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In the latest session, KLA Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC) closed at $1025.0 up 4.30% from its previous closing price of $982.75. In other words, the price has increased by $4.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.23 million shares were traded. KLAC stock price reached its highest trading level at $1033.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1014.9401.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of KLA Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 30.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.15. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.78 and its Current Ratio is at 2.56. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.29.
On August 01, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $800 to $900.
On July 10, 2025, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $980.Goldman initiated its Neutral rating on July 10, 2025, with a $980 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 05 ’25 when Khan Ahmad A. sold 4,564 shares for $900.00 per share. The transaction valued at 4,107,600 led to the insider holds 22,808 shares of the business.
Khan Ahmad A. bought 4,564 shares of KLAC for $4,107,600 on Sep 05 ’25. On Aug 29 ’25, another insider, Khan Ahmad A., who serves as the President, Semi. Prod. & Cust. of the company, sold 13,716 shares for $881.50 each. As a result, the insider received 12,090,654 and left with 27,372 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KLAC now has a Market Capitalization of 134976643072 and an Enterprise Value of 136854061056. As of this moment, KLA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.08. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 28.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.258 whereas that against EBITDA is 25.304.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KLAC is 1.53, which has changed by 0.44831288 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1443547 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KLAC has reached a high of $1155.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $551.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 26.16%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, KLAC has traded an average of 979.94K shares per day and 1130400 over the past ten days. A total of 132.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 131.82M. Insiders hold about 0.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.76% stake in the company. Shares short for KLAC as of 1759190400 were 3387793 with a Short Ratio of 3.46, compared to 1756425600 on 3374169. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3387793 and a Short% of Float of 2.87.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for KLAC is 7.20, from 6.75 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.006868481. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.05. The current Payout Ratio is 22.23% for KLAC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-01-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 21.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of KLA Corp (KLAC) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $8.49, with high estimates of $9.12 and low estimates of $7.86.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $37.07 and $33.7 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $35.28. EPS for the following year is $39.13, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $41.39 and $36.57.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 19 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $3.17B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $3.21B to a low estimate of $3.15B. As of. The current estimate, KLA Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.84BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.16B. There is a high estimate of $3.29B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.05B.
A total of 25 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KLAC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $13.58B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.61B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.94B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.16BBased on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.95B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $14.85B and the low estimate is $13.36B.
