2,529 Shares in Lam Research Corporation $LRCX Purchased by Ponta Wealth Partners LLC

Ponta Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 2,529 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $433,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of Lam Research by 781.3% in the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 11,340,865 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,518,542,000 after purchasing an additional 10,053,978 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Lam Research by 18.2% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 21,182,948 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,836,397,000 after buying an additional 3,263,658 shares in the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its position in Lam Research by 108.7% in the 3rd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 4,526,099 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $606,045,000 after buying an additional 2,356,897 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Lam Research by 138.6% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,541,230 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $472,294,000 after acquiring an additional 2,056,749 shares in the last quarter. Finally, M&T Bank Corp grew its stake in shares of Lam Research by 1,925.5% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 1,717,551 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $294,010,000 after acquiring an additional 1,632,754 shares in the last quarter. 84.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lam Research Stock Up 7.7%

Lam Research stock opened at $297.17 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $371.63 billion, a PE ratio of 56.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.54 and a quick ratio of 1.77. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $238.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $203.95. Lam Research Corporation has a 1-year low of $72.91 and a 1-year high of $297.87.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.11. Lam Research had a return on equity of 66.21% and a net margin of 30.94%.The business had revenue of $5.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.70 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.04 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Lam Research has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.800 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Lam Research Corporation will post 5.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Eric Brandt sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.60, for a total transaction of $7,896,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 253,705 shares in the company, valued at approximately $57,235,848. The trade was a 12.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Neil J. Fernandes sold 18,170 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.14, for a total transaction of $4,635,893.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 66,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,872,153.06. The trade was a 21.55% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 155,066 shares of company stock valued at $35,849,242. 0.31% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Barclays set a $275.00 price objective on Lam Research and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Lam Research from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. New Street Research increased their price target on Lam Research from $235.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Berenberg Bank lifted their price objective on Lam Research from $265.00 to $335.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Lam Research from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Twenty-six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $285.94.

Key Stories Impacting Lam Research

Here are the key news stories impacting Lam Research this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Lam reported a March-quarter beat and raised June-quarter guidance, signaling accelerating wafer?fab demand and margin expansion — a primary driver of the rally. Lam Research jumps 7% as earnings beat and June-quarter outlook signals accelerating wafer-fab demand
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street momentum: multiple analysts have raised targets and issued buy/outperform ratings after the print — supporting upside and institutional demand. MarketBeat LRCX analyst coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Seaport Global initiated coverage with a buy, adding to the buy?side chorus and increasing visibility among fund managers. Seaport Global initiates coverage of Lam Research (LRCX) with buy recommendation
• Positive Sentiment: Sector tailwinds: ETF/sector pieces point to heavy AI infrastructure capex benefiting semiconductor equipment suppliers like Lam. That narrative supports multiple quarters of elevated order flows. Semiconductor Leaders SOXX, SMH, and FTXL Are Crushing It on AI Infrastructure Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Industry capacity constraints (highlighted at KLA) suggest near-term tightness for key tools — reinforcing pricing power and order urgency for suppliers including Lam. KLA’s AI Capacity Constraints Highlight Earnings Power And Buyback Commitment
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/flow drivers: Lam cleared a buy point in IBD coverage after the beat, which can attract momentum and systematic buying. Lam Research, IBD Stock Of The Day, Clears Buy Point On Chip-Gear Investments
• Neutral Sentiment: Broad analyst consensus remains constructive (consensus “Moderate Buy”), which supports continued interest but already embeds much optimism. Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: an SVP sold shares under a Rule 10b5?1 plan; while pre?planned, the transaction can be viewed negatively by some traders. Insider Selling: Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) SVP Sells 18,170 Shares of Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation cautions: some commentators warn LRCX is approaching frothy levels after the run, which raises pullback risk if guidance or macro signals wobble. Lam Research Is Approaching Frothy Levels

Lam Research Company Profile

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) is a global supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Founded in 1980 by David K. Lam and headquartered in Fremont, California, the company develops and manufactures systems used in multiple stages of semiconductor device production, including thin film deposition, plasma etch, wafer cleaning and related process modules and automation.

Lam’s product portfolio covers core process technologies employed by logic and memory manufacturers, with equipment designed to support advanced-node patterning, 3D NAND and other emerging device architectures.