Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for KLA (KLAC)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of KLA (NASDAQ: KLAC) in the last few weeks:

• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $180.00 price target on the stock, up from $170.00.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA was given a new $215.00 price target by Susquehanna. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA was given a new $250.00 price target by Stifel Nicolaus. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA was given a new $245.00 price target by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $225.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $253.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $210.00 price target on the stock, up from $200.00.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a $195.00 price target on the stock, down from $220.00.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $325.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $270.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $200.00 to $238.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/28/2026 – KLA had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They now have a $230.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – KLA was given a new $240.00 price target by UBS Group AG. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – KLA had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC. They now have a $225.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/16/2026 – KLA had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have a $260.00 price target on the stock, up from $200.00.
• 7/15/2026 – KLA had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG. They now have a $255.00 price target on the stock, up from $218.00.
• 7/10/2026 – KLA had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $191.00 to $270.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – KLA had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $200.00 to $270.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/9/2026 – KLA had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $260.00 price target on the stock, up from $200.00.
• 7/6/2026 – KLA had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $190.00 to $274.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – KLA had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Susquehanna. They now have a $275.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – KLA was given a new $325.00 price target by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/23/2026 – KLA had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $210.00 to $317.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/22/2026 – KLA had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $305.00 price target on the stock, up from $210.00.
• 6/17/2026 – KLA had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 6/11/2026 – KLA had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC. They now have a $2,250.00 price target on the stock, up from $1,700.00.
• 6/10/2026 – KLA was given a new $2,500.00 price target by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/10/2026 – KLA was given a new $200.00 price target by Scotiabank.
• 6/10/2026 – KLA had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $250.00 price target on the stock, up from $200.00.
• 6/9/2026 – KLA had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG. They now have a $218.00 price target on the stock, up from $177.00.

KLA Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 18th were given a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 18th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. KLA’s payout ratio is 26.06%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Mary Beth Wilkinson sold 14,392 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.30, for a total transaction of $4,106,037.60. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 53,367 shares in the company, valued at $15,225,605.10. This trade represents a 21.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Bren D. Higgins sold 27,701 shares of KLA stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $265.69, for a total value of $7,359,878.69. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 263,472 shares in the company, valued at approximately $70,001,875.68. This trade represents a 9.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 132,333 shares of company stock valued at $29,547,170. Insiders own 91.48% of the company’s stock.

KLA is a provider of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related microelectronics industries. The company designs and manufactures equipment, software and services used by chipmakers to analyze and control manufacturing processes, detect defects, measure critical dimensions and improve yield across wafer fabrication, photomask and packaging operations. KLA’s offerings are aimed at enabling production of advanced logic, memory, and specialty devices at progressively smaller technology nodes and more complex package structures.

Its product portfolio includes optical and e-beam inspection systems, metrology tools for critical dimension and film measurement, mask and reticle inspection platforms, as well as enterprise software and data analytics that aggregate process data and drive automated process control.