On May 19, Lam Research fell 3.5% in pre-market trading, trading at 269.7 USD/share, with trading volume of $4.34 million.
On the news front, the semiconductor equipment sector weakened broadly, with Applied Materials down 2.57%, KLA-Tencor down 2.44%, AXT Inc down 2.33%, Teradyne down 1.74%, and ASML down 1.34%, creating sector-wide drag on individual stocks. Additionally, a previously disclosed Form 144 filing revealed that a major shareholder plans to sell securities, and concerns over selling pressure have not been fully digested.
Despite Morgan Stanley upgrading Lam Research to Overweight with a price target raised to $331, and B. Riley maintaining a Buy rating with a $375 target, short-term sector adjustment and insider selling signals continue to suppress market sentiment. The stock had already declined over 5% on May 15 when the Form 144 disclosure coincided with a broader sector selloff, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropping over 4% that session.
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