Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX – Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The semiconductor company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.05, Briefing.com reports. The company had revenue of $4.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.06 billion. Lam Research had a net margin of 25.68% and a return on equity of 48.71%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $6.85 EPS. Lam Research updated its Q2 guidance to $0.77-0.97 EPS and its Q2 2025 guidance to 0.770-0.970 EPS.
Lam Research Stock Up 3.6 %
Shares of LRCX stock traded up $2.64 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $75.50. 10,213,315 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,212,615. Lam Research has a fifty-two week low of $57.44 and a fifty-two week high of $113.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.97. The company has a market capitalization of $9.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 2.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.47. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $89.94.
Lam Research Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 17th were issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 17th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.22%. Lam Research’s dividend payout ratio is presently 3.38%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CAO Christina Correia sold 647 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $817.51, for a total transaction of $528,928.97. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 4,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,488,315.17. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.32% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Lam Research Company Profile
Lam Research Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, refurbishes, and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. The company offers ALTUS systems to deposit conformal films for tungsten metallization applications; SABRE electrochemical deposition products for copper interconnect transition that offers copper damascene manufacturing; SOLA ultraviolet thermal processing products for film treatments; and VECTOR plasma-enhanced CVD ALD products.
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