On July 10, KLA fell 3.12% in pre-market trading, trading at $223.00/share, with turnover of $7.23 million. The decline comes one session after the stock staged a strong rebound of over 8% following consecutive days of heavy selling.
On the news front, the previously dominant Wall Street trade of buying chip stocks and selling software stocks is showing signs of unwinding. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index has fallen approximately 12% in July, as shifting AI narratives continue to weigh on the semiconductor sector. Peer stocks declined in tandem, with Lam Research down 3.16%, Teradyne down 2.96%, Onto Innovation down 2.52%, and Applied Materials down 2.49%, reflecting persistent bearish pressure across the equipment space.
Multiple institutions have noted that the current pullback represents a high-valuation sentiment-driven correction, while the core thesis of an AI-driven semiconductor upcycle has not been disproven. Morgan Stanley recently raised its price target on KLA from $190 to $274, citing rising wafer fab equipment market projections of $202 billion in 2027 and $227 billion in 2028.
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