Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Has $257.77 Million Stake in Lam Research Corporation $LRCX

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH trimmed its holdings in Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) by 6.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,499,069 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 98,734 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Lam Research were worth $257,773,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Lam Research by 6,769.0% in the fourth quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 210,534 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,039,000 after purchasing an additional 207,469 shares in the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC raised its holdings in Lam Research by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 16,189 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,771,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. WealthCollab LLC raised its holdings in Lam Research by 29.3% during the fourth quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 243 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Family Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Lam Research during the fourth quarter worth about $279,000. Finally, Optas LLC raised its holdings in Lam Research by 12.3% during the fourth quarter. Optas LLC now owns 6,586 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,127,000 after acquiring an additional 722 shares in the last quarter. 84.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LRCX has been the topic of several analyst reports. Argus upped their target price on Lam Research from $175.00 to $280.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Lam Research from $254.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, April 6th. Citic Securities upped their target price on Lam Research from $165.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Summit Insights upgraded Lam Research from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Lam Research in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Twenty-seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Lam Research presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $247.26.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Ava Harter sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $232.50, for a total transaction of $930,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 54,705 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,718,912.50. This represents a 6.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Douglas R. Bettinger sold 50,057 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.03, for a total value of $11,214,269.71. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,081,705 shares in the company, valued at $242,334,371.15. This represents a 4.42% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 130,886 shares of company stock valued at $29,658,802. 0.31% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Lam Research Price Performance

NASDAQ:LRCX opened at $258.37 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $233.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $196.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $322.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.78. Lam Research Corporation has a 12-month low of $62.56 and a 12-month high of $273.50.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $5.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.23 billion. Lam Research had a return on equity of 62.81% and a net margin of 30.22%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.91 earnings per share. Lam Research has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.250-1.450 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Lam Research Corporation will post 5.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Lam Research Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th were given a $0.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 4th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Lam Research’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.31%.

Lam Research Profile

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) is a global supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Founded in 1980 by David K. Lam and headquartered in Fremont, California, the company develops and manufactures systems used in multiple stages of semiconductor device production, including thin film deposition, plasma etch, wafer cleaning and related process modules and automation.

Lam’s product portfolio covers core process technologies employed by logic and memory manufacturers, with equipment designed to support advanced-node patterning, 3D NAND and other emerging device architectures.