The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Lam Research Corp shares valued at $9,907,200 were sold by Varadarajan Seshasayee on Feb 20 ’25. At $90.00 per share, Varadarajan Seshasayee sold 110,080 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 179,084 shares worth approximately $16.41 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Varadarajan Seshasayee purchased 110,080 shares, netting a total of over 9,907,200 in proceeds.
Before that, Mayer Bethany had sold 1,660 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $124,757, the Director traded Lam Research Corp shares for $75.16 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,660 shares, worth approximately $2.65 million.
As published in a research note from TD Cowen on April 24, 2025, Lam Research Corp [LRCX] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $100. As of February 20, 2025, Susquehanna has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Positive” for LRCX. Earlier on January 30, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for LRCX stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing LRCX Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Lam Research Corp [NASDAQ: LRCX] rose 0.78% to $91.66. The stock’s lowest price that day was $90.5, but it reached a high of $91.89 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 7.95%. Over the course of the year, Lam Research Corp shares have jumped approximately 26.90%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Lam Research Corp (LRCX)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 73.79 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Lam Research Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lam Research Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 1.48 million shares to 24.95 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 23.47 million shares. A jump of 5.93% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.47 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.47.
Which companies own the most shares of Lam Research Corp (LRCX)?
In terms of Lam Research Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 80 in the next 12 months, down nearly -12.04% from the previous closing price of $90.95. Analysts anticipate Lam Research Corp stock to reach 90 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 70. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Lam Research Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 30, 2025, Bernstein assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $91.
