Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Increases Stake in Lam Research Corporation $LRCX

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise increased its stake in Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) by 54.8% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 69,320 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 24,535 shares during the period. Lam Research comprises 0.6% of Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings, making the stock its 28th largest position. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in Lam Research were worth $14,812,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac bought a new stake in shares of Lam Research in the 4th quarter worth approximately $10,035,000. Generali Investments Management Co LLC increased its position in Lam Research by 62.0% during the 4th quarter. Generali Investments Management Co LLC now owns 36,274 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,209,000 after buying an additional 13,878 shares in the last quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC raised its stake in Lam Research by 115.2% during the third quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 22,198 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,972,000 after buying an additional 11,883 shares during the last quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC raised its stake in Lam Research by 19.5% during the first quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 28,111 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,006,000 after buying an additional 4,584 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Whalen Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in Lam Research in the fourth quarter worth $1,423,000. 84.61% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Zacks Research cut Lam Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Wall Street Zen lowered Lam Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Lam Research from $285.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. New Street Research increased their price objective on shares of Lam Research from $235.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Lam Research from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Twenty-eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Lam Research currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $334.43.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Ava Harter sold 6,010 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $258.66, for a total value of $1,554,546.60. Following the sale, the insider owned 53,205 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,762,005.30. This trade represents a 10.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Neil J. Fernandes sold 18,170 shares of Lam Research stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.14, for a total transaction of $4,635,893.80. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 66,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,872,153.06. This trade represents a 21.55% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 86,339 shares of company stock valued at $27,680,267 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

Lam Research Trading Up 0.4%

Lam Research stock opened at $372.92 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.54 and a quick ratio of 1.77. Lam Research Corporation has a one year low of $90.93 and a one year high of $409.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $466.37 billion, a PE ratio of 70.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 1.85. The business’s fifty day moving average is $309.03 and its 200 day moving average is $246.96.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.11. Lam Research had a return on equity of 66.21% and a net margin of 30.94%.The company had revenue of $5.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.70 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.04 EPS. Lam Research’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. Lam Research has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.800 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Lam Research Corporation will post 5.7 EPS for the current year.

Lam Research Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be paid a $0.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Lam Research’s payout ratio is currently 19.62%.

Key Stories Impacting Lam Research

Here are the key news stories impacting Lam Research this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its LRCX price target to $450 and maintained an Overweight rating, signaling confidence in continued strength across semiconductor equipment demand. Wells Fargo Raises its Price Target on Lam Research (LRCX)
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America reportedly boosted its target to $480 and reiterated a Buy rating, reinforcing the bullish analyst tone around Lam Research. Benzinga report on Lam Research price target increase
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts highlighted surging NAND equipment demand and ongoing AI infrastructure spending as reasons LRCX may have more upside ahead. Lam Research Stock Just Got a New Street-High Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent commentary noted Lam Research has already had a massive run in 2026, which can keep investor expectations elevated and make the stock more sensitive to valuation swings. Lam Research Stock Is Up 114% So Far in 2026
• Negative Sentiment: The stock has also been hit by a broad chip-sector selloff and profit-taking, suggesting recent weakness was more about industry rotation than company-specific fundamentals. Lam Research slides as global chip selloff outweighs strong recent fundamentals

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.