KLA (KLAC) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC - Get Free Report) is expected to post its Q3 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, April 30th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $8.07 per share and revenue of $3.01 billion for the quarter. KLA has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 7.450-8.650 EPS.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $7.73 by $0.47. KLA had a return on equity of 108.60% and a net margin of 29.58%. On average, analysts expect KLA to post $32 EPS for the current fiscal year and $32 EPS for the next fiscal year.

KLA Stock Up 2.5 %

KLA stock opened at $636.36 on Wednesday. KLA has a twelve month low of $551.33 and a twelve month high of $896.32. The business has a fifty day moving average of $689.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $688.21. The firm has a market cap of $84.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64.

KLA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 24th were issued a $1.70 dividend. This represents a $6.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. KLA's dividend payout ratio is currently 28.60%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Bren D. Higgins sold 7,008 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $724.62, for a total value of $5,078,136.96. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 28,798 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,867,606.76. This trade represents a 19.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on KLAC shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on KLA from $795.00 to $870.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of KLA from $665.00 to $780.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of KLA from $759.00 to $864.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of KLA from $760.00 to $590.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised KLA from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $748.00 to $870.00 in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $804.67.

About KLA

KLA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB and Component Inspection.

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