KLAC

KLA CORP

Nasdaq · Optical Instruments & Lenses · Inc. DE · CIK 0000319201
$254.54 +5.55% $33.2B
Insider Selling Cluster (3 insiders)34 New Institutional Positions16 Institutional ExitsCongressional Activity (1)
Vol
Market Cap$33.2B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (69%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$107.5B
Inst. Activity34 buys / 16 sells
Insider Activity0B / 4S
Insider Net $-$19.7M
Reddit Sentiment50° Neutral
SEC Reports5
Congressional1 trades
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Optical Instruments & Lenses·Inc. DE·CIK 0000319201·Prev Close $241.16

Recent Activity

Jul 29, 2026 earnings_calendar
KLAC Q4 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-07-29
EPS est: $9.97 | Rev est: $3.6B
Jun 11, 2026 Insider
WALLACE RICHARD P sold 4,512 shares
President and CEO @ $2,213.37 ($10.0M)
May 31, 2026 SEC
Wells Fargo upgrades KLAC to Overweight — PT $1,600 (+28%)
ANALYST-UPGRADE — Impact 3/10
May 12, 2026 SEC
Three KLAC insiders, including the CEO, sold a total of $9.68M in open-market sales over a week. At 0.004% of the compan
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
May 12, 2026 Insider
WALLACE RICHARD P sold 4,512 shares
President and CEO @ $1,794.00 ($8.1M)
May 11, 2026 Insider
Kirloskar Virendra A sold 297 shares
SVP & Chief Accounting Officer @ $1,879.02 ($558.1K)
May 1, 2026 SEC
Wells Fargo upgrades KLAC to Overweight in broad 15-firm analyst cluster — PT set at $1,600 (+28% from prior), consensus now at $1,729 with 24 Buy/Strong Buy ratings
ANALYST-UPGRADE — Impact 4/10
Inst.
FMR LLC — ADD
4,401,487 shares ($6.5B)

Price Targets

$192.62 -24.3% upside Strong Sell
Current $254.54 Low $150.00 Median $197.50 High $250.00 29 analysts
$150.00 $250.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy69% buy · 36 analysts
10Strong Buy
15Buy
11Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jun 11, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Jun 10, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Jun 9, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
May 1, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Apr 30, 2026 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy → Buy

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $1.00 $0.98 — $1.04 6% YoY 22
Next Q $1.13 ▲ +0.8% $1.04 — $1.33 28% YoY 22
Current FY $3.71 $3.64 — $4.04 12% YoY 30
Next FY $5.05 ▲ +1.3% $4.41 — $6.47 36% YoY 29

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$18.5B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$12.5B
STATE STREET CORP$9.1B
FMR LLC$6.5BADD
Capital World Investors$6.0B

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 11, 2026WALLACE RICHARDSELL$10.0M
May 12, 2026WALLACE RICHARDSELL$8.1M
May 11, 2026Kirloskar VirendraSELL$558.1K
May 11, 2026Hanley JeneanneSELL$1.0M
Feb 5, 2026CALDERONI ROBERTA$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

50°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
5 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish

Congressional Trades

1 members: 0 buys, 1 sells
MemberPartyTypeAmount
Lizzie FletcherDSELL$1,001 - $15,000
50 institutional holders with $107.5B total value (73,058,984 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, STATE. Net buying activity: 34 institutions added/increased vs 16 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.12,596,207$18.5B17.3%
2VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC8,519,374$12.5B11.7%
3STATE STREET CORP6,153,503$9.1B8.4%
4FMR LLC4,401,487$6.5B6.0%ADD +73.0%
5Capital World Investors4,084,069$6.0B5.6%
6VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC4,029,061$5.9B5.5%
7Capital International Investors2,728,138$4.0B3.7%TRIM -50.0%
8GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC1,818,032$2.7B2.5%
9MORGAN STANLEY1,773,150$2.6B2.4%
10Invesco Ltd.1,661,786$2.4B2.3%
11MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/1,641,635$2.4B2.3%
12WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP1,440,469$2.1B2.0%DOUBLED +228.9%
13BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/1,307,190$1.9B1.8%
14JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC1,240,678$1.8B1.7%
15Amundi1,096,728$1.6B1.5%ADD +37.0%
16Legal & General Group Plc1,034,404$1.5B1.4%
17CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC987,584$1.5B1.4%
18Capital Research Global Investors976,438$1.4B1.3%DOUBLED +408.7%
19AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC886,742$1.3B1.2%
20ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP791,279$1.2B1.1%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
FMR LLCADD2,544,2164,401,487+73.0%$6.5B2026-Q1
Capital International InvestorsTRIM5,450,8332,728,138-50.0%$4.0B2026-Q1
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPDOUBLED438,0281,440,469+228.9%$2.1B2026-Q1
AmundiADD800,4541,096,728+37.0%$1.6B2026-Q1
Capital Research Global InvestorsDOUBLED191,943976,438+408.7%$1.4B2026-Q1
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLCNEW384,456$566.1M2026-Q1
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCTRIM558,600380,557-31.9%$560.3M2026-Q1
HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUNDDOUBLED51,136211,610+313.8%$311.6M2026-Q1
Alecta Tjanstepension OmsesidigtTRIM378,000199,000-47.4%$292.8M2026-Q1
1832 Asset Management L.P.ADD105,408198,458+88.3%$292.2M2026-Q1
BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A.ADD143,745195,629+36.1%$287.9M2026-Q1
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARDADD85,418161,692+89.3%$238.1M2026-Q1
VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCADD124,915158,328+26.7%$233.1M2026-Q1
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.TRIM275,360155,023-43.7%$228.3M2026-Q1
USS Investment Management LtdDOUBLED23,715136,708+476.5%$201.2M2026-Q1
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.ADD91,413128,600+40.7%$184.9M2026-Q1
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCDOUBLED29,233123,174+321.4%$183.4M2026-Q1
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLCADD71,275113,323+59.0%$172.2M2026-Q1
PineStone Asset Management Inc.NEW107,040$157.6M2026-Q1
MARSHALL WACE, LLPDOUBLED83991,561+10813.1%$134.8M2026-Q1
SEI INVESTMENTS COADD68,80990,501+31.5%$133.3M2026-Q1
NEOS Investment Management LLCADD67,88690,102+32.7%$132.7M2026-Q1
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARDTRIM173,80073,758-57.6%$108.6M2026-Q1
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.DOUBLED11,98759,873+399.5%$90.7M2026-Q1
HighTower Advisors, LLCADD48,09760,539+25.9%$89.2M2026-Q1
4 unique insiders with 5 transactions. Net insider value: -$19.7M ($0.00 bought, $19.7M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 11, 2026WALLACE RICHARD PPresident and CEOSELL4,512$2,213.37$10.0M
May 12, 2026WALLACE RICHARD PPresident and CEOSELL4,512$1,794.00$8.1M
May 11, 2026Kirloskar Virendra ASVP & Chief Accounting OfficerSELL297$1,879.02$558.1K
May 11, 2026Hanley Jeneanne MichelleDirectorSELL550$1,874.71$1.0M
Feb 5, 2026CALDERONI ROBERTDirectorAWARD11.269

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (69% buy). Based on 36 analysts: 10 strong buy, 15 buy, 11 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$192.62 mean target -24.3% upside Strong Sell (2.03)
$150.00 Low $250.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$254.54
Target Low$150.00
Target Mean$192.62
Target Median$197.50
Target High$250.00
# Analysts29
RecommendationStrong Sell (2.03)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$1.00 $0.98 $1.04 6.1% +0.0% 18↑ 5↓ $3.6B 13.3% 22
Next Q
2026-09-30
$1.13 $1.04 $1.33 28.2% +0.8% 17↑ 4↓ $3.9B 21.6% 22
Current FY
2026-06-30
$3.71 $3.64 $4.04 11.6% +0.1% 26↑ 1↓ $13.5B 11.1% 30
Next FY
2027-06-30
$5.05 $4.41 $6.47 35.9% +1.3% 24↑ 2↓ $17.0B 25.8% 29

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.995
7d ago$0.995+0.000
30d ago$0.995+0.000
60d ago$0.982+0.013
90d ago$0.976+0.019
17 analyst firms have rated this stock: 2 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 2 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Jun 11, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jun 10, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jun 9, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 1, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 30, 2026 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 30, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 30, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 30, 2026 Bernstein MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Apr 30, 2026 Susquehanna MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Apr 30, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform
Apr 30, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 30, 2026 Needham MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 21, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Mar 16, 2026 Needham REITERATE Buy Buy
Mar 13, 2026 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Mar 13, 2026 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 25, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Feb 2, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 30, 2026 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 30, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform
Jan 30, 2026 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Jan 30, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 30, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 30, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 30, 2026 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 30, 2026 Needham REITERATE Buy Buy
Jan 21, 2026 Deutsche Bank MAINTAIN Hold Hold
Jan 20, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 20, 2026 Needham MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 15, 2026 Wells Fargo UPGRADE Equal-Weight Overweight
Jan 15, 2026 RBC Capital INITIATE Sector Perform
Jan 14, 2026 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 14, 2026 Bernstein INITIATE Outperform
Jan 13, 2026 TD Cowen UPGRADE Hold Buy
Jan 13, 2026 B of A Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 8, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20261015110069%
May 1, 20261014120067%
Apr 1, 20261014120067%
Mar 1, 20261014121065%
Feb 1, 20261013131062%
Jan 1, 202698171049%
Dec 1, 202588181046%
Nov 1, 202589171049%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell
1 members of Congress traded this stock: 0 buys, 1 sells.

Congressional Trades

DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Apr 8, 2026Lizzie FletcherDHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000KLA CorpMay 1, 2026 (24d)
50°
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5 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish 5 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Jun 12, 2026150° Neutral001
Jun 12, 2026150° Neutral001
May 25, 2026150° Neutral001
May 25, 2026150° Neutral001
Feb 15, 2026150° Neutral001

Recent Reddit Threads

r/wallstreetbets Neutral 2d 21h ago
KLAC after split?
▲ 1 💬 0 ⚡ 0.5
r/wallstreetbets Neutral 20d 17h ago
KLAC 10-1 Stock Split
▲ 1 💬 0 ⚡ 0.5
r/investing Bearish 22d 15h ago
73% of AI capex plays underperform
▲ 1 💬 0 ⚡ 0.5
r/stocks Neutral 1mo ago
J.P Morgan's Top Stock Picks for 2026 - +18.68% after 4 months
▲ 1 💬 1 ⚡ 0.5
r/investing Neutral 3mo ago
Bloomberg Article on Current Memory Supercycle Not Ending Soon
▲ 2 💬 1 ⚡ 0.0
Jul 29, 2026
earnings_calendar
KLAC Q4 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-07-29
EPS est: $9.97 | Rev est: $3.6B
Jun 12, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KLAC — 66.8% short (2.2M / 3.4M)
Short: 2,239,200 | Exempt: 2,711 | TRF Vol: 3,354,172 | Short Ratio: 66.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 11, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KLAC — 60.5% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 330,966 | Exempt: 868 | TRF Vol: 546,954 | Short Ratio: 60.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 10, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KLAC — 64.2% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 343,215 | Exempt: 389 | TRF Vol: 534,422 | Short Ratio: 64.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 9, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KLAC — 64.6% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 381,217 | Exempt: 25 | TRF Vol: 589,777 | Short Ratio: 64.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 25, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: KLAC — 0.8M shares, 65,765 trades
Week starting 2026-05-25. Total ATS volume: 756,079 shares across 65,765 trades.
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: KLAC — 0.7M shares, 64,841 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 731,645 shares across 64,841 trades.
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: KLAC — 1.0M shares, 79,574 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 1,039,715 shares across 79,574 trades.
May 4, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: KLAC — 1.2M shares, 88,943 trades
Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 1,232,886 shares across 88,943 trades.
Apr 30, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KLAC — 65.8% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 407,366 | Exempt: 721 | TRF Vol: 618,720 | Short Ratio: 65.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 29, 2026
earnings_calendar
KLAC Q3 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-04-29
Apr 27, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: KLAC — 1.5M shares, 74,629 trades
Week starting 2026-04-27. Total ATS volume: 1,520,320 shares across 74,629 trades.
Apr 27, 2026
short_interest
FTD: KLAC — 7,915 shares ($15.3M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260427, Price: $1935.00, FTD Value: $15,315,525, KLA CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
Apr 23, 2026
earnings_calendar
KLAC Q3 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-04-23
EPS est: $9.34 | Rev est: $3.4B
Apr 23, 2026
earnings_calendar
KLAC Q3 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-04-23