KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Shares Unloaded Rep. Val T. Hoyle

Representative Val T. Hoyle (D-Oregon) recently sold shares of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC). In a filing disclosed on October 10th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in KLA stock on September 23rd. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “FIDELITY ROLLOVER IRA” account.

Representative Val T. Hoyle also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Transdigm Group (NYSE:TDG) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of NIKE (NYSE:NKE) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Pentair (NYSE:PNR) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Heico (NYSE:HEI.A) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Target (NYSE:TGT) on 9/23/2025.

KLA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:KLAC opened at $982.75 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. KLA Corporation has a twelve month low of $551.33 and a twelve month high of $1,155.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $963.94 and its 200-day moving average is $851.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $129.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.34, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.50.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $9.38 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.53 by $0.85. The business had revenue of $3.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.08 billion. KLA had a return on equity of 112.41% and a net margin of 33.41%.KLA’s quarterly revenue was up 23.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $6.60 EPS. KLA has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 7.760-9.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that KLA Corporation will post 31.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

KLA Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 18th were given a dividend of $1.90 per share. This represents a $7.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 18th. KLA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.01%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KLAC. Activest Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of KLA by 4,100.0% during the 1st quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Ulland Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of KLA during the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. Alpine Bank Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of KLA during the 1st quarter worth $35,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of KLA during the 1st quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Saudi Central Bank bought a new position in shares of KLA during the 1st quarter worth $36,000. Institutional investors own 86.65% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at KLA

In other KLA news, CEO Richard P. Wallace sold 10,801 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $913.68, for a total value of $9,868,657.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 92,818 shares in the company, valued at $84,805,950.24. This trade represents a 10.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Ahmad A. Khan sold 13,716 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $881.50, for a total value of $12,090,654.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 27,372 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,128,418. This represents a 33.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 32,566 shares of company stock worth $29,313,522. 91.48% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Citigroup increased their price target on KLA from $1,035.00 to $1,060.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Oppenheimer increased their price target on KLA from $740.00 to $950.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. UBS Group increased their price target on KLA from $775.00 to $960.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their target price on KLA from $800.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $950.00 target price (up from $850.00) on shares of KLA in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and thirteen have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $973.16.

About Representative Hoyle

Val Hoyle (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Hoyle (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Val Hoyle was born in California and lives in Springfield, Oregon. Hoyle graduated from Merrimack High School. She earned a B.A. in political science from Emmanuel College in 1992. Her career experience includes working as a director at United Way of Lane County, a policy fellow at Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, and a commissioner at the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. Hoyle has also worked in domestic and international sales, as well as manufacturing distribution.

About KLA

KLA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB and Component Inspection.