Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for KLAC in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Gekko Brief
AI summaryNov 4 closeKLA's week was shaped by strong Q1 fiscal 2027 results and a ratings upgrade. S&P Global Ratings raised KLA's issuer and unsecured debt ratings to 'A' from 'A-', citing scale from AI infrastructure demand and balance sheet management. The company's October 28 earnings call highlighted record revenue, an EPS beat ($1.22 versus a $1.19 estimate), and commentary on accelerating AI-driven semiconductor demand, with the equipment market seen exceeding $200 billion in 2027 on advanced packaging and memory strength. Shares nonetheless swung through the week, falling on broader semiconductor volatility and valuation concerns before rebounding alongside a technology sector recovery.
KLA closed at $149.79, down 4.1%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $176.82 and 200-day average of $182.06, with the shorter average also under the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 66.4, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Gekko Fair Value stands at $157.43, putting the current price 4.9% below that level.
Over the next 20 trading days, KLA's next earnings report is not due until 4 February 2027, keeping the company outside a typical swing-trade holding window. Smart-money activity shows one Congressional buy and no sales in the past 90 days, alongside two unusual options signals in the past 30 days, with call premium of $12,659,195 well above put premium of $526,300. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 5.3% gain over five years, rising in 4 of them.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
KLA price vs fair value
Close $149.79200-day averageGekko Fair Value $157.43
KLA quick facts
- Market cap
- $195.2B
- P/E ratio
- 39.6
- Forward P/E
- 29.2
- EPS, TTM
- $3.87
- Revenue, TTM
- $14.51B
- Profit margin
- 36.2%
- Dividend yield
- 0.53%
- Beta
- 1.50
- Volume
- 15.89M avg 12.48M
- 1-year return
- +22.9%
- Typical daily move
- ±5.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.3%
- 50-day average
- $176.82
- 200-day average
- $182.06
- Next earnings
- Feb 4 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 1.30B
KLA swing-trade checklist
KLA scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $149.79 is below the 50-day ($176.82) and 200-day ($182.06) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
66.4, Accumulation
Reading 66.4 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
4.9% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (4.9% below).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 1 buy / 0 sales. Last 30 days: 2 unusual options signals.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 91 days
Next report Feb 4, 2027, 91 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+5.3% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +5.3% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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KLA stock chart and price history
KLA closed at $149.79 on Nov 4, 2026, +22.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $107.20 to $307.37.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −24.1%
- 3 months
- −22.5%
- 6 months
- −17.5%
- 1 year
- +22.9%
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About KLA
KLA makes equipment and software that semiconductor and electronics manufacturers use to inspect their production, catch defects, and improve how much usable output they get from each process step. It is known for tools that check wafers, reticles, and chips at various stages of chip-making, alongside systems used in printed circuit board, display, and component manufacturing.
The company runs through four business areas: semiconductor process control, specialty semiconductor process, PCB, and display and component inspection, plus a smaller other category. Its offerings range from wafer and reticle inspection, review, and metrology systems to chemical analysis tools, process-control software, and refurbished equipment, serving chip fabricators and original equipment manufacturers. It also serves PCB producers with imaging, inspection, and manufacturing tools, and display makers with defect detection and repair equipment, along with packaging customers needing inspection and metrology support.
KLA was founded in 1975 and was originally called KLA-Tencor Corporation before adopting its current name in July 2019. The company is headquartered in Milpitas, California, and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker KLAC.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Website
- kla.com
KLA GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
KLA’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 66.4, in the Accumulation zone, up 0.2 points over five sessions.
66.4Accumulation
Up 0.2 points over five sessions.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 37 | +2.7% | +3.8% |
| Accumulation (current zone) | 147 | +0.6% | +4.5% |
| Neutral | 304 | +0.9% | +3.5% |
| Distribution | 74 | +0.5% | +2.8% |
| Selling | 11 | −2.2% | +3.5% |
Average KLAC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is KLA stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
KLA trades 4.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $157.43, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what KLA shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$157.43
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
4.9% below fair value · About fair value
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 10.2% above the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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KLA insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for KLA, and members of Congress disclosed 1 purchase and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
1trade disclosed: 1 purchase and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Ro Khanna House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Oct 9 traded Sep 23 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
KLA has been buying back its own shares.
- Latest authorization
- $7.00B, Mar 12, 2026
- Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
- $935.8M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.48%
- Trailing four quarters
- $2.68B
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
2signals, 96% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Oct 29, $4.97M in unusual premium.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds KLAC.
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KLA earnings: next date and track record
KLA reports on Feb 4, 2027, after the close (91 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Feb 4, 2027
Expected after the close, 91 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.42
- Revenue estimate
- $4.72B
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Oct 28, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- KLA reported record revenue of $4.14 billion in Q1 FY26, beating guidance midpoints across all metrics. Operating margins exceeded 46% for the first time, with gross margins at 62.7% and free cash flow of $1.34 billion. Growth was driven by AI infrastructure investment, leading-edge foundry/logic demand, and advanced packaging. Advanced Packaging Process Control revenue is on track to exceed $1.1 billion for calendar 2026, representing 70%+ year-over-year growth.
- Guidance
- December quarter revenue guidance is approximately $4.7 billion, implying significant sequential acceleration. Management expects momentum to continue into 2027, supported by growing backlog and strengthening AI demand. KLA remains confident in delivering significant growth in calendar 2027.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | $1.22 est $1.19 | $4.14B est $4.04B | +9.0% |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $1.05 est $1.00 | $3.66B est $3.61B | −16.3% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $0.94 est $0.92 | $3.42B est $3.37B | −3.2% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | $0.89 est $0.88 | $3.30B est $3.25B | −12.2% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $0.88 est $0.86 | $3.21B est $3.17B | +0.7% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $0.94 est $0.85 | $3.17B est $3.08B | −4.2% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $0.84 est $0.81 | $3.06B est $3.01B | −1.7% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $0.82 est $0.77 | $3.08B est $2.95B | −0.3% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
KLA stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for KLA is $217.58, +45.3% from the last close, from 17 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$217.58consensus 12-month target, +45.3% from the last close
Now $149.79Avg $217.58
Low $180High $275
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 17 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | Barclays | $225 | +50.2% |
| Oct 29 | Citi | $275 | +83.6% |
| Oct 29 | Stifel Nicolaus | $230 | +53.5% |
| Oct 29 | UBS | $180 | +20.2% |
| Oct 29 | Wells Fargo | $210 | +40.2% |
+4.5%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+5.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±5.5%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
KLA seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, KLA averaged +5.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +4.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +3.0% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +3.3% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +5.3% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.0% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, KLAC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7.3%.
KLA market cap and key statistics
KLA’s market cap is $195.2B, with a P/E ratio of 39.6 and revenue of $14.51B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $195.2B
- P/E ratio
- 39.6
- Forward P/E
- 29.2
- EPS, TTM
- $3.87
- Gekko Fair Value
- $157.43
Trading
- Volume
- 15.89M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 12.48M
- 52-week high
- $307.37
- 52-week low
- $107.20
- Shares outstanding
- 1.30B
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $14.51B
- Profit margin
- 36.2%
- Return on equity
- 91.4%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +38.8%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.50
- Typical daily move
- ±5.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.3%
- Dividend yield
- 0.53%
KLA stock news this week
Coverage of KLA this week reads positive: 6 positive, 5 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- S&P upgrades KLA to ’A’ as AI chip demand bolsters scale and balance sheetInvesting.com, Nov 4
- KLAC Q1 Earnings Call Highlights AI Demand and 2027 Growth OutlookZacks Investment Research, Nov 4
- KLA Corporation $KLAC Shares Sold by AIA Group LtdDefense World, Nov 4
- KLA Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading dayMarketWatch, Nov 3
- What Is Going On With KLA Stock on Tuesday?Benzinga, Nov 3
- KLA Corp Stock (KLAC) Closed Down by 3.04% on Nov 2: A Full AnalysisTradingKey, Nov 3
KLA peers
KLA’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| NVDANVIDIA | Accumulation | 25.3% below |
| AVGOBroadcom | Accumulation | 7.7% below |
| MUMicron Technology | Accumulation | 40.7% below |
| AMDAdvanced Micro Devices | Accumulation | 9.1% below |
| INTCIntel | Buying | 33.9% below |
| TXNTexas Instruments | Neutral | 15.3% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
KLA stock FAQ
What is KLA’s market cap?
KLA’s market cap is $195.2B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $149.79, with 1.30B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 39.6.
What is the KLA stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for KLA is $217.58, +45.3% from the last close. Of the 17 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 13 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is KLA stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate KLA is about fair value: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $149.79 is 4.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $157.43. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does KLA report earnings next?
KLA is expected to report on Feb 4, 2027, after the market closes (91 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.42 per share on revenue of $4.72B. KLA beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 6% on average across the report.
What is KLA’s 52-week high and low?
KLA’s 52-week high is $307.37 and its 52-week low is $107.20; it closed at $149.79 on Nov 4, 2026, +22.9% over the past year.
Is KLA stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, smart money, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (fair value) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in KLA?
Gekko flagged 2 unusual options signals in KLA over the last 30 days, with $12.66M of flagged premium in calls and $526K in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Oct 29, 2026 with $4.97M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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