In a filing, KLA Corp revealed its President and CEO WALLACE RICHARD P unloaded Company’s shares for reported $9.49 million on Nov 12 ’24. In the deal valued at $663.01 per share,14,306 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, WALLACE RICHARD P now holds 90,347 shares worth roughly $59.36 million.
Then, WALLACE RICHARD P bought 14,306 shares, generating $9,485,021 in total proceeds.
Before that, Donzella Oreste bought 2,837 shares. KLA Corp shares valued at $2,342,000 were divested by the Officer at a price of $825.52 per share.
Oppenheimer upgraded its KLA Corp [KLAC] rating to an Outperform from a a Perform in a research note published on October 31, 2024; the price target was increased to $850 from $750. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including TD Cowen’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in late October has reiterated a ‘”a Hold”‘ rating for it. Oppenheimer began covering KLAC with “Perform” recommendation on September 25, 2024. TD Cowen maintained its rating on July 25, 2024. It rated KLAC as “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of KLAC
On Friday, KLA Corp [NASDAQ:KLAC] saw its stock jump 3.20% to $657.01. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.30%. KLA Corp shares have risen nearly 4.27% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 18.90% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $896.32 was reached on 01/03/25, a 52-week low of $542.41 was recorded on 01/02/25. SMA at 50 days reached $651.39, while 200 days put it at $731.03.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For KLAC Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 645.31, which if violated will result in even more drops to 633.62. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 663.71. A further resistance level may holdings at 670.41. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 54.32, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -1.35, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 21.69%. Stochastics %K at 50.01% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in KLA Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in KLA Corp stocks on 2024-12-13, growing by 0.42 million shares to a total of 3.24 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-11-15 was 2.81 million shares. There was a rise of 13.03%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on July 15, 2024 when Citigroup resumed its ‘”a Buy”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $980.
