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As of close of business last night, Lam Research Corp’s stock clocked out at $175.87, down -1.24% from its previous closing price of $178.07. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.13 million shares were traded. LRCX stock price reached its highest trading level at $179.1376 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $174.75.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of LRCX’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 33.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 39.80. 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 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 17 ’25 when ARCHER TIMOTHY sold 163,300 shares for $163.86 per share. The transaction valued at 26,758,338 led to the insider holds 932,409 shares of the business.
ARCHER TIMOTHY bought 163,300 shares of LRCX for $26,758,338 on Dec 17 ’25. On Nov 14 ’25, another insider, Bettinger Douglas R, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer & EVP of the company, sold 40,080 shares for $150.60 each. As a result, the insider received 6,036,048 and left with 987,237 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 221777739776 and an Enterprise Value of 218688897024. As of this moment, Lam’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.75, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 31.01. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 21.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.162 whereas that against EBITDA is 31.881.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LRCX is 1.79, which has changed by 1.4653192 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17823458 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LRCX has reached a high of $179.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $56.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 11.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 58.29%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that LRCX traded 11.27M shares on average per day over the past three months and 12025380 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 1.26B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.25B. Insiders hold about 0.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.95% stake in the company. Shares short for LRCX as of 1765756800 were 32838316 with a Short Ratio of 2.91, compared to 1763078400 on 33152875. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 32838316 and a Short% of Float of 2.92.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.95, LRCX has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.98. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0053349803. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.03. The current Payout Ratio is 22.15% for LRCX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-03 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
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 26.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.19, with high estimates of $1.27 and low estimates of $1.07.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.14 and $4.58 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.84. EPS for the following year is $5.64, with 30.0 analysts recommending between $7.43 and $4.64.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 24 analysts expect revenue to total $5.23B. 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, 24 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 30 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LRCX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $21.85B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $20.54B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $21.27B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $18.44BBased on 30 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $23.88B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $28.23B and the low estimate is $20.69B.
