KLA (KLAC) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

KLA (NASDAQ:KLACGet Free Report) is anticipated to announce its earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, January 30th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $7.73 per share and revenue of $2,949,994.97 billion for the quarter. KLA has set its Q2 guidance at $7.15-8.35 EPS and its Q2 2025 guidance at 7.150-8.350 EPS.Parties interested in listening to the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLACGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The semiconductor company reported $7.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $7.03 by $0.30. KLA had a return on equity of 105.16% and a net margin of 28.92%. The firm had revenue of $2.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.75 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $5.74 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect KLA to post $30 EPS for the current fiscal year and $31 EPS for the next fiscal year.

KLA Stock Performance

Shares of KLAC opened at $771.91 on Thursday. KLA has a 52 week low of $581.70 and a 52 week high of $896.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 2.13. The company has a market capitalization of $103.25 billion, a PE ratio of 35.25, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.27. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $658.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $723.16.

KLA Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 18th were paid a $1.70 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 18th. This is an increase from KLA’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.45. This represents a $6.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.88%. KLA’s dividend payout ratio is 31.05%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Needham & Company LLC raised KLA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $750.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on KLA from $850.00 to $759.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of KLA from $746.00 to $703.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 5th. StockNews.com cut shares of KLA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on KLA from $665.00 to $780.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, KLA presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $806.35.

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KLA Company Profile

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KLA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB and Component Inspection.

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