KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.47 EPS

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The semiconductor company reported $8.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.73 by $0.47, Zacks reports. KLA had a return on equity of 105.16% and a net margin of 28.92%. KLA updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 7.450-8.650 EPS.

KLA Stock Up 4.1 %

Shares of KLA stock traded up $29.46 during trading on Thursday, reaching $742.43. The stock had a trading volume of 1,672,897 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,288,288. The company has a current ratio of 2.13, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65. The company has a market capitalization of $99.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.27. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $671.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $718.50. KLA has a 52 week low of $581.70 and a 52 week high of $896.32.

KLA Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th were issued a dividend of $1.70 per share. This represents a $6.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 18th. This is a boost from KLA’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.45. KLA’s dividend payout ratio is 31.05%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KLAC has been the topic of several research reports. StockNews.com downgraded shares of KLA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of KLA from $800.00 to $795.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Barclays decreased their price objective on KLA from $750.00 to $700.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Needham & Company LLC upgraded KLA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $750.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on KLA from $665.00 to $780.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average 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.