor sector, headquartered in Milpitas, USA. Established in 1975, the company was originally known as KLA-Tencor Corporation before rebranding to KLA Corporation in July 2019. With 17,100 employees, the firm specializes in creating, manufacturing, and…

Company description based on the data provider's company data, AI-assisted, created on 16/10/2026. Not investment advice.

KLA stock: price history

16/10/25+50.8 %16/10/26

1D

-5.0%

1W

-15.3%

1M

-1.0%

6M

-7.5%

YTD

+36.4%

1Y

+50.8%

2Y

+142.8%

5Y

+403.6%

10Y

+2,201.9%

Next earnings date

Next earnings date

28/10/2026 (in 11 days)

Volatility around earnings

~36% stronger price swings than usual

Pattern chart

Pattern detected by the Market Jury detector vdouble-bottom-top-v1.0 on 16/10/26. Not a buy or sell signal.Beta

What does this mean?

Double top

Bearish

The price failed at a similar high twice, with a pullback in between. This M-shaped pattern is a classic reversal signal from an uptrend into a downtrend.

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Analyst assessment of KLA

PRICE TARGET LOW

US$180.00

CONSENSUS

US$223.88

MEDIAN

US$220.00

PRICE TARGET HIGH

US$325.00

0

STRONG BUY

28

BUY

14

HOLD

2

SELL

0

STRONG SELL

44

TOTAL · Buy

As of: 06/10/2026

ANALYST FIRMRATINGACTIONDATE
Morgan StanleyOverweightmaintain06/10/2026
UBSNeutralmaintain01/09/2026
RBC CapitalSector Performmaintain29/07/2026
SusquehannaNeutralmaintain29/07/2026
Wells FargoOverweightmaintain29/07/2026
Cantor FitzgeraldOverweightmaintain29/07/2026
JP MorganOverweightmaintain29/07/2026
NeedhamBuymaintain29/07/2026

KLA stock metrics

P/E

44.99

P/B

34.23

EV/EBITDA

36.47

RETURN ON EQUITY

21.5%

NET MARGIN

37.3%

DEBT/EQUITY

0.97

DIVIDEND YIELD

0.5%

AS OF

30/06/2026

Free float & liquidity

FREE FLOAT

99.9%

FLOAT SHARES

1,303,476,398

AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)

9,696,420

Insider transactions (SEC)

ROLETRANSACTIONSHARESPRICEPLAN TYPEDATE

WALLACE RICHARD P

OfficerSale72,019171.88Pre-planned16/09/2026

Lorig Brian

OfficerSale59,586208.13Pre-planned14/08/2026

Higgins Bren D.

OfficerSale31,500209.87Pre-planned13/08/2026

WALLACE RICHARD P

OfficerSale87,568198.95Pre-planned12/08/2026

Khan Ahmad A.

OfficerSale33,180198.95Pre-planned12/08/2026
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Attention

1 mention today in US forums, about the same as yesterdayPrice since yesterday: -5.0%

Forums (Reddit)

02/0918/0916/10

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Institutional holders

FUND / INSTITUTIONSHARESCHANGEAS OF
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.384,990+3,60030/09/2026
Czech National Bank375,402+3,58530/09/2026
IFM Investors Pty Ltd310,525+8,63530/09/2026
JGP Wealth Management, LLC270,046-76,75030/09/2026
EASTERN BANK265,017-1,06530/09/2026
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Dividends & Stock splits

Dividends

EX-DATEPAY DATEAMOUNTYIELD
17/08/202601/09/2026US$0.230.4 %
18/05/202602/06/2026US$2.300.5 %
17/02/202603/03/2026US$1.900.5 %
17/11/202502/12/2025US$1.900.7 %
18/08/202503/09/2025US$1.900.8 %
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Stock splits

DATERATIO
12/06/202610:1
19/01/20002:1
02/10/19952:1
17/12/19843:2
09/12/19832:1
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Frequently asked questions about KLA stock

What does KLA do?

KLA Corporation is a company in the Technology sector, Semiconductors industry, headquartered in United States.

The CEO is Richard Wallace, the company employs around 17,100 people.

The IPO was on 08/10/1980; the stock trades on NASDAQ under the ticker KLAC.

What do analysts say about KLA stock?

44 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Buy (as of 06/10/2026).

The average price target is US$223.88, ranging from US$180.00 to US$325.00, with a median of US$220.00.

This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.

When does KLA report next?

The next earnings date is 28/10/2026.

Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 36% stronger than usual.

Does KLA pay a dividend?

Yes. The last dividend was US$0.23 per share, ex-date 17/08/2026, paid on 01/09/2026.

The dividend yield is 0.5% (as of 30/06/2026).

Which stocks are comparable to KLA?

Comparable stocks include NVIDIA, Broadcom, Micron Technology, Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, Applied Materials, Lam Research and Texas Instruments.

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