On May 28, KLA Corporation fell 3.27% in regular trading, trading at $1,891.38 per share, with trading volume of $172 million. The decline follows a session in which the stock touched a 52-week high of $2,060.08 before reversing sharply.
The semiconductor equipment sector has entered a profit-taking phase after a significant rally, with crowded positioning in momentum-driven names triggering concentrated selling pressure. Sector-wide rotation within technology themes has intensified, with funds shifting away from overbought subsectors. Among peers, Lam Research fell 2.98%, Applied Materials declined 1.95%, Teradyne dropped 2.52%, and ASML fell 0.72%.
Despite Bernstein recently raising its target price on KLA from $1,875 to $1,975 and upgrading its global wafer fabrication equipment spending forecast from $141 billion to $148 billion — representing 21.4% year-over-year growth — short-term trading congestion continues to weigh on the stock. Institutional reports still identify KLA, Lam Research, and Applied Materials as overweight favorites driven by AI computing infrastructure demand, though near-term technicals remain under pressure.
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