On May 26, KLA Corporation rose 3.21% in regular trading, trading at $1,970.74 per share, with trading volume of $297 million.
On the news front, Bernstein raised its target price on KLA from $1,875 to $1,975, while simultaneously lifting its global wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) spending forecast from $141 billion to $148 billion, representing a 21.4% year-over-year increase. The upward revision signals strong institutional conviction in the semiconductor equipment sector outlook.
Driven by sustained AI compute infrastructure buildout, capital continues to flow into upstream equipment providers positioned as essential enablers of advanced chip manufacturing. KLA, alongside Lam Research and Applied Materials, remains a key institutional overweight target within the equipment chain, providing ongoing support for its share price. Within the Semiconductor Equipment sector, Teradyne rose 7.36%, Lam Research rose 3.78%, Applied Materials rose 3.52%, while ASML fell 0.38% and AXT Inc fell 4.14%.
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