KLA (KLAC) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) is projected 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.Parties interested in listening to the company’s 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 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $2.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.75 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $5.74 EPS. KLA’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 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:KLAC opened at $702.71 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $666.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $720.69. KLA has a 12 month low of $581.70 and a 12 month high of $896.32. 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 has a market capitalization of $93.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.27.

KLA Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, November 18th were paid a dividend of $1.70 per share. This is a positive change from KLA’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.45. This represents a $6.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 18th. KLA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.05%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KLAC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of KLA from $620.00 to $655.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of KLA from $665.00 to $780.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of KLA from $890.00 to $750.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $925.00 price objective on shares of KLA in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective 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. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, KLA has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.