KLA Corporation $KLAC Stake Lessened by Valley National Advisers Inc.

Posted by Francis Steltz on Oct 25th, 2026

Valley National Advisers Inc. cut its position in shares of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC – Free Report) by 16.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 30,009 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 5,964 shares during the quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc.’s holdings in KLA were worth $5,850,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of KLAC. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its position in KLA by 36.4% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 60 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $88,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of KLA during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC boosted its position in shares of KLA by 6.8% during the 1st quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 94 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $139,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares in the last quarter. Roble Belko & Company Inc grew its stake in shares of KLA by 2,275.0% in the 2nd quarter. Roble Belko & Company Inc now owns 95 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atomic Invest LLC grew its stake in shares of KLA by 781.8% in the 2nd quarter. Atomic Invest LLC now owns 97 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. 86.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other KLA news, EVP Brian Lorig sold 59,586 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $208.13, for a total transaction of $12,401,634.18. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 77,681 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,167,746.53. This trade represents a 43.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Richard P. Wallace sold 87,568 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.95, for a total value of $17,421,653.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 778,944 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $154,970,908.80. The trade was a 10.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 243,339 shares of company stock worth $46,903,454. 79.39% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KLAC has been the subject of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of KLA from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Zacks Research lowered shares of KLA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $250.00 price target on KLA and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $325.00 price objective on shares of KLA in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $230.00 price objective on shares of KLA in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $221.26.

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on KLAC

KLA Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:KLAC opened at $145.61 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $182.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $196.95. KLA Corporation has a 52 week low of $107.20 and a 52 week high of $307.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 2.03 and a current ratio of 2.88. The company has a market cap of $190.02 billion, a PE ratio of 39.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.45.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The semiconductor company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.05. KLA had a net margin of 35.57% and a return on equity of 87.66%. The firm had revenue of $3.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.61 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.94 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. KLA has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.060-1.260 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that KLA Corporation will post 5.43 earnings per share for the current year.

KLA Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th were issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. This is a positive change from KLA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 17th. KLA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.07%.

KLA Company Profile

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KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) develops process control, inspection and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing industries. Its technologies help manufacturers identify defects, measure critical dimensions and monitor production processes to improve quality, reliability and manufacturing efficiency.

The company’s product portfolio includes wafer and reticle inspection systems, metrology and measurement tools, defect review and classification systems, and software for analyzing manufacturing data.