KLA (KLAC) Set to Release Earnings on Wednesday

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) is projected to post its Q1 2027 results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 28th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.19 per share and revenue of $4.04 billion for the quarter. Individuals may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q1 2027 earnings report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The semiconductor company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $3.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.61 billion. KLA had a return on equity of 87.66% and a net margin of 35.57%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.94 EPS. On average, analysts expect KLA to post $5.43 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6.63 EPS for the next fiscal year.

KLA Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of KLAC stock opened at $149.21 on Tuesday. KLA has a fifty-two week low of $107.20 and a fifty-two week high of $307.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $194.72 billion, a PE ratio of 38.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 2.03 and a current ratio of 2.88. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $182.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $181.30.

KLA Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Monday, August 17th were issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. This is a positive change from KLA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 17th. KLA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.07%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KLAC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $270.00 target price on shares of KLA in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of KLA in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of KLA from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $245.00 price objective on shares of KLA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $227.00 price objective on shares of KLA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $221.26.

Insider Activity

In other KLA news, EVP Brian Lorig sold 59,586 shares of KLA stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $208.13, for a total value of $12,401,634.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 77,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,167,746.53. The trade was a 43.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Virendra A. Kirloskar sold 4,504 shares of KLA stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.50, for a total transaction of $880,532.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 7,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,558,526. The trade was a 36.10% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 243,339 shares of company stock worth $46,903,454 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 79.39% of the company’s stock.

KLA Company Profile

KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) develops process control, inspection and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing industries. Its technologies help manufacturers identify defects, measure critical dimensions and monitor production processes to improve quality, reliability and manufacturing efficiency.

The company’s product portfolio includes wafer and reticle inspection systems, metrology and measurement tools, defect review and classification systems, and software for analyzing manufacturing data.