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Symbol KLAC Asset equity Sector Markets 90 days 49 Last 176.89 Updated Sep 18, 2026, 09:34 AM UTC Open live news feed
M Zhen Ding Technology unit buys machinery equipment for T$1.34 bln Zhen Ding Technology’s unit acquired machinery equipment for T$1.34 bln (as reported with $1 = 31.7860 Taiwan dollars). EQUITY | Sep 18, 2026, 09:34 AM UTC M KLAC cited as benefiting from rising WFE demand and AI tools TradingView News says WFE demand expectations for 2024 have risen above $150 billion, with backlog and easing supply constraints supporting growth through 2027. It links advanced packaging, logic nodes, and AI-driven too EQUITY | Sep 09, 2026, 03:07 PM UTC L KLAC: Strong WFE growth, margin resilience, and advanced packaging drive industry leadership WFE demand is accelerating, with strong backlog and growth expected through 2027, driven by advanced logic, HBM, and expanding customer base. Margins remain robust, supported by value pricing and operational leverage, wh EQUITY | Sep 09, 2026, 02:33 PM UTC M Nanya Technology buys plant facilities from KLA for T$5.63 bln Nanya Technology Corp (TWSE:2408) will buy plant facilities and equipment from KLA for T$5.63 bln, per TradingView News. GEOPOLITICS | Sep 09, 2026, 09:47 AM UTC L UBS cuts KLA price target to $200 from $215 UBS cut its KLA price target to $200.00 per share from $215.00. EQUITY | Sep 01, 2026, 01:48 PM UTC H KLA, Snowflake, Airbnb, Gilead Chosen On CNBC KLA, Snowflake, Airbnb and Gilead are picked on CNBC's 'Final Trades' EARNINGS | Aug 12, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC H Chip Stocks Find Buyers After Earnings Shock Shakes Out AI Trade Semiconductor stocks attempted to stabilize in Friday’s session as investors reassessed the artificial intelligence trade and digested recent chip earnings. Chip Stocks Recover After Pullback Semiconductor stocks posted EARNINGS | Aug 07, 2026, 02:26 PM UTC H Terrible Jobs Report Sparks Rally In AI and Tech: 10 Stocks Leading Friday's Surge Bad news was once again good news for Wall Street. A surprisingly weak U.S. jobs report sent investors rushing back into speculative technology stocks Friday, as slowing labor-market momentum fueled hopes the Federal Res CENTRAL_BANK | Aug 07, 2026, 01:37 PM UTC H Bigger Earnings, Bigger Drop: The Sandisk Selloff Explained Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK ) stock fell nearly 10% in Thursday’s premarket session as investors questioned whether the memory-chip maker can sustain its unusually high profit margins after posting stronger-than-ex EARNINGS | Aug 06, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC H Hyperscaler Capex Tops $1.2 Trillion: These Nine Stocks Are Cashing In, BofA Says The July semiconductor selloff was built around one uncomfortable question: What happens when Big Tech finally slows its artificial-intelligence spending? So far, the opposite is happening. Bank of America now expects hy EARNINGS | Aug 03, 2026, 07:31 PM UTC H Bulls And Bears: Amazon, Microsoft, SpaceX examined the prospects for many investors’ favorite stocks over the last week — here’s a look at some of our top stories. U.S. stocks closed a volatile week mixed as investors navigated a hawkish Federal Reserve, surging EARNINGS | Aug 01, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC H Dow Records Worst Session Since April 2025; Investor Sentiment Weakens, Greed Index Remains In ‘Fear’ Zone The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a sharp decline in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Wednesday. U.S. stocks settled lower on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones index dippin EARNINGS | Jul 30, 2026, 06:20 AM UTC H South Korea's Kospi Tumbles 6% Kospi falls 6% on tech stock declines EQUITY | Jul 29, 2026, 06:14 PM UTC H Oil Spikes 7%, Nasdaq 100 Sinks Before Fed: Stock Market Today A deepening sell-off gripped Wall Street midday Wednesday as crude oil spiked on a fresh U.S.-Iran escalation just hours before the Federal Reserve’s rate verdict, dragging the S&P 500 to four-week lows and knocking the EARNINGS | Jul 29, 2026, 05:16 PM UTC L Largest discount to VWAP TER (-4.83%) COHR (-4.78%) LII (-4.39%) ASTS (-4.16%) GNRC (-4.16%) ONTO (-3.97%) KLAC (-3.96%) VRT (-3.93%) AMKR ( Largest discount to VWAP TER (-4.83%) COHR (-4.78%) LII (-4.39%) ASTS (-4.16%) GNRC (-4.16%) ONTO (-3.97%) KLAC (-3.96%) VRT (-3.93%) AMKR (-3.51%) NOV (-3.46%) (Russell 1000 names) EQUITY | Jul 29, 2026, 04:39 PM UTC H KLA Falls After Earnings: Raised Guidance Fails To Impress Wall Street Shares of KLA Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC ) tanked in early trading on Wednesday after the company reported its second-quarter results. Here are the key analyst takeaways: Needham analyst Charles Shi maintained a Buy rating and p EARNINGS | Jul 29, 2026, 03:53 PM UTC H KLAC KLA Corp is down nearly 9% despite a top and bottom line beat for the maker of Semiconductor manufacturing Equipment. Guidance didn't L KLAC KLA Corp is down nearly 9% despite a top and bottom line beat for the maker of Semiconductor manufacturing Equipment. Guidance didn't Live up to high expectations. I thought it was a good call. But composition of de EQUITY | Jul 29, 2026, 01:15 PM UTC H KLAC Posts Disappointing Report KLAC reports disappointing earnings EARNINGS | Jul 29, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC H KLAC PT Raised to $225 KLAC price target raised to $225 EQUITY | Jul 29, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC H KLAC shares traded down following results that were 5% above and guidance that was 2% above @ KEYB KLAC shares traded down following results that were 5% above and guidance that was 2% above @ KEYB EARNINGS | Jul 29, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC H KLA Corp PT Cut to $253 at Morgan Stanley KLA Corp price target reduced EQUITY | Jul 29, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC H Avis Budget Posts Weak Q2 Results, Joins Fiverr International, Costar Group And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Wednesday’s Pre-Market Sess U.S. stock futures were mixed this morning, with the Dow futures gaining around 0.1% on Wednesday. Shares of Avis Budget Group Inc (NASDAQ: CAR ) fell sharply in pre-market trading after the company reported worse-than-e EARNINGS | Jul 29, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC H KLAC: Deutsche Bank Cuts Price Target Deutsche Bank cuts KLAC price target to $195 EQUITY | Jul 29, 2026, 11:37 AM UTC H KLAC Maintains Buy KLAC maintains buy rating after solid Q4 EQUITY | Jul 29, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC H KLA Stock Dives Further After Q4 Report — Here's Why KLA Corp. (NASDAQ: KLAC ) posted its fourth-quarter results after Tuesday’s closing bell, just beating analyst estimates and issuing disappointing forward guidance with the report. Here’s a look at the details. KLAC stoc EARNINGS | Jul 28, 2026, 08:54 PM UTC H KLA Corp. down 8% to $175 after Q4 results, Q1 guidance KLA Corp. down 8% to $175 after Q4 results, Q1 guidance EARNINGS | Jul 28, 2026, 08:36 PM UTC H KLAC Q4 adj EPS $1.05 vs. est. $1.00; Q4 revs $3.66B vs. est. $3.6B; sees Q1 adjusted EPS $1.16 plus/minus $0.10 vs. est. $1.13 and revs $4B KLAC Q4 adj EPS $1.05 vs. est. $1.00; Q4 revs $3.66B vs. est. $3.6B; sees Q1 adjusted EPS $1.16 plus/minus $0.10 vs. est. $1.13 and revs $4B plus/minus $200M vs. est. $3.91B; sees Q1 Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to EARNINGS | Jul 28, 2026, 08:15 PM UTC L KLAC down ah KLAC down ah EQUITY | Jul 28, 2026, 08:13 PM UTC H KLA Corp. sees Q1 adjusted EPS $1.16 +/- 10c, consensus $1.13 Sees Q1 revenue $4B +/-... EARNINGS | Jul 28, 2026, 08:07 PM UTC H KLA Corp. reports Q4 adjusted EPS $1.05, consensus $1.00 Reports Q4 revenue... EARNINGS | Jul 28, 2026, 08:06 PM UTC H KLAC KLA Outlook RESULTS: Q1, Q1 REV $4.000B vs. EST $3.916B, Q1 EPS $1.14, Q1 gross margin 61.6%, Q1 ADJ EPS $1.16, Kla Outlook Earnings No KLAC KLA Outlook RESULTS: Q1, Q1 REV $4.000B vs. EST $3.916B, Q1 EPS $1.14, Q1 gross margin 61.6%, Q1 ADJ EPS $1.16, Kla Outlook Earnings Notes:, KLA Q4 REV $3.658B vs. EST $3.598B, KLA Q4 Net Income $1.363B, KLA Q4 EPS EARNINGS | Jul 28, 2026, 08:05 PM UTC H KLA-Tencor options imply 9.3% move in share price post-earnings Pre-earnings options... EARNINGS | Jul 28, 2026, 06:20 PM UTC H Implied EPS movers for tonight: KLAC +/-17.5%, V +/-3.0%, STX +/-14.9%, BE +/-25.2%, NXPI +/-12.5%, TER +/-14.5%, MDLZ +/-4.2%, EXE +/-7.1%, Implied EPS movers for tonight: KLAC +/-17.5%, V +/-3.0%, STX +/-14.9%, BE +/-25.2%, NXPI +/-12.5%, TER +/-14.5%, MDLZ +/-4.2%, EXE +/-7.1%, SWKS +/-13.0%, WM +/-5.1%, F +/-5.4%, OMC +/-7.8%, ACGL +/-5.3%, CSGP +/-13.5%, EARNINGS | Jul 28, 2026, 06:05 PM UTC M SPY Next week roughly 1/3 of the S&P 500 is expected to report led by Industrials, Financials and Tech: Tuesday 7/27 top names: KO GLW SPGI SPY Next week roughly 1/3 of the S&P 500 is expected to report led by Industrials, Financials and Tech: Tuesday 7/27 top names: KO GLW SPGI BA KLAC V STX BE PYPL UPS RCL CNC Wednesday 7/28: META MSFT HOOD ARM VRT GD PG A RATES | Jul 24, 2026, 05:13 PM UTC H Closing Bell Movers: Intel up 4% on Q2 earnings beat Mega-cap Tech weighed heavily on sentiment in Thursday's trading as elevated capex plans by Alphabet (GOOGL) and Tesla (TSLA) worried investors. Parent of Google fell 7% to trade at a 3-month lows, while Tesla shed 15%, RATES | Jul 24, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC H 3 Semiconductor Stocks to Buy After the Selloff — Bank of America’s Picks Three of the most important stocks in the artificial intelligence trade all set record highs on the same day, June 30. Three weeks later, they are down as much as 28%. Bank of America thinks that drop is the reason to bu EARNINGS | Jul 22, 2026, 06:25 PM UTC M LRCX -3.1%, MU -3.1%, KLAC -3%, AMAT -2.45%, INTC -2.85%, ARM -2.5%, SNDK -2.5%, MRVL -2.1%, AMD -2%, AVGO -1.6% semis weak in the premarket LRCX -3.1%, MU -3.1%, KLAC -3%, AMAT -2.45%, INTC -2.85%, ARM -2.5%, SNDK -2.5%, MRVL -2.1%, AMD -2%, AVGO -1.6% semis weak in the premarket, SMH down 1.8% has the QQQ underperforming -0.66% EQUITY | Jul 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC L NVDA lows turning negative around $202.50 as a few semis slip into the red QCOM SKHY MCHP and Equipment names down the most LRCX KLAC off ov NVDA lows turning negative around $202.50 as a few semis slip into the red QCOM SKHY MCHP and Equipment names down the most LRCX KLAC off over 2% EQUITY | Jul 20, 2026, 07:21 PM UTC L Largest discount to VWAP ESAB (-2.32%) IPGP (-2.01%) QXO (-2.01%) FTAI (-2%) WHR (-1.93%) CAVA (-1.87%) GTES (-1.85%) KLAC (-1.69%) BROS (-1 Largest discount to VWAP ESAB (-2.32%) IPGP (-2.01%) QXO (-2.01%) FTAI (-2%) WHR (-1.93%) CAVA (-1.87%) GTES (-1.85%) KLAC (-1.69%) BROS (-1.68%) LRCX (-1.67%) (Russell 1000 names) EQUITY | Jul 20, 2026, 06:31 PM UTC L KLAC PT raised from $200 to $260, maintains Outperform @ OPCO KLAC PT raised from $200 to $260, maintains Outperform @ OPCO EQUITY | Jul 16, 2026, 01:04 PM UTC H Semiconductor Sector Seeing Rising Wafer Fab Equipment Market 2028 Growth Projections, Morgan Stanley Says () -- The wafer fab equipment, or WFE, market's 2028 growth expectations have risen "significantly," with estimates reaching about $250 billion recently as the market is on track to hit $200 billion in 2027, Morgan Stanl EARNINGS | Jul 06, 2026, 03:27 PM UTC L Goldman Sachs Adjusts KLA Price Target to $230 From $155 () -- KLA (KLAC) has an average rating of overweight and mean price target of $227.27, according to analysts polled by FactSet. ( covers equity, commodity and economic research from major banks and research firms in Nort EQUITY | Jul 06, 2026, 01:56 PM UTC L Shares of wafer-related semiconductor companies are trading lower amid continued weakness after recent reports suggested that Meta will open Shares of wafer-related semiconductor companies are trading lower amid continued weakness after recent reports suggested that Meta will open a cloud business to sell excess AI compute. Also, weakness may reflect profit-t EARNINGS | Jul 02, 2026, 04:38 PM UTC L Here’s How Much You Would Have Made Owning KLA Stock In The Last 5 Years KLA (NASDAQ: KLAC ) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 39.22% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 50.7%. Currently, KLA has a market capitalization of $316.04 billion. Buying $1 EQUITY | Jul 02, 2026, 03:45 PM UTC L Shares of wafer-related semiconductor companies are trading lower amid profit-taking following the industry-wide rally for H1 2026. Shares of wafer-related semiconductor companies are trading lower amid profit-taking following the industry-wide rally for H1 2026. EARNINGS | Jul 01, 2026, 04:00 PM UTC L Shares of chip wafer-fabrication-related companies are trading higher after Susquehanna raised its price targets on several industry peers, Shares of chip wafer-fabrication-related companies are trading higher after Susquehanna raised its price targets on several industry peers, including Applied Materials and Lam Research. The firm raised its forecast for w EQUITY | Jun 30, 2026, 04:47 PM UTC H S&P 500 Futures Rise S&P 500 futures rise 0.79% after Micron Technology's strong quarterly earnings and ahead of key economic data releases EQUITY | Jun 25, 2026, 09:52 AM UTC H Bernstein: NVDA, AVGO Undervalued Bernstein names NVIDIA and Broadcom as top semiconductor picks, citing they remain unreasonably cheap despite sector's strong rally EQUITY | Jun 24, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC H TW: Export Orders +47.2% Y/Y Taiwan's export orders rise 47.2% year-over-year, with notable increases from the US and Europe EQUITY | Jun 23, 2026, 04:15 PM UTC M KLAC: Wells Fargo Raises Target Wells Fargo maintains overweight rating on KLA and raises price target to $305 EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 01:15 PM UTC M KLAC: PT Raised WFC raises KLAC price target to 305 EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC