KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Releases Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 7.150-8.350 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 7.780. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.8 billion-$3.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.0 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on KLAC shares. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on KLA from $870.00 to $800.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 6th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of KLA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on shares of KLA from $680.00 to $675.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 11th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of KLA from $900.00 to $765.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on KLA from $960.00 to $900.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 16th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, KLA presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $816.63.

KLA Trading Down 3.7 %

Shares of KLAC opened at $630.77 on Thursday. KLA has a 1-year low of $542.41 and a 1-year high of $896.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.48. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $666.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $747.29. The company has a market capitalization of $84.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.27.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The semiconductor company reported $7.33 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.03 by $0.30. KLA had a return on equity of 105.16% and a net margin of 28.92%. The company had revenue of $2.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $5.74 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that KLA will post 30.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KLA Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th were issued a $1.70 dividend. This represents a $6.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 18th. This is an increase from KLA’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.45. KLA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.05%.

KLA Company Profile

KLA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB and Component Inspection.