Rakuten Investment Management Inc. Acquires 39,185 Shares of KLA Corporation $KLAC

Posted by George Bondi on Nov 4th, 2026

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC – Free Report) by 10.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 424,865 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 39,185 shares during the period. Rakuten Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in KLA were worth $83,499,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. McIlrath & Eck LLC increased its holdings in KLA by 6.8% during the first quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 94 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $139,000 after buying an additional 6 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake 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 buying an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Stiles Financial Services Inc raised its stake in KLA by 1.0% in the first quarter. Stiles Financial Services Inc now owns 1,783 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,625,000 after buying an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its holdings in KLA by 2.2% during the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 2,379 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,664,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in KLA by 2.2% during the third quarter. Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,656 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $518,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.65% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Richard P. Wallace sold 72,019 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.88, for a total transaction of $12,378,625.72. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 706,925 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $121,506,269. This represents a 9.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Brian Lorig sold 59,586 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $208.13, for a total value of $12,401,634.18. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 77,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,167,746.53. This trade represents a 43.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 219,173 shares of company stock valued at $42,201,914 in the last three months. Insiders own 79.39% of the company’s stock.

KLA Price Performance

Shares of KLAC opened at $156.04 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $203.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.49. KLA Corporation has a twelve month low of $107.20 and a twelve month high of $307.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.86, a current ratio of 2.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. The company has a 50 day moving average of $177.49 and a two-hundred day moving average of $181.89.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The semiconductor company reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $4.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.04 billion. KLA had a net margin of 36.25% and a return on equity of 89.30%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $8.47 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that KLA Corporation will post 5.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KLA Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th were given a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 17th. This is a positive change from KLA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. KLA’s payout ratio is 23.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on KLAC shares. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $260.00 target price (up from $200.00) on shares of KLA in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $225.00 price target on shares of KLA in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets set a $133.00 price objective on KLA in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $195.00 price objective (down from $220.00) on shares of KLA in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Citigroup cut their target price on KLA from $290.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $220.35.

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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.