Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. KLA Corp shares valued at $684,220 were sold by Wilkinson Mary Beth on Aug 04 ’25. At $896.75 per share, Wilkinson Mary Beth sold 763 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 5,763 shares worth approximately $5.12 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Kirloskar Virendra A sold 320 shares, netting a total of over 286,960 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $896.75 each, the insider now holds 2,126 shares.
Before that, Kirloskar Virendra A had added 511 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $468,587, the Officer bought KLA Corp shares for $917.00 each.
As published in a research note from TD Cowen on August 01, 2025, KLA Corp [KLAC] has been retained to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $900. Analysts at Goldman started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of July 08, 2025, Wells Fargo has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal weight” for KLAC. Earlier on May 20, 2025, Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for KLAC stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing KLAC Stock Performance
On last trading session, KLA Corp [NASDAQ: KLAC] rose 0.55% to $888.28. The stock’s lowest price that day was $869.22, but it reached a high of $889.085 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.97%. Over the course of the year, KLA Corp shares have jumped approximately 27.60%.
Is KLA Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of KLA Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.58 million shares to 3.13 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 3.71 million shares. A decline of -18.58% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.04 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.04.
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In terms of KLA Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 750 in the next 12 months, down nearly -15.1% from the previous closing price of $883.41. Analysts anticipate KLA Corp stock to reach 980 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 740. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked KLA Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 01, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $800.
