KLA Corporation (KLAC) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup · Temp Headwind edge
Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $1795.00 — A.R:R is negative (-0.8) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited.
KLA Corporation supplies process control and process-enabling equipment for semiconductor, PCB, and advanced packaging manufacturing across three segments: Semiconductor Process Control, Specialty Semiconductor Process, and PCB and Component Inspection. International revenues... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $1795.00 — A.R:R is negative (-0.8) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited. Chart setup: RSI 43 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 74d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — KLA Corporation
Latest news
- KLA (KLAC) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- KLA (KLAC) Is Up 5.2% After Expanding Share Buyback Authorization To US$11 Billion - Has The Bull Case Changed? - simply — simplywall.st positive
- Why Is KLA Corporation (KLAC) Stock Soaring Today - StockStory — StockStory positive
- KLA Corp Stock (KLAC) Moved Down by 4.13% on Apr 28: Facts Behind the Movement - TradingKey — TradingKey negative
- KLA Corporation (KLAC) Q1 Earnings: What To Expect - StockStory — StockStory neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCustomerTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited10-K Item 1: 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited' accounted for more than 10% of total revenues in fiscal years 2025, 2024 and 2023
- MEDIUMGeographicChina33%10-K Item 1A: 'Our revenue from sales of products and provision of services to customers in China was 33%, 43% and 27% for fiscal years 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $1795.00 — A.R:R is negative (-0.8) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited. Chart setup: RSI 43 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $1675.88. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $1898.15 (+5.3% upside). Prior stop was $1675.88. Stop-loss: $1675.88.
Concentration risk — Customer: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8.
KLA Corporation trades at a P/E of 51.0 (forward 36.2). TrendMatrix value score: 2.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
36 analysts cover KLAC with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $1852.
What does KLA Corporation do?KLA Corporation supplies process control and process-enabling equipment for semiconductor, PCB, and advanced packaging...
KLA Corporation supplies process control and process-enabling equipment for semiconductor, PCB, and advanced packaging manufacturing across three segments: Semiconductor Process Control, Specialty Semiconductor Process, and PCB and Component Inspection. International revenues accounted for approximately 89% of total revenues in fiscal 2025, with China representing 33% of revenues that year.