Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Lam Research Corp shares valued at $26,758,338 were sold by ARCHER TIMOTHY on Dec 17 ’25. At $163.86 per share, ARCHER TIMOTHY sold 163,300 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 932,409 shares worth approximately $212.95 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, ARCHER TIMOTHY purchased 163,300 shares, netting a total of over 26,758,338 in proceeds.
Before that, Bettinger Douglas R had sold 40,080 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $6,036,048, the Chief Financial Officer & EVP traded Lam Research Corp shares for $150.60 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 40,080 shares, worth approximately $225.48 million.
As published in a research note from Wells Fargo on January 15, 2026, Lam Research Corp [LRCX] has been rated up from an Equal weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $250. Analysts at RBC Capital Mkts started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of October 23, 2025, TD Cowen has reiterated its “Buy” rating for LRCX. Earlier on September 30, 2025, HSBC Securities initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for LRCX stock.
Analyzing LRCX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Lam Research Corp [NASDAQ: LRCX] rose 2.69% to $228.39. The stock’s lowest price that day was $220.68, but it reached a high of $232.9 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.54%. Over the course of the year, Lam Research Corp shares have jumped approximately 184.42%.
Is Lam Research Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lam Research Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.97 million shares to 33.12 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 34.1 million shares. A decline of -2.94% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.31 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.31.
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 237.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.78% from the previous closing price of $222.41. Analysts anticipate Lam Research Corp stock to reach 265 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 127. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Lam Research Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On September 29, 2025, Deutsche Bank assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $150.
