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In the latest session, Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ: LRCX) closed at $62.39 down -2.15% from its previous closing price of $63.76. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 14.3 million shares were traded. LRCX stock price reached its highest trading level at $62.67 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $61.14.
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 14.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.73 and its Current Ratio is at 2.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.57 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.51.
On February 20, 2025, Susquehanna Upgraded its rating to Positive which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $75 to $125.
Cantor Fitzgerald Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on January 30, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $100.
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 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 81846321152 and an Enterprise Value of 79404580864. As of this moment, Lam’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.20. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.899 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.313.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LRCX is 1.66, which has changed by -0.2969507 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.017286062 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LRCX has reached a high of $113.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $56.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.31%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LRCX has traded an average of 13.83M shares per day and 17862620 over the past ten days. A total of 1.28B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.28B. Insiders hold about 0.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.38% stake in the company. Shares short for LRCX as of 1743379200 were 23652542 with a Short Ratio of 1.71, compared to 1740700800 on 24858206. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 23652542 and a Short% of Float of 1.8499999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for LRCX is 4.76, from 0.86 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013488081The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.1. The current Payout Ratio is 27.59% for LRCX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-05 with an ex-dividend date of 1741132800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-10-03 when the company split stock in a 10:1 ratio.
