Lam Research Corporation $LRCX Shares Sold by Capstone Financial Advisors Inc.

Capstone Financial Advisors Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) by 37.2% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,183 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,294 shares during the quarter. Capstone Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Lam Research were worth $212,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. IMG Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Lam Research in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. REAP Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Lam Research during the second quarter worth about $31,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust lifted its holdings in shares of Lam Research by 111.1% in the second quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 380 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lam Research in the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Lam Research in the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.61% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LRCX has been the subject of several research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $170.00 price objective on shares of Lam Research in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Citigroup boosted their price target on Lam Research from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Lam Research from $113.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Lam Research from $135.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Lam Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Lam Research has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $149.04.

Lam Research Stock Performance

NASDAQ LRCX opened at $153.32 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $139.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $108.87. The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Lam Research Corporation has a twelve month low of $56.32 and a twelve month high of $167.15. The company has a market capitalization of $192.57 billion, a PE ratio of 33.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.87.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $5.32 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.23 billion. Lam Research had a net margin of 29.66% and a return on equity of 60.60%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 27.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.86 EPS. Lam Research has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.050-1.250 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Lam Research Corporation will post 3.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Lam Research Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 3rd. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Lam Research’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.91%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Lam Research news, insider Ava Harter sold 9,010 shares of Lam Research stock in a transaction on Monday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.47, for a total value of $1,418,804.70. Following the transaction, the insider owned 56,786 shares in the company, valued at $8,942,091.42. This trade represents a 13.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Vahid Vahedi sold 52,190 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $138.90, for a total value of $7,249,191.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 251,047 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,870,428.30. The trade was a 17.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 62,528 shares of company stock valued at $8,880,448 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

Lam Research Company Profile

Lam Research Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, refurbishes, and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. The company offers ALTUS systems to deposit conformal films for tungsten metallization applications; SABRE electrochemical deposition products for copper interconnect transition that offers copper damascene manufacturing; SOLA ultraviolet thermal processing products for film treatments; and VECTOR plasma-enhanced CVD ALD products.