Ava Harter Sells 4,000 Shares of Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) Stock

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) insider Ava Harter sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $232.50, for a total value of $930,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 54,705 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,718,912.50. This trade represents a 6.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Lam Research Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LRCX opened at $222.99 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $219.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $167.73. Lam Research Corporation has a 52-week low of $56.32 and a 52-week high of $256.68. The company has a market cap of $278.46 billion, a PE ratio of 45.69, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.10. Lam Research had a net margin of 30.22% and a return on equity of 62.81%. The firm had revenue of $5.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.23 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.91 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. Lam Research has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.250-1.450 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Lam Research Corporation will post 3.71 EPS for the current year.

Lam Research Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be paid a $0.26 dividend. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 4th. Lam Research’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.31%.

More Lam Research News

Here are the key news stories impacting Lam Research this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Lam’s recent financials and guidance support the recovery narrative: the company beat EPS and revenue estimates and issued upbeat quarterly guidance, giving investors confidence in demand cadence. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Operational news: Lam opened a Boise office to deepen R&D and manufacturing collaboration with Micron, reinforcing its role in memory and AI-related tool demand — a tangible growth catalyst if Micron’s capex continues. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/ratings flow is constructive (Zacks add to Strong Buy list and multiple firms lifting targets), which supports longer-term interest but doesn’t guarantee short-term moves. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management presented at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference — useful color on demand/timing but no new guidance that would immediately change the outlook. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Sector-triggered selling: memory and storage stocks plunged after overseas market moves and renewed energy-price concerns tied to geopolitical developments; that hit Lam intraday given its exposure to memory customers, creating volatility and downward pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: recent large sales by senior insiders (including the CFO’s multi‑million dollar Form 4) can prompt short-term investor concern and weigh on sentiment even though insiders retain substantial stakes. Read More.

Institutional Trading of Lam Research

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LRCX. PMV Capital Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Lam Research in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Stance Capital LLC bought a new stake in Lam Research during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new stake in Lam Research during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in Lam Research in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Lam Research in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. 84.61% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on LRCX shares. B. Riley Financial reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Lam Research in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Evercore set a $275.00 price objective on shares of Lam Research in a report on Thursday, January 29th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Lam Research from $170.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. UBS Group set a $300.00 price target on shares of Lam Research in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $320.00 price target (up from $265.00) on shares of Lam Research in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Lam Research has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $245.19.

About Lam Research

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.