NASDAQ · KLAC · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
KLA (KLAC) stock analysis
- KLAC lost 13.2% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 473rd of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
- Over 12 months it returned −85.8%, 101.6 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 92.0% below its 52-week high.
- In the last 30 days 2 analysts raised earnings estimates and 0 cut; forward EPS moved +0.5% (+7.4% over 90 days).
- It sits in the Semiconductor equipment segment of the AI Infrastructure Supply Chain, where the 1-month median return is −13.3%.
- The daily chart reads Intermediate downtrend · Decline (since Oct 12, 2026).
One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages
Performance vs the market
Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.
Chart structure
Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.
Holding since Oct 12, 2026
- Close below EMA20 below EMA50
- EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
- Some swings conflict with the averages
57 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +4.2%, positive 65% of the time, against +2.9% for any day in the same period.
Analyst earnings revisions
Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.
26 analysts cover the stock
Where it sits in the supply chain
AI Infrastructure Supply Chain · Tools & materials
Lithography, etch, deposition and inspection tools set how fast leading-edge and advanced-packaging capacity can grow.
Chokepoint Chips at 7nm and below need EUV lithography, and only ASML makes it at volume; limited annual output and long lead times pace leading-edge capacity.
Also on: Semiconductor Value Chain
Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps
Risk profile
Themes
- Semiconductors3M rank 96 / 135
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