KLA-Tencor Corporation trades as part of the technology sector and semiconductors industry. KLA-Tencor Corp designs and manufactures yield-management and process-monitoring systems for the semiconductor industry. The company also provides systems for optical metrology and e-beam metrology.
Previous Intraday Trading Performance:
The KLAC stock showed a previous change of -0.69% with an open at 105.16 and a close of 103.81. It reached an intraday high of 105.73 and a low of 103.66.
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Liquidity:
The stock has a market cap of $16.8b with 161.6m shares outstanding, of which the float is 160.6m shares. Trading volume reached 1,017,322 shares compared to its average volume of 1,651,597 shares. Based on the current average volume and close price, the trading liquidity is good.
Historical Trading Performance:
Over the last five trading days, KLA-Tencor Corporation shares returned -1.70% and in the past 30 trading days it returned -15.31%. Over three months, it changed -9.70%. In one year it has changed -5.92% and within that year its 52-week high was 129.03 and its 52-week low was 80.65. KLAC stock is 28.72% above its 52 Week Low.
Our calculations show a 200 day moving average of 104.54 and a 50 day moving average of 118.55. Currently KLAC stock is trading -0.70% below its 200 day moving average and may be a good opportunity to buy, but should check other indicators to confirm a buy signal.
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Earnings:
The last annual fiscal EPS for the company was reported at 5.09 that ended on 30th of June 2018, which according to the previous close, that is a PE of 20.39. Based on 6 analyst estimates, the consensus EPS for the next quarter is 2.20. The TTM EPS is 8.67, which comes to a TTM PE of 11.97. Historically, the PE high was 33.60 and the PE low was 11.97. KLAC stock has set a new PE low record!
Below was the last reported quarterly diluted earnings per share:
| 1st | Qtr of 2019 | 1.23 |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Qtr of 2018 | 2.42 |
| 3rd | Qtr of 2018 | 2.54 |
| 2nd | Qtr of 2018 | 2.22 |
| 1st | Qtr of 2018 | 1.95 |
The dividend per share is currently 3.00, which is a dividend yield of 2.89%. Also, the payout ratio is 34.60%, therefore the dividend is safe according to our calculations.
Base on our calculations, the intrinsic value per share is 114.02, which means it is possibly undervalued and has a margin of safety of 8.95%.
Indicators to Watch:
The current calculated beta is 1.71.
PR Newswire: KLA Announces Upcoming Investor Presentation
Fundamental Indicators:
Based on last reported financials, the company’s return on equity is 63.78%, return on assets is 18.29%, profit margin is 30.26%, price-to-sales is 3.86 and price-to-book is 5.89.
Company Scores:
All scores are out of six:
2 :Valuation Score
4 :Past Performance Score
3 :Financial Strength Score
3 :Future Growth Score
5 :Dividend Score
3 :Overall Score
