At the time of writing, Lam Research Corp [LRCX] stock is trading at $71.57, up 0.21%. 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 14.71% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.33%, 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 April 24, 2025, when TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also revised its price target to $100 from $110. On February 20, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Positive and revised its price target to $125 on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded its rating to a Overweight but stick to its price target of $100 on January 30, 2025. Bernstein upgraded its rating to a Outperform and raised its price target to $91 on January 30, 2025. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on January 17, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $95. In a note dated January 15, 2025, Wolfe Research downgraded an Peer Perform rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Lam Research Corp fluctuated between $56.32 and $113.00. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $90 within the next 12 months. Lam Research Corp [NASDAQ: LRCX] shares were valued at $71.57 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 25.75% based on the average LRCX price forecast.
Analyzing the LRCX fundamentals
According to Lam Research Corp [NASDAQ:LRCX], the company’s sales were 17.14B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 24.43% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.48% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.31%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.31%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.27%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.23, Equity is 0.53 and Total Capital is 0.37. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.47.
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 70.43 points at the first support level, and at 69.28 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 72.33, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 73.08.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Lam Research Corp [NASDAQ:LRCX] has a current ratio of 2.45. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.64, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.99. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.36, the price to book ratio is 9.65 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.94.
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.
