The stock price of KLA Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC) has dropped by -1.47 compared to previous close of 716.46. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -1.00% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-20 that Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock’s price, do they really matter?
Is It Worth Investing in KLA Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for KLA Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC) is 29.69x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for KLAC is 1.35. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KLAC is 132.65M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.52% of that float. On March 21, 2025, KLAC’s average trading volume was 1.06M shares.
KLAC’s Market Performance
The stock of KLA Corp (KLAC) has seen a -1.00% decrease in the past week, with a -9.22% drop in the past month, and a 7.79% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.69%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.73% for KLAC. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.08% for KLAC’s stock, with a -4.00% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KLAC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KLAC stocks, with Needham repeating the rating for KLAC by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for KLAC in the upcoming period, according to Needham is $750 based on the research report published on January 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KLAC reach a price target of $850, previously predicting the price at $750. The rating they have provided for KLAC stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on October 31st, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Hold” to KLAC, setting the target price at $725 in the report published on October 31st of the previous year.
KLAC Trading at -2.87% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KLAC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.73%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.69%, as shares sank -6.94% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.84% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KLAC fell by -1.54%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -6.92% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $705.11. In addition, KLA Corp saw 12.03% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KLAC starting from WALLACE RICHARD P, who sale 14,306 shares at the price of $663.01 back on Nov 12 ’24. After this action, WALLACE RICHARD P now owns 90,347 shares of KLA Corp, valued at $9,485,021 using the latest closing price.
WALLACE RICHARD P, the Officer of KLA Corp, proposed sale 14,306 shares at $663.01 during a trade that took place back on Nov 12 ’24, which means that WALLACE RICHARD P is holding shares at $9,485,021 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KLAC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.39 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for KLA Corp stands at 0.3. The total capital return value is set at 0.39. Equity return is now at value 96.81, with 21.91 for asset returns.
Based on KLA Corp (KLAC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.63 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.6. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.69. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 13.32.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.91 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.94. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.05. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.64for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.72. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.30.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of KLA Corp (KLAC) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
