On July 20, KLA rose 3.33% in regular trading, trading at $219.925/share, with turnover of $116 million. The semiconductor equipment sector staged a broad rebound following heavy selling pressure earlier in the month.
On the news front, UBS adjusted its price target on KLA downward to $240 from $255 while maintaining a Neutral rating. Despite the target cut, the stock rose alongside sector peers as the group recovered from a roughly 12% decline in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index during July. Analysts polled by FactSet assign KLA an average overweight rating with a mean target of $243.77. Earlier this month, Jefferies raised its global wafer fab equipment market projections to $152 billion, $200 billion, and $253 billion for 2026-2028 respectively, citing AI and HBM-driven capital expenditure strength.
Within the Semiconductor Equipment sector, the overall group showed a rebound. Among individual stocks, Teradyne up 8.59%, AXT Inc up 8.22%, Applied Materials up 3.95%, Lam Research up 2.64%, ASML up 1.39%.
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