Currently, Lam Research Corp [LRCX] is trading at $76.47, down -3.26%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The LRCX shares have gain 0.39% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.30%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Lam Research Corp [NASDAQ: LRCX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 20, 2025, when Susquehanna upgraded its rating to a Positive and also boosted its price target to $125 from $75. Previously, Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded its rating to Overweight on January 30, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $100. On January 30, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $91 on the stock. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Overweight but stick to its price target of $95 on January 17, 2025. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. In a note dated August 01, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $1000 to $1050.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $68.87 and a high of $113.00 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $95.29 within the next 12 months. Lam Research Corp [NASDAQ: LRCX] shares were valued at $76.47 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 24.61% based on the average LRCX price forecast.
Analyzing the LRCX fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Lam Research Corp [NASDAQ:LRCX] were 16.21B which represents 16.44% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.48% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.3%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.3%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.26%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.22, Equity is 0.51 and Total Capital is 0.33. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.57.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 75.36 points at the first support level, and at 74.25 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 78.07, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 79.67.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Lam Research Corp [NASDAQ:LRCX] is 2.54. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.73, while the Cash Ratio stands at 1.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.06, the price to book ratio is 11.16 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.24.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Varadarajan Seshasayee, Senior Vice President, that happened on Feb 20 ’25 when 0.11 million shares were sold. Officer, Varadarajan Seshasayee completed a deal on Feb 20 ’25 to buy 0.11 million shares. Meanwhile, Director Mayer Bethany sold 1660.0 shares on Nov 01 ’24.
