Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. Boosts Holdings in Lam Research Corporation $LRCX

Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) by 12.6% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 128,608 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 14,361 shares during the quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.’s holdings in Lam Research were worth $17,221,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in LRCX. Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new stake in shares of Lam Research in the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC bought a new stake in Lam Research during the third quarter valued at about $41,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Lam Research in the third quarter worth about $44,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Lam Research in the second quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Delos Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Lam Research during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. 84.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Lam Research News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Lam Research this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company fundamentals remain strong — Lam beat January quarter revenue and EPS and issued solid near?term guidance, supporting the recovery narrative for equipment demand. MarketBeat LRCX summary
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street price?target consensus implies ~25% upside, reflecting positive earnings?estimate revisions and continued buy?side optimism — this can attract longer?term buyers despite intraday weakness. Analyst upside article
• Positive Sentiment: Technicals show a bullish short?term setup: LRCX recently cleared its 50?day moving average and hit an intraday trading signal/high, which can support bounce attempts and short covering. 50-day moving average article Intraday signal
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic expansion: a new Boise office to deepen collaboration with Micron highlights operational ties to memory/AI demand but is a longer?term positive rather than an immediate catalyst. Boise expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Management presented at industry conferences; no material new guidance was disclosed — useful for color but unlikely to move shares alone. Conference presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical and energy?cost fears are driving a sector selloff: analysts and traders worry higher LNG/energy prices and geopolitical risk could raise South Korean fab costs, pressuring customers’ capex economics and reducing equipment demand. Fab cost concerns article
• Negative Sentiment: Supply?chain disruption concerns tied to the Middle East conflict have triggered near?term selling in semiconductor equipment names, including Lam. Supply chain concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Notable insider selling (CFO and other insiders sold shares in early March) has amplified short?term pressure and investor caution, contributing to the intra?week decline. Insider selling report
• Negative Sentiment: The stock recently underperformed peers in short?window comparisons, which can trigger momentum and algorithmic selling during weak market breadth. Underperformance note

Lam Research Stock Down 3.7%

LRCX opened at $214.68 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $268.09 billion, a PE ratio of 43.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.77. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $220.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $168.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Lam Research Corporation has a 52 week low of $56.32 and a 52 week high of $256.68.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $5.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.23 billion. Lam Research had a return on equity of 62.81% and a net margin of 30.22%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.91 earnings per share. Lam Research has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.250-1.450 EPS. Analysts forecast that Lam Research Corporation will post 3.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lam Research Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be given a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 4th. Lam Research’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.31%.

Insider Activity at Lam Research

In other Lam Research news, CFO Douglas R. Bettinger sold 50,057 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.03, for a total transaction of $11,214,269.71. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,081,705 shares in the company, valued at $242,334,371.15. This trade represents a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Ava Harter sold 4,000 shares of Lam Research stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $232.50, for a total transaction of $930,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 54,705 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,718,912.50. The trade was a 6.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 130,886 shares of company stock valued at $29,658,802. 0.31% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Citic Securities raised their target price on shares of Lam Research from $165.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Evercore set a $275.00 price objective on shares of Lam Research in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Lam Research from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Barclays set a $250.00 price target on Lam Research in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on Lam Research from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $245.19.

Lam Research Company Profile

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) is a global supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Founded in 1980 by David K. Lam and headquartered in Fremont, California, the company develops and manufactures systems used in multiple stages of semiconductor device production, including thin film deposition, plasma etch, wafer cleaning and related process modules and automation.

Lam’s product portfolio covers core process technologies employed by logic and memory manufacturers, with equipment designed to support advanced-node patterning, 3D NAND and other emerging device architectures.