At the time of writing, KLA Corp [KLAC] stock is trading at $670.22, up 2.05%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The KLAC shares have gain 16.25% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.66%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
KLA Corp [NASDAQ: KLAC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 11, 2025, when Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating and also revised its price target to $700 from $850. Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight on March 31, 2025, and elevated its price target to $870. On March 28, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $725 on the stock. Needham upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $750 on January 13, 2025. Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to a Outperform and raised its price target to $850 on October 31, 2024. TD Cowen reiterated a Hold rating for this stock on October 31, 2024, and downed its price target to $725. In a note dated September 25, 2024, Oppenheimer initiated an Perform rating.
For the past year, the stock price of KLA Corp fluctuated between $551.33 and $896.32. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $806.67 within the next 12 months. KLA Corp [NASDAQ: KLAC] shares were valued at $670.22 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.36% based on the average KLAC price forecast.
Analyzing the KLAC fundamentals
According to KLA Corp [NASDAQ:KLAC], the company’s sales were 10.84B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 24.09% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.6% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.39%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.34%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.3%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.21, Equity is 0.94 and Total Capital is 0.39. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.69.
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 644.62 points at the first support level, and at 619.03 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 686.27, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 702.33.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that KLA Corp [NASDAQ:KLAC] has a current ratio of 2.30. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.56 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.44. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.22, the price to book ratio is 24.86 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.19.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Higgins Bren D., EVP & Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Mar 25 ’25 when 7008.0 shares were sold. Officer, Higgins Bren D. completed a deal on Mar 25 ’25 to buy 7008.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and CEO WALLACE RICHARD P sold 14306.0 shares on Nov 12 ’24.
