KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Updates Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) updated its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 7.450-8.650 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 7.470. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.9 billion-$3.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.9 billion.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on KLAC shares. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of KLA from $746.00 to $703.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on KLA from $850.00 to $759.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Needham & Company LLC raised KLA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $750.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on shares of KLA from $760.00 to $725.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of KLA from $665.00 to $780.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $812.47.

KLA Trading Up 4.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ KLAC traded up $29.46 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $742.43. 1,703,992 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,289,157. The business has a 50 day moving average of $671.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $718.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $99.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.90, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.27. KLA has a 1 year low of $581.70 and a 1 year high of $896.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $7.73 by $0.47. KLA had a net margin of 28.92% and a return on equity of 105.16%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that KLA will post 30.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KLA Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 18th. This is a boost from KLA’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.45. KLA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.05%.

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.