B. Riley Predicts Lam Research's Q4 Earnings (NASDAQ:LRCX)

Lam Research Co. (NASDAQ:LRCX - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Lam Research in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. B. Riley analyst C. Ellis now forecasts that the semiconductor company will earn $1.20 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.89. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lam Research's current full-year earnings is $3.71 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Lam Research's FY2026 earnings at $3.83 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Needham & Company LLC reduced their price target on Lam Research from $96.00 to $80.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Lam Research from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Oppenheimer cut their price objective on shares of Lam Research from $95.00 to $80.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $90.00 target price on shares of Lam Research in a report on Thursday. Finally, TD Securities dropped their price objective on shares of Lam Research from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $92.70.

Lam Research Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of Lam Research stock opened at $71.42 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 2.54 and a quick ratio of 1.73. The company has a market capitalization of $91.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.52. The business has a 50-day moving average of $73.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $75.38. Lam Research has a 1 year low of $56.32 and a 1 year high of $113.00.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.04. Lam Research had a net margin of 26.49% and a return on equity of 51.86%. The firm had revenue of $4.72 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.64 billion.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lam Research

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mather Group LLC. raised its position in shares of Lam Research by 134.4% in the 1st quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 37,985 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,762,000 after acquiring an additional 21,779 shares during the period. Alta Advisers Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Lam Research by 51.4% during the 1st quarter. Alta Advisers Ltd now owns 6,480 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $471,000 after acquiring an additional 2,200 shares during the last quarter. Cypress Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lam Research during the 1st quarter worth about $1,568,000. Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Lam Research in the 1st quarter valued at $268,000. Finally, Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators acquired a new position in shares of Lam Research during the 1st quarter worth approximately $516,000. 84.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Lam Research

In related news, SVP Seshasayee Varadarajan sold 110,080 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $9,907,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 179,084 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $16,117,560. The trade was a 38.07 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.29% of the company's stock.

Lam Research Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.29%. Lam Research's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.63%.

Lam Research Company Profile

Lam Research Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, refurbishes, and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. The company offers ALTUS systems to deposit conformal films for tungsten metallization applications; SABRE electrochemical deposition products for copper interconnect transition that offers copper damascene manufacturing; SOLA ultraviolet thermal processing products for film treatments; and VECTOR plasma-enhanced CVD ALD products.

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