Insider Selling: Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) Insider Sells 1,500 Shares of Stock

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) insider Ava Harter sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.66, for a total value of $333,990.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 53,205 shares in the company, valued at $11,846,625.30. This trade represents a 2.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Ava Harter also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 2nd, Ava Harter sold 4,000 shares of Lam Research stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $232.50, for a total transaction of $930,000.00.

Lam Research Trading Down 5.0%

LRCX traded down $11.21 on Thursday, reaching $211.78. 5,745,102 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,191,867. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a market cap of $264.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.77. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $219.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $167.73. Lam Research Corporation has a one year low of $56.32 and a one year high of $256.68.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $5.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.23 billion. Lam Research had a return on equity of 62.81% and a net margin of 30.22%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. Lam Research has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.250-1.450 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Lam Research Corporation will post 3.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Lam Research Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be given a $0.26 dividend. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 4th. Lam Research’s payout ratio is presently 21.31%.

Key Headlines Impacting Lam Research

Here are the key news stories impacting Lam Research this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street price-targets imply ~25% upside on average, reflecting analyst confidence from recent earnings and estimate revisions. Wall Street Analysts Think Lam Research (LRCX) Could Surge 25.43%
• Positive Sentiment: Lam’s recent financials remain supportive — revenue and EPS beat last quarter and company guidance stays constructive, underpinning bullish analyst calls. Lam Research (LRCX) Exceeds Market Returns
• Positive Sentiment: Operationally positive: Lam opened a Boise office to deepen R&D/manufacturing ties with Micron, reinforcing its role in memory and AI-related tooling demand. Lam Research Boise Expansion Deepens Ties To Micron And AI Memory Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Short-term technicals look bullish: LRCX recently cleared its 50-day moving average and a trading signal preceded an intraday high, which can attract momentum buyers. Lam Research (LRCX) Crossed Above the 50-Day Moving Average Lam Research Shares Hit Intraday High After Key Trading Signal
• Neutral Sentiment: Management presented at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference; the transcript adds color on demand cadence but disclosed no new material guidance that would immediately change the outlook. Morgan Stanley TMT Presentation Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Speculative technical/price-target commentary is amplifying attention (and volatility) but does not affect fundamentals — useful for traders, less so for long-term investors. Technical Push Commentary
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: the CFO sold ~40,329 shares (~$9.3M) and another insider sold 4,000 shares (~$0.93M) in early March — large contemporaneous sales can trigger short-term selling and concern. CFO Form 4 (SEC)
• Negative Sentiment: Sector/geopolitical drag: a memory & storage selloff tied to Middle East energy‑shock fears pressured LRCX alongside peers, contributing to today’s weakness. Why Lam Research (LRCX) Shares Are Trading Lower Today
• Negative Sentiment: Relative underperformance vs. peers recently can trigger algorithmic/momentum selling into weakness, intensifying intraday declines. MarketWatch Underperformance Note

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lam Research

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. PMV Capital Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Lam Research in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Bayban purchased a new stake in shares of Lam Research during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Lam Research during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Lam Research in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, University of Illinois Foundation purchased a new position in shares of Lam Research in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.61% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LRCX has been the subject of a number of research reports. Zacks Research raised Lam Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Lam Research from $250.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. HSBC raised their price target on shares of Lam Research from $181.00 to $221.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. New Street Research upped their price objective on shares of Lam Research from $195.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Lam Research from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $245.19.

Lam Research Company Profile

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) is a global supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Founded in 1980 by David K. Lam and headquartered in Fremont, California, the company develops and manufactures systems used in multiple stages of semiconductor device production, including thin film deposition, plasma etch, wafer cleaning and related process modules and automation.

Lam’s product portfolio covers core process technologies employed by logic and memory manufacturers, with equipment designed to support advanced-node patterning, 3D NAND and other emerging device architectures.