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In the latest session, Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ: LRCX) closed at $161.42 up 1.41% from its previous closing price of $159.18. In other words, the price has increased by $1.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.95 million shares were traded. LRCX stock price reached its highest trading level at $162.16 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $158.48.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Lam Research 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 30.29 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.53. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.60 and its Current Ratio is at 2.21. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.37.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on October 23, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $170 from $145 previously.
On September 30, 2025, HSBC Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $127.
Deutsche Bank Upgraded its Hold to Buy on September 29, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $150.
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 Nov 07 ’25 when Mayer Bethany sold 30 shares for $159.52 per share. The transaction valued at 4,786 led to the insider holds 3,257 shares of the business.
Mayer Bethany bought 30 shares of LRCX for $4,786 on Nov 07 ’25. On Nov 03 ’25, another insider, Mayer Bethany, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,298 shares for $159.99 each. As a result, the insider received 207,667 and left with 1,652 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, LRCX now has a Market Capitalization of 202748346368 and an Enterprise Value of 200539258880. As of this moment, Lam’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 28.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 19.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.236 whereas that against EBITDA is 29.235.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LRCX is 1.78, which has changed by 1.1283593 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15085125 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LRCX has reached a high of $167.15, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $56.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 16.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 63.38%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LRCX has traded an average of 11.58M shares per day and 10294430 over the past ten days. A total of 1.26B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.25B. Insiders hold about 0.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.69% stake in the company. Shares short for LRCX as of 1761868800 were 33328175 with a Short Ratio of 2.88, compared to 1759190400 on 29737626. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 33328175 and a Short% of Float of 2.97.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for LRCX is 0.95, from 0.95 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0059680864. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.04. The current Payout Ratio is 22.15% for LRCX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-24 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-03. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-10-03 when the company split stock in a 10:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 26.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Lam Research Corp (LRCX).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.18, with high estimates of $1.26 and low estimates of $1.07.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.07 and $4.57 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.82. EPS for the following year is $5.54, with 29.0 analysts recommending between $6.64 and $4.64.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 23 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $5.24B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $5.37B to a low estimate of $5.2B. As of. The current estimate, Lam Research Corp’s year-ago sales were $4.38BFor the next quarter, 23 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.28B. There is a high estimate of $5.46B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.14B.
A total of 28 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LRCX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $21.64B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $20.54B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $21.24B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $18.44BBased on 29 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $23.61B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $26.46B and the low estimate is $20.69B.
