Lam Research Corporation $LRCX Shares Purchased by 180 Wealth Advisors LLC

180 Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) by 17.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 28,475 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,173 shares during the quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Lam Research were worth $4,874,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. PMV Capital Advisers LLC bought a new position in Lam Research during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Stance Capital LLC bought a new stake in Lam Research in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in Lam Research in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in Lam Research by 73.9% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 240 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in shares of Lam Research during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. 84.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lam Research Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LRCX opened at $228.36 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $226.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $178.13. The company has a market cap of $285.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.77. Lam Research Corporation has a 12-month low of $56.32 and a 12-month high of $256.68. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $5.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.23 billion. Lam Research had a return on equity of 62.81% and a net margin of 30.22%.Lam Research’s revenue was up 22.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. Lam Research has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.250-1.450 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Lam Research Corporation will post 3.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lam Research Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 4th. Lam Research’s payout ratio is 21.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lam Research

In other news, Director Eric Brandt sold 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.60, for a total value of $7,896,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 253,705 shares in the company, valued at $57,235,848. This represents a 12.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Douglas R. Bettinger sold 50,057 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.03, for a total transaction of $11,214,269.71. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,081,705 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $242,334,371.15. This trade represents a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 130,886 shares of company stock valued at $29,658,802 in the last 90 days. 0.31% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Lam Research from $170.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $320.00 target price (up from $265.00) on shares of Lam Research in a report on Thursday, January 29th. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Lam Research in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Lam Research from $165.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, UBS Group set a $300.00 price objective on Lam Research in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $245.35.

About Lam Research

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) is a global supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Founded in 1980 by David K. Lam and headquartered in Fremont, California, the company develops and manufactures systems used in multiple stages of semiconductor device production, including thin film deposition, plasma etch, wafer cleaning and related process modules and automation.

Lam’s product portfolio covers core process technologies employed by logic and memory manufacturers, with equipment designed to support advanced-node patterning, 3D NAND and other emerging device architectures.