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KLA Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC) closed the day trading at $959.28 up 2.86% from the previous closing price of $932.63. In other words, the price has increased by $2.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.02 million shares were traded. KLAC stock price reached its highest trading level at $963.89 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $937.475.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of KLAC, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 28.16 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.83. 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.
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 August 01, 2025, Reiterated its Hold rating but revised its target price to $900 from $800 previously.
On July 10, 2025, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $980. Wells Fargo Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on July 08, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $920.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 126587551744 and an Enterprise Value of 124664791040. As of this moment, KLA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.68. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 26.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.255 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.051.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KLAC is 1.46, which has changed by 0.276487 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17089343 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KLAC has reached a high of $959.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $551.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.86%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 25.01%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, KLAC traded about 1.03M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KLAC traded about 936020 shares per day. A total of 132.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 131.80M. Insiders hold about 0.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.30% stake in the company. Shares short for KLAC as of 1756425600 were 3374169 with a Short Ratio of 3.28, compared to 1753920000 on 3244666. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3374169 and a Short% of Float of 2.56.
Dividends & Splits
KLAC’s forward annual dividend rate is 7.20, up from 6.75 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007237597The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.06. 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
The current rating of KLA Corp (KLAC) reflects the combined expertise of 21.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.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 $33.92 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $35.16. EPS for the following year is $38.52, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $40.63 and $36.56.
Revenue Estimates
19 analysts predict $3.17B in revenue for the current 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 $12.43B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.87B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.16BBased on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.78B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $14.85B and the low estimate is $13.43B.
