KLA Corporation $KLAC Stock Holdings Increased by Wellington Management Group LLP

Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) by 928.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,821,622 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 13,381,153 shares during the quarter. KLA comprises 0.8% of Wellington Management Group LLP’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Wellington Management Group LLP owned approximately 1.13% of KLA worth $4,471,832,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Monetary Management Group Inc. lifted its stake in KLA by 0.4% during the second quarter. Monetary Management Group Inc. now owns 3,773 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,380,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Tandem Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of KLA by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Tandem Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,043 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $934,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. WFA of San Diego LLC acquired a new position in shares of KLA in the 2nd quarter valued at about $90,000. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in shares of KLA by 13.8% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 5,118 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,584,000 after buying an additional 619 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Seven Mile Advisory bought a new stake in shares of KLA during the 3rd quarter valued at about $444,000. Institutional investors own 86.65% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KLAC has been the topic of several recent research reports. Scotiabank set a $200.00 price target on KLA in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a $195.00 price target (down from $220.00) on shares of KLA in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of KLA in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $245.00 target price on shares of KLA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $250.00 target price on KLA and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, KLA has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $223.70.

KLA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting KLA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KLA’s AI exposure remains a long-term support. Its process-control tools are viewed as important to improving yields in advanced packaging and increasingly complex semiconductor manufacturing. What KLA’s AI-Fueled Advanced Packaging Momentum Means For Shareholders
• Positive Sentiment: Recent quarterly results exceeded expectations: revenue reached $3.66 billion, up 15.2% year over year, while EPS topped consensus. Management’s next-quarter EPS guidance of $1.06–$1.26 also points to continued growth. Analysts cited by Zacks see meaningful potential upside, although price targets are not a guarantee. Wall Street Analysts Think KLA Could Surge
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary remains constructive on KLA’s role as a potential “yield bottleneck” beneficiary of AI chip production and advanced manufacturing investment. KLA: The AI Yield Bottleneck Is Becoming More Valuable
• Neutral Sentiment: There was no clear new company-specific catalyst. The move instead reflects broader weakness across chip-equipment names, including declines in major semiconductor stocks that weighed on the Nasdaq-100 ETF and KLAC.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors may have considered KLA’s strong earnings insufficient relative to elevated expectations; the stock sold off after its late-July report despite beating estimates. Comparisons with faster-growing semiconductor names also weakened its near-term appeal. KLAC vs. SNDK: Which Semiconductor Stock is a Better Buy Now?
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider activity is a headwind: KLA insiders reported open-market sales but no purchases over the past six months, including sales by senior executives. Investors also remain wary that export restrictions or weaker China demand could pressure sales and services.

Insider Transactions at KLA

In other news, CFO Bren D. Higgins sold 27,701 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $265.69, for a total transaction of $7,359,878.69. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 263,472 shares in the company, valued at $70,001,875.68. This represents a 9.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Virendra A. Kirloskar sold 4,504 shares of KLA stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.50, for a total transaction of $880,532.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 7,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,558,526. The trade was a 36.10% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 258,533 shares of company stock valued at $55,977,470 in the last ninety days. 91.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

KLA Price Performance

KLAC opened at $175.54 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $213.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $187.58. The company has a current ratio of 2.88, a quick ratio of 2.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. KLA Corporation has a 1 year low of $83.22 and a 1 year high of $307.37. The stock has a market cap of $229.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.87, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.45.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The semiconductor company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.05. KLA had a return on equity of 87.66% and a net margin of 35.57%.The company had revenue of $3.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.61 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.94 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. KLA has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.060-1.260 EPS. Analysts forecast that KLA Corporation will post 5.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

KLA Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Monday, August 17th will be issued a $0.23 dividend. This is an increase from KLA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 17th. KLA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.07%.

KLA Profile

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.