KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Issues Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC - Get Free Report) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 7.150-8.350 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 7.780. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.8 billion-$3.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.0 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on KLAC. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of KLA from $800.00 to $750.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on KLA from $870.00 to $800.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 6th. TD Cowen dropped their price target on KLA from $760.00 to $725.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $925.00 price objective on shares of KLA in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of KLA from $900.00 to $765.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, KLA currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $816.63.

KLA Price Performance

NASDAQ KLAC traded down $8.59 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $622.18. 1,115,690 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 982,377. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $666.26 and a 200-day moving average of $747.29. KLA has a one year low of $542.41 and a one year high of $896.32. The stock has a market cap of $83.22 billion, a PE ratio of 28.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a current ratio of 2.13, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The semiconductor company reported $7.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $7.03 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $2.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.75 billion. KLA had a return on equity of 105.16% and a net margin of 28.92%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $5.74 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that KLA will post 30.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KLA Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th were issued a dividend of $1.70 per share. This is an increase from KLA's previous quarterly dividend of $1.45. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 18th. This represents a $6.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.09%. KLA's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.05%.

KLA Company Profile

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.