After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that KLA Announces Upcoming Investor Webcast.
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This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry segment, falling under the Technology sector. The current market capitalization of KLA Corp. is $97.07B. A total of 0.75 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 953.63K shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, KLAC 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 29 BUYs and 93 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 120,957 shares during that period but sold 247,923.
In the most recent transaction, Wilkinson Mary Beth sold 430 shares of KLAC for 550.00 per share on Nov 15. After the transaction, the EVP, CLO and Secretary now owns 6,364 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 22, Wilkinson Mary Beth sold 3,155 shares at 451.51 per share. KLAC shares that EVP, CLO and Secretary owns now total 6,794.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Hanley Jeneanne Michelle disposed of 500 shares on Sep 06 at a per-share price of $508.97. This resulted in the Director holding 3,054 shares of KLAC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Donzella Oreste sold 2,633 shares at $507.01 per share on Sep 05. Company shares held by the Executive Vice President now total 23,815.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. KLA Corp. pays an annual dividend of $5.50, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.77%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 36.46. KLAC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/15/2024 when it declared a $1.45 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/1/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/1/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/14/2023. The KLAC stock dividend was $1.45 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, KLAC has a high of $719.22 and a low of $355.88.
As of this writing, KLAC has an earnings estimate of $5.31 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17 estimates, with a high estimate of $5.6 per share and a lower estimate of $5.26. The company reported an EPS of $5.74 in the last quarter, which was 6.30% higher than expectations of $5.4.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. KLAC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.71B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $6.77B in debt and $2.87B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $22.50, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.40B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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 KLAC is Buy with a score of 3.95.
