Investors must take note of KLA Corp’s (KLAC) performance last week, which was -7.39%.

On Tuesday, KLA Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC) opened lower -0.74% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $620.26. Price fluctuations for KLAC have ranged from $527.11 to $896.32 over the past 52 weeks.

Annual sales at Technology sector company grew by 17.33% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 29.16% at the time writing. With a float of $133.60 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $134.43 million.

Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 15230 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 60.38%, operating margin of 38.76%, and the pretax margin is 33.34%.

KLA Corp (KLAC) Insider and Institutional Ownership

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of KLA Corp is 0.12%, while institutional ownership is 88.15%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 12 ’24, was worth 9,485,021. In this transaction President and CEO of this company sold 14,306 shares at a rate of $663.01, taking the stock ownership to the 90,347 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 12 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 14,306 for $663.01, making the entire transaction worth $9,485,021.

KLA Corp (KLAC) Latest Financial update

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 29.16% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 15.04% during the next five years compared to 22.04% growth over the previous five years of trading.

KLA Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for KLA Corp (KLAC). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.44. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 8.04. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 26.14.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 21.90, a number that is poised to hit 7.79 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 33.02 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of KLA Corp (KLAC)

KLA Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC) saw its 5-day average volume 1.4 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 0.97 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 6.74%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 21.48.

During the past 100 days, KLA Corp’s (KLAC) raw stochastic average was set at 2.18%, which indicates a significant decrease from 7.37% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 31.62% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 55.48% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $717.28, while its 200-day Moving Average is $735.47. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $619.58 in the near term. At $623.50, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $628.59. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $610.57, it is likely to go to the next support level at $605.48. The third support level lies at $601.56 if the price breaches the second support level.

KLA Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC) Key Stats

There are currently 133,760K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 82.35 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 9,812 M according to its annual income of 2,762 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 2,842 M and its income totaled 945,850 K.