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After finishing at $97.69 in the prior trading day, Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ: LRCX) closed at $97.1, down -0.60%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.60 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.96 million shares were traded. LRCX stock price reached its highest trading level at $98.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $96.395.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LRCX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.79 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.64 and its Current Ratio is at 2.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.39.

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, Goldman on July 10, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $115.

On April 24, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $110 to $100.

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 Feb 20 ’25 when Varadarajan Seshasayee sold 110,080 shares for $90.00 per share. The transaction valued at 9,907,200 led to the insider holds 179,084 shares of the business.

Varadarajan Seshasayee bought 110,080 shares of LRCX for $9,907,200 on Feb 20 ’25. On Nov 01 ’24, another insider, Mayer Bethany, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,660 shares for $75.16 each. As a result, the insider received 124,757 and left with 28,930 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 124202549248 and an Enterprise Value of 123235983360. As of this moment, Lam’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.05, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.98. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 13.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.192 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.746.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for LRCX is 1.67, which has changed by 0.0982672 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17774606 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LRCX has reached a high of $102.59, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $56.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.91%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 10.33M shares per day over the past 3-months and 10130140 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.28B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.27B. Insiders hold about 0.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.12% stake in the company. Shares short for LRCX as of 1751241600 were 30705854 with a Short Ratio of 2.97, compared to 1748563200 on 24945948. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 30705854 and a Short% of Float of 2.41.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, LRCX’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.89, compared to 0.92 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009110451The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.08. The current Payout Ratio is 27.59% for LRCX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-10-03 when the company split stock in a 10:1 ratio.