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 | 41.92 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 19.80 |
| EV/Revenue | 19.69 |
| EV/EBITDA | 42.55 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 13.80% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 15.20% |
| Shares Outstanding | $1.31B |
| Float | $1.30B |
| % Insiders | 0.13% |
| % Institutions | 93.95% |
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KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC | KLAC Price Prediction) currently trades at $203.72, while Cantor Fitzgerald's Street-high target of $325 implies roughly 60% upside from here.
KLA Corporation is upgraded to a buy as robust semiconductor demand and strong Q1 guidance outweigh recent margin contraction. Q4 revenue grew 15% YoY but gross margin declined as a signal of potential costs pressures. Q1 FY2027 guidance projects 25% revenue growth and stable gross margin, signaling accelerating business momentum and improved profitability.
KLAC's 9.3% monthly drop highlights near-term margin and supply risks, even as AI demand, HBM and advanced packaging support its long-term growth outlook.
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