KLA (KLAC) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) is anticipated to issue its Q4 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, July 31st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $8.53 per share and revenue of $3.08 billion for the quarter.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.08 by $0.33. The company had revenue of $3.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.01 billion. KLA had a return on equity of 112.97% and a net margin of 31.99%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 35.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $5.26 EPS. On average, analysts expect KLA to post $32 EPS for the current fiscal year and $32 EPS for the next fiscal year.

KLA Stock Performance

Shares of KLAC opened at $916.09 on Wednesday. KLA has a 52-week low of $551.33 and a 52-week high of $945.87. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $867.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $765.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 1.74 and a current ratio of 2.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $121.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.42.

KLA Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 19th were issued a $1.90 dividend. This represents a $7.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.83%. This is an increase from KLA’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.70. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 19th. KLA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.63%.

KLA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, April 30th that permits the company to buyback $5.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the semiconductor company to reacquire up to 5.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of KLA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 5th. Barclays raised their price target on KLA from $590.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $1,035.00 price objective (up from $835.00) on shares of KLA in a report on Monday, July 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of KLA in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on KLA from $950.00 to $900.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $858.19.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other KLA news, CEO Richard P. Wallace sold 10,802 shares of KLA stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $683.30, for a total transaction of $7,381,006.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 78,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $53,803,042. The trade was a 12.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Bren D. Higgins sold 1,019 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $766.46, for a total value of $781,022.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 27,779 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,291,492.34. This represents a 3.54% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 11,860 shares of company stock worth $8,196,798. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About KLA

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.