Lam Research Corporation $LRCX Shares Bought by Trivest Advisors Ltd

Trivest Advisors Ltd grew its stake in shares of Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCXFree Report) by 900.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 750,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 675,000 shares during the quarter. Lam Research comprises about 5.9% of Trivest Advisors Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Trivest Advisors Ltd’s holdings in Lam Research were worth $128,385,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of LRCX. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Lam Research during the 4th quarter valued at $3,645,427,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in shares of Lam Research by 781.3% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 11,340,865 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,518,542,000 after acquiring an additional 10,053,978 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Lam Research by 18.2% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 21,182,948 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,836,397,000 after acquiring an additional 3,263,658 shares during the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System lifted its position in shares of Lam Research by 108.7% during the 3rd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 4,526,099 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $606,045,000 after acquiring an additional 2,356,897 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Lam Research by 138.6% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,541,230 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $472,294,000 after acquiring an additional 2,056,749 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.61% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lam Research

In related news, insider Ava Harter sold 6,010 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $258.66, for a total transaction of $1,554,546.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 53,205 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,762,005.30. This trade represents a 10.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Neil J. Fernandes sold 7,659 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.60, for a total value of $2,371,226.40. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 58,470 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,102,312. This represents a 11.58% 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. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 31,839 shares of company stock valued at $8,561,667. 0.31% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Lam Research News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Lam Research this week:

Lam Research Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LRCX opened at $303.28 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.54, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Lam Research Corporation has a 1 year low of $85.86 and a 1 year high of $346.19. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $273.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $226.72. The firm has a market cap of $379.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.85.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCXGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.11. Lam Research had a return on equity of 66.21% and a net margin of 30.94%.The business had revenue of $5.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.70 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.04 earnings per share. Lam Research’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Lam Research has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.800 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Lam Research Corporation will post 5.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lam Research Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. Lam Research’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.62%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on LRCX. Zacks Research downgraded Lam Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $315.00 price objective (up from $300.00) on shares of Lam Research in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $330.00 price objective on shares of Lam Research in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $575.00 price objective (up from $320.00) on shares of Lam Research in a research report on Monday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Lam Research from $285.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Twenty-seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Lam Research presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $303.30.

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About Lam Research

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX)

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