After Hours
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. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that KLA Announces Upcoming Investor Webcast.
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KLA Corp. is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Technology sector and is a part of the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. The current market capitalization of KLA Corp. is $94.11B. A total of 0.9 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 970.46K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Wilkinson Mary Beth sold 430 shares of KLAC for 550.00 per share on Nov 15 ’23. After the transaction, the EVP, CLO and Secretary now owns 6,364 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 22 ’23, 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 ’23 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 ’23. Company shares held by the Executive Vice President now total 23,815.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. KLA Corp. pays an annual dividend of $5.50, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.79%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.35. 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.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, KLAC has a high of $729.15 and a low of $355.88.
As of this writing, KLAC has an earnings estimate of $5.26 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 $4.83. 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
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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
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. 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.
