On August 11, KLA Corporation rose 3.84% in regular trading, trading near $199.65/share, with turnover of approximately $101 million.

On the news front, Bernstein raised its price target on KLA to $250 from $225 while maintaining an Outperform rating, bringing the analyst consensus mean target to $239.62. The upgrade follows the company's record Q4 revenue of $3.66 billion, which beat the $3.60 billion estimate, and adjusted EPS of $1.05, surpassing the $1.00 consensus by 5%. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share following its recent stock split, payable September 1 to shareholders of record August 17.

Within the Semiconductor Equipment sector, the broader group rallied in tandem. ASML Holding gained 3.65%, Teradyne rose 3.72%, Lam Research added 1.92%, and Applied Materials climbed 1.77%. The sector-wide strength provided additional tailwinds as institutions broadly re-rated semiconductor equipment names higher following KLA's strong fundamental backdrop.

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