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In the latest session, KLA Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC) closed at $949.48 up 1.49% from its previous closing price of $935.53. In other words, the price has increased by $1.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.9 million shares were traded. KLAC stock price reached its highest trading level at $952.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $937.55.
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 27.88 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.49. 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:
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 Aug 08 ’25 when Wilkinson Mary Beth sold 1,022 shares for $913.00 per share. The transaction valued at 933,086 led to the insider holds 7,802 shares of the business.
Kirloskar Virendra A sold 338 shares of KLAC for $308,594 on Aug 08 ’25. The SVP & Chief Accounting Officer now owns 2,254 shares after completing the transaction at $913.00 per share. On Aug 12 ’25, another insider, Lorig Brian, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 8,049 shares for $913.68 each.
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 125294329856 and an Enterprise Value of 125047480320. As of this moment, KLA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.24, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 26.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.287 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.121.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KLAC is 1.47, which has changed by 0.1354835 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KLAC has reached a high of $945.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $551.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.26%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 27.57%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, KLAC has traded an average of 1.10M shares per day and 1111580 over the past ten days. A total of 132.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 131.75M. Insiders hold about 0.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.44% stake in the company. Shares short for KLAC as of 1753920000 were 3244666 with a Short Ratio of 2.94, compared to 1751241600 on 3598591. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3244666 and a Short% of Float of 2.4600001.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for KLAC is 6.75, from 6.75 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0072151613The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.08. The current Payout Ratio is 22.23% for KLAC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-19 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
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 21.0 analysts. 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 $35.14. EPS for the following year is $38.55, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $40.63 and $36.56.
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 $12.43B, 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 $13.33B.
