Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ: LRCX) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 20.51x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.65. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 20 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LRCX is 1.28B, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.85% of that float. On April 14, 2025, the average trading volume of LRCX was 13.63M shares.
LRCX) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ: LRCX) has increased by 1.58 when compared to last closing price of 66.43.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 14.20% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-11 that Both Lam Research and ACM Research are essential players in the semiconductor manufacturing supply chain. Which stock is a better investment option?
LRCX’s Market Performance
Lam Research Corp (LRCX) has seen a 14.20% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -10.34% decline in the past month and a -9.60% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 12.51%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.67% for LRCX. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.10% for LRCX’s stock, with a simple moving average of -15.96% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LRCX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LRCX stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for LRCX by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for LRCX in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $95 based on the research report published on March 20, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Susquehanna, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LRCX reach a price target of $125, previously predicting the price at $75. The rating they have provided for LRCX stocks is “Positive” according to the report published on February 20th, 2025.
Cantor Fitzgerald gave a rating of “Overweight” to LRCX, setting the target price at $100 in the report published on January 30th of the current year.
LRCX Trading at -12.40% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LRCX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -40.28% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.67%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 12.51%, as shares sank -14.25% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.41% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LRCX rose by +14.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -35.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $71.86. In addition, Lam Research Corp saw -6.58% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LRCX starting from Varadarajan Seshasayee, who sale 110,080 shares at the price of $90.00 back on Feb 20 ’25. After this action, Varadarajan Seshasayee now owns 179,084 shares of Lam Research Corp, valued at $9,907,200 using the latest closing price.
Varadarajan Seshasayee, the Officer of Lam Research Corp, proposed sale 110,080 shares at $90.00 during a trade that took place back on Feb 20 ’25, which means that Varadarajan Seshasayee is holding shares at $9,907,200 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LRCX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.3 for the present operating margin
- 0.48 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lam Research Corp stands at 0.26. The total capital return value is set at 0.33. Equity return is now at value 50.42, with 22.23 for asset returns.
Based on Lam Research Corp (LRCX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.91. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.57. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 26.23.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.91 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.3. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.9for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.82. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.54.
Conclusion
To sum up, Lam Research Corp (LRCX) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
