On July 2, Lam Research rose 3.26% in pre-market trading, trading at approximately $406.63/share, with turnover of $24.82 million, extending a recovery following the previous session's steep 8.18% decline.
On the news front, the semiconductor equipment sector staged a broad-based rebound, with Applied Materials up 4.44%, KLA-Tencor up 3.12%, Teradyne up 2.73%, and ASML up 1.98%, reflecting an oversold bounce pattern after the sector-wide selloff on July 1 triggered by weaker-than-expected U.S. June ADP employment data and risk-off sentiment ahead of Fed Chair Wosh's ECB forum speech.
Fundamentally, multiple investment banks have recently issued significantly elevated price targets for Lam Research: BofA Securities raised its target to $480, Susquehanna to $475, Wells Fargo to $450, and Citi to $450. The current share price remains well below the consensus target midpoint, providing substantial valuation support for the rebound. Analysts broadly cite DRAM supply tightness driving structural NAND demand growth and an extended semiconductor upcycle as key thesis drivers.
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