Lam Research Corporation $LRCX Shares Sold by Railway Pension Investments Ltd

Posted by Geri Gentry on Sep 1st, 2026

Railway Pension Investments Ltd reduced its stake in shares of Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX – Free Report) by 23.2% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 754,700 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 227,500 shares during the quarter. Lam Research accounts for 4.1% of Railway Pension Investments Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Railway Pension Investments Ltd’s holdings in Lam Research were worth $327,034,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of LRCX. Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac bought a new position in shares of Lam Research during the 4th quarter worth approximately $10,035,000. Rokos Capital Management LLP increased its stake in shares of Lam Research by 42.0% in the 1st quarter. Rokos Capital Management LLP now owns 259,921 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $55,532,000 after acquiring an additional 76,840 shares in the last quarter. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super acquired a new position in shares of Lam Research during the 1st quarter valued at $59,973,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Lam Research during the 1st quarter valued at $26,489,000. Finally, Krilogy Financial LLC boosted its stake in Lam Research by 19.5% during the first quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 28,111 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $6,006,000 after acquiring an additional 4,584 shares in the last quarter. 84.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on LRCX. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 price target (up from $310.00) on shares of Lam Research in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $335.00 price objective (up from $275.00) on shares of Lam Research in a report on Thursday, June 11th. HSBC reissued a “hold” rating and set a $333.00 price objective on shares of Lam Research in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 target price (up from $315.00) on shares of Lam Research in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $390.00 target price on shares of Lam Research in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Lam Research has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $357.31.

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Lam Research Stock Down 0.1%

Lam Research stock opened at $301.49 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $377.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.84. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $328.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $290.09. Lam Research Corporation has a 1-year low of $94.11 and a 1-year high of $438.50. The company has a current ratio of 2.63, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The semiconductor company reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.13. Lam Research had a net margin of 31.27% and a return on equity of 67.60%. The company had revenue of $6.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.33 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.0% on a year-over-year basis. Lam Research has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.000-2.300 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Lam Research Corporation will post 9.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lam Research Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 14th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 23rd will be paid a $0.33 dividend. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. This is a boost from Lam Research’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 23rd. Lam Research’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.06%.

Insider Activity at Lam Research

In related news, Director Eric Brandt sold 54,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.80, for a total value of $19,118,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 199,205 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $69,881,114. This represents a 21.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, 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 firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.00, for a total value of $6,124,470.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 87,142 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,192,570. This trade represents a 17.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

Lam Research Company 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.