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KLA Corporation

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 11% YoY at strong marginsStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesConsistent chatter on X (476/wk), no spike
$KLAC·$255B·Semiconductors·Technology
$165.74-5.0%YTD-85.4%1Y+50.8%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
KLKLAC
$KLACKLA Corporation
$165.74-5.00%476 posts1×
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On X

The complete picture of $KLAC on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

476X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $KLAC's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 64% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-15

KLAC continues climbing with $200 called as the next stop and Prosper Trading chartists flagging massive breakout potential. Subscription-chat trade alerts show KLAC hitting the first target.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $KLAC — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

The semiconductor process-control monopoly is coiling after a wild year of price action — 42% op margins and backlog surging on AI.

KLA Corporation is the near-monopoly in semiconductor process control — the metrology and inspection gear every leading-edge fab needs. The stock has had a volatile year, now coiling with 42% operating margins and a backlog surging on AI demand.

  • The business keeps printing: Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue of $3.4B at +11.5% YoY with 61% gross margins and 41% operating margins — these are semi-cap-equipment economics at their best, and the backlog is specifically building on AI demand.
  • The P&L leverage is clean: last four EPS beats at +5%, +2.5%, +1.1%, +2.3% — modest beats, but 2027 consensus EPS of $5.50 against a $206.89 stock gives a 38x forward multiple that would compress toward the sector 25x if growth confirms.
  • Insider selling is dramatic: CFO Wallace sold $12.4M on Sep 15 — a very large single-insider sale at the top of a volatile tape, which is the kind of signal bulls at 42x TTM have to answer.

Oct 28 Q1 fiscal 2027 earnings with the AI-WFE commentary firming plus the 2027 base case holding extends the move; another China export-control shock or a margin backslide and the premium compresses.

Agrees with X sentimentX is bullish on the $200 breakout call and the backlog-surge-on-AI narrative — both real and consistent with the Street research initiating buy coverage. The CFO Wallace $12.4M single-day sale on Sep 15 is the under-weighted counter-signal: at 42x trailing, that's a meaningful tell.

What to watch: Oct 28 fiscal Q1 2027 earnings — WFE base case commentary for 2027 ($215B is the Evercore raised figure), China exposure disclosure, and operating-margin trend above 41%. Any export-control shock or a margin backslide compresses the multiple sharply.

On the calendar: 2026-10-28 — fiscal Q1 2027 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes process control inspection and metrology equipment that semiconductor fabs use to monitor yield and detect defects.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Semiconductors sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $KLAC.

Semiconductors · Technology

No material change from last week — hyperscaler AI capex remains the structural driver with Blackwell supply still packaging-constrained. Jensen Huang publicly named memory bandwidth as AI's next bottleneck, reinforcing HBM3e pricing power. AVGO custom ASIC demand broadens AI beneficiaries beyond NVDA's GPU allocation.

What this means for $KLAC

Direct beneficiary — Makes process control inspection and metrology equipment that semiconductor fabs use to monitor yield and detect defects.; CoWoS/SoIC packaging is the Blackwell supply constraint, making OSATs a direct AI capex valve.

Top industry ETF

$SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF
+64.5%YTD
+57.2%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
54.1How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
36.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
42.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
19.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
89.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
61.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 28, 2026$1.05$1.00+5.0%
Q1 2026Apr 29, 2026$0.94$0.92+2.5%
Q4 2025Jan 29, 2026$0.89$0.88+1.1%
Q3 2025Oct 29, 2025$0.88$0.86+2.3%
Next earningsWed, Oct 28·consensus EPS $1.18

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY26$3.4B+11.5%61.1%41.2%$9.17$622.3M
Q2 FY26$3.3B+7.2%61.4%41.3%$8.73$1.3B
Q1 FY26$3.2B+13.0%61.3%41.7%$8.51$1.1B
Q4 FY25$3.2B+23.7%63.2%44.2%$9.11$1.1B

Forward consensus

6-year forecast · up to 20 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$13.5B$13.5B – $13.6B$3.71$3.69 – $3.7520
FY27$18.2B$17.4B – $18.8B$5.52$5.12 – $5.8418
FY28$21.8B$20.5B – $23.3B$6.80$5.96 – $7.6316
FY29$25.4B$23.3B – $29.5B$8.24$7.07 – $10.2811
FY30$27.8B$25.5B – $30.3B$8.60$7.71 – $9.648
FY31$31.8B$29.3B – $34.7B$10.15$9.10 – $11.388

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.4×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.0%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-11.3%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-82.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 1.3B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellSep 15Richard P WallaceCEO72.0K sh$12.4MSellAug 13Brian LorigEVP, KLA Global Services59.6K sh$12.4MSellAug 12Bren D. HigginsCFO31.5K sh$6.6MSellAug 11Richard P WallaceCEO87.6K sh$17.4MSellAug 11Ahmad A. KhanPresident33.2K sh$6.6MSellAug 10Virendra A KirloskarSVP & Chief Accounting Officer529 sh$108KSellAug 10Wilkinson Mary BethEVP, CLO and Secretary1.7K sh$340KSellAug 7Virendra A KirloskarSVP & Chief Accounting Officer2.4K sh$475KSellAug 7Wilkinson Mary BethEVP, CLO and Secretary21.8K sh$4.3MSellAug 5Wilkinson Mary BethEVP, CLO and Secretary13.8K sh$2.7M
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+ 51 other (35 inkinds · 11 awards · 5 others) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KCharter amendmentJun 128-K — Item 5.03: Charter amendment
AI summary

KLA Corporation effected a 10-for-1 forward stock split via a Delaware Charter Amendment that became effective at 11:59 PM ET on June 11, 2026, announced May 7, 2026; authorized shares proportionately increased from 500,000,000 to 5,000,000,000. This is a materially positive signal for retail accessibility — KLA's 10-for-1 split at its scale broadens the shareholder base and increases trading liquidity without changing underlying fundamentals.

+ 11 other (2 proxys · 2 routine 8-Ks · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 ARS) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

KLA Corporation $KLAC Shares Purchased by Assenagon Asset Management S.A.defenseworld.net·1d agoKLAC Surges 64.5% in a Year: Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold the Stock?zacks.com·2d agoKLA Corporation $KLAC Stock Bought by Sax Wealth Advisors LLCdefenseworld.net·2d ago17,235 KLA Corporation $KLAC Shares Purchased by First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.defenseworld.net·2d agoWall Street Analysts See a 27.86% Upside in KLA (KLAC): Can the Stock Really Move This High?zacks.com·3d ago

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