Lam Research
LRCX
Market cap $129B

100.66 USD

-0.13

0.13%

At close Jul 18, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

100.66

+0.00

0.00%

1 day

-0.13%

5 days

0.09%

1 month

9.13%

3 months

61.34%

6 months

23.51%

Year to date

38.96%

1 year

5.67%

5 years

184.51%

10 years

1,205.58%

About: Lam Research is one of the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment manufacturers in the world. It specializes in deposition and etch, which entail the buildup of layers on a semiconductor and the subsequent selective removal of patterns from each layer. Lam holds the top market share in etch and holds the clear second share in deposition. It is more exposed to memory chipmakers for DRAM and NAND chips. It counts as top customers the largest chipmakers in the world, including TSMC, Samsung, Intel, and Micron.

Employees: 18,600

Technology Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

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Funds holding %

of 7,321 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 17 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

95% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 267 | Existing positions closed: 137

35% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 [Q4 2024] → 31 (+8) [Q1 2025]

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 721 | Existing positions reduced: 538

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,659 [Q4 2024] → 1,759 (+100) [Q1 2025]

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.79B | Put options by funds: $1.72B

0.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.17% [Q4 2024] → 79.6% (-0.57%) [Q1 2025]

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $74.7B [Q4 2024] → $74.2B (-$471M) [Q1 2025]

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Research analyst outlook

17 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$70

30%

downside

Avg. target

$98

2%

downside

High target

$115

14%

upside

17 analyst ratings

13 positive

76%

4 neutral

24%

0 negative

0%

Keybanc Steve Barger	14%upside $115	Overweight Maintained	15 Jul 2025
Mizuho Vijay Rakesh	14%upside $115	Outperform Maintained	14 Jul 2025
Goldman Sachs Toshiya Hari	14%upside $115	Buy Initiated	10 Jul 2025
Wells Fargo Joseph Quatrochi	6%downside $95	Equal-Weight Maintained	8 Jul 2025
Citigroup Atif Malik	7%upside $108	Buy Maintained	7 Jul 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 35 articles about LRCX published over the past 30 days

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Cramer's Stop Trading: Lam Research

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Lam Research (LRCX) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why

In the most recent trading session, Lam Research (LRCX) closed at $99.62, indicating a -2.07% shift from the previous trading day.

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Will ALD and Etch Deal Wins Anchor LRCX's Systems Revenue Growth?

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Will ALD and Etch Deal Wins Anchor LRCX's Systems Revenue Growth?

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This Magnificent Semiconductor Stock Has Shot Up 60% in 3 Months. It Can Still Soar Higher.

Lam Research (LRCX 0.64%) stock has made a parabolic move in the past three months, jumping an impressive 60% in this short period and outperforming the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite index's 31% returns by a huge margin. The good part is that Lam Research is trading at attractive levels despite this impressive surge.

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