Boston Trust Walden Corp Sells 6,572 Shares of KLA Corporation $KLAC

Boston Trust Walden Corp decreased its holdings in shares of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) by 11.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 53,432 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 6,572 shares during the quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings in KLA were worth $57,632,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of KLA in the first quarter worth $26,473,000. Dorsey Wright & Associates bought a new position in KLA in the 2nd quarter worth about $292,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of KLA by 37.7% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 41,784 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,400,000 after acquiring an additional 11,442 shares in the last quarter. BLI Banque de Luxembourg Investments boosted its position in shares of KLA by 631.6% during the 2nd quarter. BLI Banque de Luxembourg Investments now owns 15,290 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $13,603,000 after acquiring an additional 13,200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of KLA by 9.3% during the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 16,370 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $11,128,000 after purchasing an additional 1,389 shares in the last quarter. 86.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KLAC has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of KLA from $1,000.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Berenberg Bank raised their price objective on shares of KLA from $1,010.00 to $1,460.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. New Street Research lifted their price objective on shares of KLA from $980.00 to $1,230.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Citigroup increased their target price on KLA from $1,060.00 to $1,450.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on KLA from $1,000.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,275.54.

KLA Stock Performance

NASDAQ KLAC opened at $1,260.39 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,197.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1,035.91. KLA Corporation has a 12-month low of $551.33 and a 12-month high of $1,286.81. The firm has a market cap of $165.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.57, a PEG ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.88, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The semiconductor company reported $8.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.47 by $0.34. The company had revenue of $3.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.17 billion. KLA had a return on equity of 107.26% and a net margin of 33.83%.KLA’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $7.33 EPS. KLA has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 7.920-9.480 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that KLA Corporation will post 31.59 EPS for the current year.

KLA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th were issued a $1.90 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 17th. This represents a $7.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. KLA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.86%.

Insider Buying and Selling at KLA

In related news, CFO Bren D. Higgins sold 2,254 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,237.01, for a total transaction of $2,788,220.54. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 32,154 shares in the company, valued at $39,774,819.54. This represents a 6.55% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Richard P. Wallace sold 10,803 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,203.10, for a total transaction of $12,997,089.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 81,211 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $97,704,954.10. The trade was a 11.74% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 91.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

KLA Company 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.