KLA Corp’s recently made public that its EVP & Chief Financial Officer Higgins Bren D. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $2.79 million on Dec 16 ’25. In the deal valued at $1237.01 per share,2,254 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Higgins Bren D. now holds 32,154 shares worth roughly $45.02 million.
Then, Higgins Bren D. bought 2,254 shares, generating $2,788,221 in total proceeds.
Before that, WALLACE RICHARD P sold 10,803 shares. KLA Corp shares valued at $12,997,089 were divested by the President and CEO at a price of $1203.10 per share. As a result of the transaction, WALLACE RICHARD P now holds 81,211 shares, worth roughly $113.7 million.
Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded its KLA Corp [KLAC] rating to an Overweight from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Jefferies’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid December from “a Hold” to “a Buy”. TD Cowen also remained covering KLAC and reiterated its “Hold” recommendation on October 30, 2025. Barclays revised its rating on October 20, 2025. It rated KLAC as “an Overweight” which previously was an “an Equal weight”.
Price Performance Review of KLAC
On Monday, KLA Corp [NASDAQ:KLAC] saw its stock jump 5.69% to $1400.0. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 9.85%. KLA Corp shares have risen nearly 103.10% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 15.22% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in KLA Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in KLA Corp stocks on 2025-12-15, dropping by -0.13 million shares to a total of 3.58 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-14 was 3.71 million shares. There was a decline of -3.77%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
