KLA (KLAC) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) is anticipated to release its earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, January 30th. Analysts expect KLA to post earnings of $7.73 per share and revenue of $2,949,994.97 billion for the quarter. KLA has set its Q2 guidance at $7.15-8.35 EPS and its Q2 2025 guidance at 7.150-8.350 EPS.Persons that are interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The semiconductor company reported $7.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.03 by $0.30. KLA had a net margin of 28.92% and a return on equity of 105.16%. The company had revenue of $2.84 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.75 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $5.74 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect KLA to post $30 EPS for the current fiscal year and $31 EPS for the next fiscal year.

KLA Stock Down 6.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ KLAC opened at $702.71 on Tuesday. KLA has a 12-month low of $581.70 and a 12-month high of $896.32. The company has a market capitalization of $93.99 billion, a PE ratio of 32.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.48. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $666.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $720.69.

KLA Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 18th were given a $1.70 dividend. This represents a $6.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 18th. This is a positive change from KLA’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.45. KLA’s payout ratio is currently 31.05%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen cut their price objective on shares of KLA from $760.00 to $725.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of KLA from $850.00 to $759.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Needham & Company LLC raised shares of KLA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $750.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. StockNews.com lowered shares of KLA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of KLA from $665.00 to $780.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $812.47.

About KLA

KLA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB and Component Inspection.