Movement Alert|KLA Corporation Falls 3.03% Overnight, AI Narrative Shift Continues to Pressure Semiconductor Equipment Sector

Market Focus07-13 10:02

On July 13, KLA Corporation fell 3.03% overnight, trading at $224.0/share, with turnover of $3.58 million.

On the news front, the previously dominant buy chips, sell software crowded trade is showing signs of unwinding, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index having declined approximately 12% in July. The shift in AI narrative continues to weigh heavily on semiconductor equipment stocks. Within the sector, Applied Materials fell 3.78%, Lam Research declined 3.49%, Teradyne dropped 3.23%, and AXT Inc lost 4.2%, reflecting broad-based weakness across equipment names.

Morgan Stanley had previously raised its price target on KLA from $190 to $274, citing rising wafer fab equipment market projections reaching $202 billion in 2027 and $227 billion in 2028. However, short-term industry-level selling pressure continues to dominate price action, overriding the constructive longer-term outlook.

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