KLA Corporation is a capital equipment company based in Milpitas, California. It supplies process control and yield management systems for the semiconductor industry and other related nanoelectronics industries. The company's products and services are intended for all phases of wafer, reticle, integrated circuit (IC) and packaging production, from research and development to final volume manufacturing.
| Revenue (TTM) | $13.58B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $8.32B |
| EBITDA | $6.05B |
| Operating Margin | 42.50% |
| Return on Equity | 87.50% |
| Return on Assets | 20.80% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $10.35 |
| Book Value | $4.86 |
| Price-to-Book | 38.75 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 15.93 |
| EV/Revenue | 18.21 |
| EV/EBITDA | 39.35 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 13.80% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 15.20% |
| Shares Outstanding | $1.31B |
| Float | $1.30B |
| % Insiders | 0.11% |
| % Institutions | 94.23% |
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KLA's surging AI-driven semiconductor demand, expanding $12.6B backlog, and strong revenue outlook reinforce its growth prospects and market leadership.
The consensus price target hints at a 27.9% upside potential for KLA (KLAC). While empirical research shows that this sought-after metric is hardly effective, an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions could mean that the stock will witness an upside in the near term.
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In the latest trading session, KLA (KLAC) closed at $190.12, marking a -2.79% move from the previous day.
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KLA (KLAC) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
In the most recent trading session, KLA (KLAC) closed at $200.31, indicating a +2.76% shift from the previous trading day.
KLA Corp.'s $12.57B backlog, AI-led chip spending and advanced-packaging growth bolster revenue visibility as competition with AMAT and ASML intensifies.
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