KLAC analyst scorecard · KLA Corporation
78 rating actions on KLAC in the last 12 months. Of 15 price targets that resolved, 3 were reached while they stood, 12 were replaced by the same firm first, and 0 fell short at their deadline. Ratings: 72% Buy-type, 28% Hold-type, 0% Sell-type. Consensus target $227, 36% above the last close.
Checked through 2026-10-29 · last close $166.42 (2026-10-29). Rebuilt every morning.
Targets reached while they stood
20.0% 3 of 15
Replaced before the deadline
80.0%
Short at the deadline
0.0%
Ratings vs XLK
9 of 9
Buy / Hold / Sell, 12 mo
72 / 28 / 0%
Consensus target
$227 +36.5%
What the Holds say: 8 Hold-type ratings on KLAC in the last 12 months carried a median target +14% from the price on the day; 0% sat below it.
The 4 upgrades on KLAC came after an average +15.7% move in the 30 days before them.
Firm by firm
| Firm | Latest rating | Date | Latest target | Targets reached | Replaced early | Resolved | Ratings vs sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferies | Buy | 2026-07-29 | $210 | — | — | 0 | — |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | 2026-10-29 | $225 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Stifel | Buy | 2026-10-29 | $230 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 of 1 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | 2026-10-29 | $210 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Needham | Buy | 2026-10-29 | $200 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 of 1 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | 2026-10-29 | $190 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | 2026-07-29 | $195 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 of 1 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | 2026-04-30 | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| TD Cowen | Buy | 2026-07-09 | $260 | — | — | 0 | — |
| JPMorgan | Overweight | 2026-07-29 | $238 | — | — | 0 | 1 of 1 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | 2026-07-16 | $260 | — | — | 0 | 1 of 1 |
| Citigroup | Buy | 2026-05-01 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 of 1 |
| Bank of America | Buy | 2026-06-23 | $317 | — | — | 0 | 1 of 1 |
| UBS | Neutral | 2026-10-29 | $180 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Barclays | Overweight | 2026-06-11 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 of 1 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | 2026-10-06 | $227 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | 2026-07-29 | $180 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | 2025-10-30 | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | 2025-10-30 | — | — | — | 0 | — |
Counts for one firm on one stock are small and move together; they are a record, not a grade. Neither the firms nor KLAC carry a letter here. Why →
Every call, last 12 months
| Date | Firm | Rating | Action | Price at call | Target | Target status | Move in the 30 days before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-29 | UBS | Neutral | maintained | $166.42 | $180 | running to 2027-10-29 | -15.3% |
| 2026-10-29 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | maintained | $166.42 | $210 | running to 2027-10-29 | -15.3% |
| 2026-10-29 | Susquehanna | Neutral | maintained | $166.42 | $190 | running to 2027-10-29 | -15.3% |
| 2026-10-29 | Stifel | Buy | maintained | $166.42 | $230 | running to 2027-10-29 | -15.3% |
| 2026-10-29 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | maintained | $166.42 | $225 | running to 2027-10-29 | -15.3% |
| 2026-10-29 | Needham | Buy | maintained | $166.42 | $200 | running to 2027-10-29 | -15.3% |
| 2026-10-06 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | maintained | $197.46 | $227 | running to 2028-04-06 | +6.4% |
| 2026-09-01 | UBS | Neutral | maintained | $170.89 | $200 | reached 2026-10-01 | -6.5% |
| 2026-07-29 | Stifel | Buy | maintained | $170.19 | $250 | replaced 2026-10-29, new $230 | -38.9% |
| 2026-07-29 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | maintained | $170.19 | $180 | reached 2026-07-30 | -38.9% |
| 2026-07-29 | Susquehanna | Neutral | maintained | $170.19 | $215 | replaced 2026-10-29, new $190 | -38.9% |
| 2026-07-29 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | maintained | $170.19 | $245 | replaced 2026-10-29, new $210 | -38.9% |
| 2026-07-29 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | reiterated | $170.19 | $325 | replaced 2026-10-29, new $225 | -38.9% |
| 2026-07-29 | JPMorgan | Overweight | maintained | $170.19 | $238 | running to 2027-07-29 | -38.9% |
| 2026-07-29 | Needham | Buy | reiterated | $170.19 | $270 | replaced 2026-10-29, new $200 | -38.9% |
| 2026-07-29 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | maintained | $170.19 | $195 | reached 2026-08-04 | -38.9% |
| 2026-07-29 | Jefferies | Buy | maintained | $170.19 | $210 | running to 2027-07-29 | -38.9% |
| 2026-07-20 | UBS | Neutral | maintained | $207.60 | $240 | replaced 2026-09-01, new $200 | -20.0% |
| 2026-07-16 | Oppenheimer | Outperform | maintained | $219.37 | $260 | running to 2027-07-16 | -7.6% |
| 2026-07-15 | UBS | Neutral | maintained | $224.50 | $255 | replaced 2026-07-20, new $240 | -12.4% |
| 2026-07-10 | Stifel | Buy | maintained | $231.52 | $270 | replaced 2026-07-29, new $250 | +8.4% |
| 2026-07-10 | Needham | Buy | maintained | $231.52 | $270 | replaced 2026-10-29, new $200 | +8.4% |
| 2026-07-09 | TD Cowen | Buy | maintained | $229.52 | $260 | running to 2027-07-09 | +7.3% |
| 2026-07-06 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | maintained | $233.31 | $274 | replaced 2026-10-06, new $227 | +20.9% |
| 2026-06-29 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | maintained | $278.39 | $325 | replaced 2026-10-29, new $225 | +44.9% |
| 2026-06-23 | Bank of America | Buy | maintained | $244.49 | $317 | running to 2027-06-23 | +29.5% |
| 2026-06-22 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | maintained | $269.16 | $305 | replaced 2026-07-29, new $245 | +42.5% |
| 2026-06-15 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | maintained | $256.42 | $250 | within 5% of price when set | +42.1% |
| 2026-06-11 | Barclays | Overweight | maintained | $241.16 | — | no target | +33.1% |
| 2026-06-10 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | maintained | $213.56 | — | no target | +15.7% |
| 2026-06-09 | UBS | Neutral | maintained | $213.94 | — | no target | +14.4% |
| 2026-05-01 | Citigroup | Buy | maintained | $172.63 | — | no target | +13.6% |
| 2026-04-30 | Jefferies | Buy | maintained | $175.04 | — | no target | +18.9% |
| 2026-04-30 | JPMorgan | Overweight | maintained | $175.04 | — | no target | +18.9% |
| 2026-04-30 | TD Cowen | Buy | maintained | $175.04 | — | no target | +18.9% |
| 2026-04-30 | Bernstein | Outperform | maintained | $175.04 | — | no target | +18.9% |
| 2026-04-30 | Susquehanna | Neutral | maintained | $175.04 | — | no target | +18.9% |
| 2026-04-30 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | maintained | $175.04 | — | no target | +18.9% |
| 2026-04-30 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | maintained | $175.04 | — | no target | +18.9% |
| 2026-04-30 | Needham | Buy | maintained | $175.04 | — | no target | +18.9% |
| 2026-04-21 | UBS | Neutral | maintained | $178.54 | — | no target | +19.1% |
| 2026-03-30 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | maintained | $138.26 | — | no target | -9.3% |
| 2026-03-16 | Needham | Buy | reiterated | $143.82 | — | no target | -1.8% |
| 2026-03-13 | Jefferies | Buy | maintained | $141.86 | — | no target | -4.1% |
| 2026-03-13 | Oppenheimer | Outperform | maintained | $141.86 | — | no target | -4.1% |
| 2026-02-25 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | maintained | $154.67 | — | no target | +0.2% |
| 2026-02-02 | Citigroup | Buy | maintained | $141.04 | — | no target | +10.7% |
| 2026-01-30 | Jefferies | Buy | maintained | $142.79 | — | no target | +17.5% |
| 2026-01-30 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | maintained | $142.79 | — | no target | +17.5% |
| 2026-01-30 | Oppenheimer | Outperform | maintained | $142.79 | — | no target | +17.5% |
| 2026-01-30 | Barclays | Overweight | maintained | $142.79 | — | no target | +17.5% |
| 2026-01-30 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | maintained | $142.79 | — | no target | +17.5% |
| 2026-01-30 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | maintained | $142.79 | — | no target | +17.5% |
| 2026-01-30 | Stifel | Buy | maintained | $142.79 | — | no target | +17.5% |
| 2026-01-30 | Needham | Buy | reiterated | $142.79 | — | no target | +17.5% |
| 2026-01-21 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | maintained | $152.00 | — | no target | +20.1% |
| 2026-01-20 | UBS | Neutral | maintained | $148.62 | — | no target | +19.3% |
| 2026-01-20 | Needham | Buy | maintained | $148.62 | — | no target | +19.3% |
| 2026-01-15 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight → Overweight | upgrade | $154.50 | — | no target | +26.3% |
| 2026-01-15 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | initiated | $154.50 | — | no target | +26.3% |
| 2026-01-14 | Stifel | Buy | maintained | $143.45 | — | no target | +17.1% |
| 2026-01-14 | Bernstein | Outperform | initiated | $143.45 | — | no target | +17.1% |
| 2026-01-13 | TD Cowen | Hold → Buy | upgrade | $144.18 | — | no target | +20.8% |
| 2026-01-13 | Bank of America | Buy | maintained | $144.18 | — | no target | +20.8% |
| 2026-01-08 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | maintained | $132.46 | — | no target | +8.1% |
| 2025-12-16 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral → Overweight | upgrade | $122.34 | — | no target | +7.8% |
| 2025-12-15 | Jefferies | Hold → Buy | upgrade | $122.51 | — | no target | +8.0% |
| 2025-12-02 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | maintained | $118.99 | — | no target | -1.6% |
| 2025-10-31 | Citigroup | Buy | maintained | $120.87 | — | no target | — |
| 2025-10-30 | JPMorgan | Overweight | maintained | $121.44 | — | no target | — |
| 2025-10-30 | TD Cowen | Hold | maintained | $121.44 | — | no target | — |
| 2025-10-30 | UBS | Neutral | maintained | $121.44 | — | no target | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | maintained | $121.44 | — | no target | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Barclays | Overweight | maintained | $121.44 | — | no target | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | maintained | $121.44 | — | no target | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | maintained | $121.44 | — | no target | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral | maintained | $121.44 | — | no target | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Needham | Buy | maintained | $121.44 | — | no target | — |
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