Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for KLA (KLAC)

KLA (NASDAQ: KLAC) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 7/31/2026 – KLA had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/30/2026 – KLA was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $180.00 price target on the stock, up from $170.00.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA was given a new $215.00 price target by Susquehanna. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA was given a new $250.00 price target by Stifel Nicolaus. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA was given a new $245.00 price target by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $225.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $253.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $210.00 price target on the stock, up from $200.00.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a $195.00 price target on the stock, down from $220.00.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $325.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $270.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – KLA had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $200.00 to $238.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/28/2026 – KLA had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They now have a $230.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – KLA was given a new $240.00 price target by UBS Group AG. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – KLA had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC. They now have a $225.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/16/2026 – KLA had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have a $260.00 price target on the stock, up from $200.00.
• 7/15/2026 – KLA had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG. They now have a $255.00 price target on the stock, up from $218.00.
• 7/10/2026 – KLA had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $191.00 to $270.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – KLA had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $200.00 to $270.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/9/2026 – KLA had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $260.00 price target on the stock, up from $200.00.
• 7/6/2026 – KLA had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $190.00 to $274.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – KLA had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Susquehanna. They now have a $275.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – KLA was given a new $325.00 price target by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/23/2026 – KLA had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $210.00 to $317.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/22/2026 – KLA had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $305.00 price target on the stock, up from $210.00.

KLA Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be given a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 17th. This is a positive change from KLA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. KLA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.07%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Richard P. Wallace sold 87,568 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.95, for a total transaction of $17,421,653.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 778,944 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $154,970,908.80. This represents a 10.11% 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, EVP Mary Beth Wilkinson sold 13,802 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.50, for a total value of $2,698,291.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 22,110 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,322,505. This trade represents a 38.43% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 258,533 shares of company stock valued at $55,977,470 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 91.48% of the company’s stock.

KLA is a provider of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related microelectronics industries. The company designs and manufactures equipment, software and services used by chipmakers to analyze and control manufacturing processes, detect defects, measure critical dimensions and improve yield across wafer fabrication, photomask and packaging operations. KLA’s offerings are aimed at enabling production of advanced logic, memory, and specialty devices at progressively smaller technology nodes and more complex package structures.

Its product portfolio includes optical and e-beam inspection systems, metrology tools for critical dimension and film measurement, mask and reticle inspection platforms, as well as enterprise software and data analytics that aggregate process data and drive automated process control.