After Hours
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Lam Research Corporation Announces Participation at Upcoming Conference.
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Lam Research Corp. is listed on the NASDAQ in the Technology sector while operating in the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. The current market capitalization of Lam Research Corp. is $122.02B. A total of 0.63 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.05M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, LRCX has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 25 BUYs and 54 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 39,096 shares during that period but sold 63,827.
In the most recent transaction, Fernandes Neil J sold 2,161 shares of LRCX for 828.33 per share on Feb 01. After the transaction, the Senior Vice President now owns 9,908 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 03, ARCHER TIMOTHY sold 10,524 shares at 732.00 per share. LRCX shares that President and CEO owns now total 86,449.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Hahn Ava disposed of 2,342 shares on Jan 03 at a per-share price of $732.00. This resulted in the Chief Legal Officer & SVP holding 3,433 shares of LRCX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, TALWALKAR ABHIJIT Y sold 882 shares at $768.75 per share on Jan 02. Company shares held by the Director now total 11,604.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Lam Research Corp. pays an annual dividend of $7.45, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.80%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.98. LRCX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/12/2024 when it declared a $2.00 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/3/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/3/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 12/12/2023. The LRCX stock dividend was $2.00 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for LRCX in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $902.39 with high estimates of $980.00 and low estimates of $740.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LRCX has a high of $955.99 and a low of $467.02.
As of this writing, LRCX has an earnings estimate of $7.26 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 20 estimates, with a high estimate of $7.61 per share and a lower estimate of $6.31. The company reported an EPS of $6.85 in the last quarter, which was 11.90% higher than expectations of $6.12.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. LRCX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $3.66B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $5.01B in debt and $4.56B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $62.63, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.28B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LRCX is Buy with a score of 4.20.
