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KLA Corporation

KLAC · Nasdaq

Analyst Consensus

Buy

24 analysts

$169

Current

—

Low

$245

Average

—

High

Average target implies +44.89% versus the current price.

Analyst Ratings Synthesis

The supplied consensus is Buy across 24 analysts, with a mean price target of $245; the low and high targets are unavailable, so the breadth of the target distribution cannot be measured. Other aggregator snippets show averages of $240.55 at TipRanks and $222.22 at MarketBeat, but they do not identify individual contributors. The most bearish named stance is Susquehanna’s Neutral rating with a $215 target, reduced from $275. The evidence identifies no named most-bullish analyst. No dated revision clearly falls within the reported week; the only documented direction is negative, from Susquehanna’s target cut. The substantive disagreement is whether AI-driven demand and earnings growth justify KLA’s valuation.

Rating Actions

No individual rating actions have been captured for KLACyet. Consensus figures above come from Nasdaq's aggregate feed.

Rating actions are extracted from published reporting. Each row links to its source.

Research Reports

Links to freely available third-party research. Outlook labels are our classification of each article's stance, not a rating of our own.

Covering Firms

B OF A GLBL RES

BARCLAYS CAPITA

BERENBERG BANK

CANTOR FITZGERA

CITIGROUP

CO FORECST

DBS BANK

EVERCORE ISI

EXANE BNP PARIB

GOLDMAN SACHS

JEFFERIES & CO.

JP MORGAN SECUR

KEYBANC CAP MKT

MORGAN STANLEY

NEEDHAM & CO.

NEW STREET RESE

RAYMOND JAMES

STIFEL NICOLAUS

SUSQUEHANNA

TD COWEN

UBS

WELLS FARGO SEC

WOLFE RESEARCH

ZACKS RESEARCH

Symbol: KLAC
Type: Stock
Sector: Technology
Industry: Optical Instruments & Lenses
Exchange: Nasdaq

KLA Corporation ('KLA') develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging and printed circuit boards. In close collaboration with leading customers across the globe, our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers design solutions that move the world forward.

Key Issues

Bullish view

AI-chip production and advanced manufacturing requirements should support demand for KLA’s inspection and process-control tools. Supplied coverage specifically identifies AI chip demand as a potential source of stock strength.

Bearish view

The evidence shows sector enthusiasm rather than a company-specific order or guidance update. If AI-related semiconductor investment slows, the current demand argument may not translate into KLA revenue growth.

Analyst Consensus

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Buy

24 analysts

$169

Current

—

Low

$245

Average

—

High

Average target implies +44.89% versus the current price.

Earnings History

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