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Lam Research (LRCX) stock analysis

$260.81−1.00%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • LRCX lost 16.0% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 481st of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +81.6%, 65.8 points ahead of the S&P 500, and trades 39.8% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 3 analysts raised earnings estimates and 0 cut; forward EPS moved +2.5% (+19.4% 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 Trend transition · Unresolved structure (since Oct 9, 2026).
Market cap$326.4B
12-month return+81.6%
Forward P/E21.8×
Mean target vs price+44.5%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

LRCX−16.0%
Sector median−3.0%
S&P 5000.0%
LRCX−18.4%
Sector median−0.1%
S&P 500+4.7%
LRCX−1.8%
Sector median+0.8%
S&P 500+8.7%
LRCX+81.6%
Sector median0.0%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500481 / 497
1-month rank in the Nasdaq 10093 / 100
3-month rank in its sector · Technology460 / 650

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Unresolved structureAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 9, 2026

  • Close below EMA20 below EMA50
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Volume exceeds 1.5× the prior 20-session average; supporting evidence only
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

98 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +3.4%, positive 59% of the time, against +3.4% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$11.94
30-day change+2.5%
90-day change+19.4%
Mean target$376.77 +44.5%
Raised (30d) 3Cut (30d) 0

30 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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Ahead of peersProfit, Momentum

Behind peersGrowth

PeersASML · AMAT · KLAC · TER

Where it sits in the supply chain

AI Infrastructure Supply Chain · Tools & materials

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Its segment
Semiconductor equipment−13.3%
ASML−4.1%1 monthAMAT−13.4%1 monthLRCX−16.0%1 monthKLAC−13.2%1 month

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.

Sells into
Foundry & advanced packaging−14.6%
TSM−4.4%1 monthINTC−24.9%1 month
HBM & memory−16.6%
MU−16.6%1 month

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

Max drawdown, 12M−41.8%
Volatility, 60D65.1%
From 52-week high−39.8%
From 52-week low+87.4%
Trailing P/E45.3×
Forward P/E21.8×

Themes

  • Semiconductors3M rank 77 / 135
ASMLASMLAMATApplied MaterialsKLACKLATSMTaiwan SemiconductorINTCIntelMUMicron TechnologyTERTeradyne, Inc.QQnity Electronics, Inc.

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