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Lam Research Corporation

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 24% YoY at strong marginsStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesConsistent chatter on X (667/wk), no spike
$LRCX·$330B·Semiconductors·Technology
$263.94-4.9%YTD+69.3%1Y+85.4%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
LRLRCX
$LRCXLam Research Corporation
$263.94-4.87%667 posts1×
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On X

Top X posts

The complete picture of $LRCX 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.

667X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $LRCX'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 55% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-14

Lam Research got a Berenberg PT raise to $420 from $350 (Buy) as the firm lifted 2026 WFE spending to $164B and 2027 to $205B. Evercore ISI also lifted its 2027 WFE base case to $215B. Chartists like the weekly setup, and Perplexity ranks LRCX among the three names with more upside than NVDA. No visible bear voice.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

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

Lam Research is the picks-and-shovels of memory — Berenberg's PT raise to $420 says WFE spending is on a step-change higher.

Lam Research makes the deposition and etch equipment every advanced-node chip fab needs to run. The stock has nearly doubled YTD as HBM and advanced-packaging WFE spending accelerated faster than the sell-side modeled.

  • The economics are elite: Q1 revenue +24% YoY at a 34% operating margin and ROIC of 43% — this is one of the cleanest WFE operating models in the market, and growth has reaccelerated meaningfully.
  • The sell-side is catching up: Berenberg raised PT to $420 after lifting 2026 WFE to $164B and 2027 to $205B, with Evercore ISI at $215B 2027 base case — these are step-change estimate revisions that typically precede another leg of multiple expansion.
  • 52-week range position is 68% with vol at the 30-day average — the stock is consolidating between a strong earnings print and the Oct 21 next one, not stretched.

Oct 21 Q1 is the gate — any management confirmation of the sell-side WFE build plus a strong booking trajectory extends the move. A soft bookings print or memory-capex guide cut and the stock pulls back for the first real test since the breakout.

Agrees with X sentimentThe thread has the right drivers — Berenberg's PT raise, the Evercore WFE revision, the weekly chart setup, and the Perplexity relative-upside ranking — and all are substantively grounded in sell-side revisions, not pure vibes.

What to watch: Oct 21 Q1 — bookings growth, HBM and advanced-packaging mix, 2027 WFE commentary. A memory-capex guide cut or soft bookings print is the invalidator; strong HBM commentary extends the move.

On the calendar: 2026-10-21 — Q1 earnings

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What it does

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

Makes etch and thin-film deposition equipment critical for advanced memory and logic semiconductor manufacturing.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

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 $LRCX

Direct beneficiary — Makes etch and thin-film deposition equipment critical for advanced memory and logic semiconductor manufacturing.; leading-edge node investments at TSMC/Samsung/Intel convert directly to equipment and materials revenue.

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
56.5How 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
42.8%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
34.3%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
1.7%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
17.5Same 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
65.8%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
50.0%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
0.4Total 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 29, 2026$1.82$1.69+7.7%
Q1 2026Apr 22, 2026$1.47$1.36+8.1%
Q4 2025Jan 28, 2026$1.27$1.17+8.5%
Q3 2025Oct 22, 2025$1.26$1.22+3.3%
Next earningsWed, Oct 21·consensus EPS $2.18

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY26$5.8B+23.8%49.8%35.0%$1.46$809.8M
Q2 FY26$5.3B+22.1%49.6%33.9%$1.27$1.7B
Q1 FY26$5.3B+27.7%50.4%34.4%$1.24$1.6B
Q4 FY25$5.2B+33.6%50.1%33.7%$1.35$2.4B

Forward consensus

10-year forecast · up to 25 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$23.2B$23.1B – $23.4B$5.69$5.65 – $5.7425
FY27$34.9B$31.5B – $37.1B$9.50$8.58 – $10.2123
FY27$30.8B$28.1B – $33.3B$8.06$7.39 – $8.9424
FY28$41.9B$37.6B – $45.9B$11.95$10.21 – $13.6320
FY28$35.9B$25.9B – $47.2B$9.80$7.06 – $14.8622
FY29$47.7B$41.6B – $56.3B$14.16$11.47 – $18.2915
FY29$40.8B$39.1B – $44.0B$11.36$11.25 – $11.465
FY30$48.1B$41.4B – $53.7B$14.10$11.55 – $16.247
FY30$44.9B$39.5B – $52.5B$13.22$11.16 – $16.104
FY31$55.7B$48.0B – $62.3B$17.30$14.17 – $19.9311

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.1.3×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.42%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.-14.6%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.-6.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 1.2B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.9% 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.β1.855-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

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

Recent transactions

SellSep 9Timothy ArcherCEO30.0K sh$9.6MSellSep 9Bethany MayerDirector9.6K sh$3.0MSellSep 2Seshasayee VaradarajanPresident59.8K sh$17.4MSellAug 31Ava HarterChief Legal Officer5.0K sh$1.5MSellAug 6Timothy ArcherCEO30.0K sh$9.0MSellJul 13Abhijit Y TalwalkarDirector18.3K sh$6.1MSellJul 2Timothy ArcherCEO30.0K sh$11.7MSellJun 12Eric BrandtDirector54.5K sh$20.0MSellJun 11Eric BrandtDirector33.3K sh$11.5MSellJun 1Neil J FernandesPresident7.7K sh$2.4M
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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-KOfficer or director changeAug 278-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Lam Research Corporation disclosed that board members Sohail U. Ahmed and Michael R. Cannon each notified the board of their decisions to retire, effective November 2, 2026, reducing board size from 12 to 10. Ahmed served approximately seven years across audit, compensation, and technology committees; Cannon served approximately 16 years, including 12 on the audit committee and seven as chair of the nominating/governance committee. No strategic rationale or replacements were announced. This is a routine board transition with no operational impact.

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Recent news

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

Lam Research (LRCX) Q1 Earnings Preview: What You Should Know Beyond the Headline Estimateszacks.com·18h agoSummary Of Dividend Announcements: Q3 2026seekingalpha.com·2d agoPolen Focus Growth Portfolio Q3 2026 Portfolio Updateseekingalpha.com·2d agoLam Research (LRCX) Dips More Than Broader Market: What You Should Knowzacks.com·2d agoWall Street Analysts See a 25.6% Upside in Lam Research (LRCX): Can the Stock Really Move This High?zacks.com·3d ago

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