KLA Corp (KLAC) Shares on the Rise: Short-term Analysis

Kevin Freeman

KLA Corp [KLAC] stock is trading at $1400.0, up 5.69%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The KLAC shares have gain 9.85% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 14.23%, and 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 December 16, 2025, when Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $1500 for it. Previously, Jefferies upgraded its rating to Buy on December 15, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $1500. On October 30, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating and revised its price target to $1300 on the stock. Barclays upgraded its rating to a Overweight but stick to its price target of $1200 on October 20, 2025. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but $1093 remained the price target by the analyst firm on September 22, 2025. TD Cowen reiterated a Hold rating for this stock on August 01, 2025, and upped its price target to $900. In a note dated July 10, 2025, Goldman initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $980 on this stock.

KLA Corp [KLAC] stock has fluctuated between $551.33 and $1406.97 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $1381.4 within the next 12 months. KLA Corp [NASDAQ: KLAC] shares were valued at $1400.0 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -1.33% based on the average KLAC price forecast.

Analyzing the KLAC fundamentals

KLA Corp [NASDAQ:KLAC] reported sales of 12.52B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 13.05%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.62% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.42%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.39%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.34%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.26, Equity is 0.98 and Total Capital is 0.43. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.18.

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Ratios To Look Out For

For context, KLA Corp’s Current Ratio is 2.64. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.83, while the Cash Ratio is 0.48. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 13.90, the price to book ratio is 36.93 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 43.95.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Higgins Bren D., EVP & Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Dec 16 ’25 when 2254.0 shares were sold. Officer, Higgins Bren D. completed a deal on Dec 16 ’25 to buy 2254.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and CEO WALLACE RICHARD P sold 10803.0 shares on Nov 11 ’25.

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