KLA Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC)’s stock price has decreased by -2.45 compared to its previous closing price of 893.00. However, the company has seen a -0.10% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-06-18 that KLA (KLAC) closed at $871.16 in the latest trading session, marking a -2.45% move from the prior day.
Is It Worth Investing in KLA Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC) Right Now?
KLA Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 31.66x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for KLAC is at 1.39. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KLAC is 132.03M, and currently, shorts hold a 2.72% of that float. The average trading volume for KLAC on June 20, 2025 was 1.27M shares.
KLAC’s Market Performance
KLAC stock saw an increase of -0.10% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 10.69% and a quarterly increase of 21.06%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.21%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.93% for KLA Corp (KLAC). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 7.03% for KLAC stock, with a simple moving average of 22.07% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KLAC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KLAC stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for KLAC by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for KLAC in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $790 based on the research report published on May 20, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KLAC reach a price target of $800, previously predicting the price at $770. The rating they have provided for KLAC stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on May 01st, 2025.
Oppenheimer gave a rating of “Outperform” to KLAC, setting the target price at $700 in the report published on April 11th of the current year.
KLAC Trading at 16.79% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KLAC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.77% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KLAC starting from Higgins Bren D., who sale 1,019 shares at the price of $766.46 back on May 22 ’25. After this action, Higgins Bren D. now owns 27,779 shares of KLA Corp, valued at $781,023 using the latest closing price.
Higgins Bren D., the Officer of KLA Corp, proposed sale 1,019 shares at $766.46 during a trade that took place back on May 22 ’25, which means that Higgins Bren D. is holding shares at $781,023 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KLAC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.41 for the present operating margin
- 0.61 for the gross margin
The net margin for KLA Corp stands at 0.32. The total capital return value is set at 0.42. Equity return is now at value 104.10, with 24.52 for asset returns.
Based on KLA Corp (KLAC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.63. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.52. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 15.12.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.91 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.87. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 10.34. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.0for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.76. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.49.
Conclusion
In conclusion, KLA Corp (KLAC) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
