PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Sells 149,814 Shares of Lam Research Corporation $LRCX

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lessened its stake in Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCXFree Report) by 5.4% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,639,909 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 149,814 shares during the quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc.’s holdings in Lam Research were worth $564,043,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Lam Research by 7.9% in the 1st quarter. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 589 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $126,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Lam Research by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,433 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $520,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Triumph Capital Management lifted its holdings in shares of Lam Research by 22.5% in the fourth quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 245 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Lam Research by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,963 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $336,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sachetta LLC boosted its position in shares of Lam Research by 13.3% during the first quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 393 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $84,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.61% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Eric Brandt sold 54,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $350.80, for a total value of $19,118,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 199,205 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $69,881,114. This trade represents a 21.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Abhijit Y. Talwalkar sold 18,282 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $335.00, for a total transaction of $6,124,470.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 87,142 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,192,570. The trade was a 17.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 104,621 shares of company stock valued at $33,804,737 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of Lam Research in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Lam Research from $285.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price target on Lam Research from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Lam Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, May 10th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price objective on shares of Lam Research from $325.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $360.51.

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Lam Research Stock Performance

LRCX opened at $322.00 on Wednesday. Lam Research Corporation has a 52-week low of $90.93 and a 52-week high of $438.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $402.68 billion, a PE ratio of 60.75, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 2.54. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $340.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $271.60.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCXGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.36 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $5.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.70 billion. Lam Research had a return on equity of 66.21% and a net margin of 30.94%.The business’s revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.04 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Lam Research Corporation will post 5.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lam Research Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th were issued a $0.26 dividend. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 17th. Lam Research’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.62%.

Lam Research Profile

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Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) is a global supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Founded in 1980 by David K. Lam and headquartered in Fremont, California, the company develops and manufactures systems used in multiple stages of semiconductor device production, including thin film deposition, plasma etch, wafer cleaning and related process modules and automation.

Lam’s product portfolio covers core process technologies employed by logic and memory manufacturers, with equipment designed to support advanced-node patterning, 3D NAND and other emerging device architectures.

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