Lam Research (LRCX) Projected to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) is projected to issue its Q3 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, April 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.00 per share and revenue of $4.64 billion for the quarter. Lam Research has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.900-1.100 EPS.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87 by $0.04. Lam Research had a return on equity of 51.86% and a net margin of 26.49%. On average, analysts expect Lam Research to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Lam Research Stock Performance

Shares of Lam Research stock opened at $62.39 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $80.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.95, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 2.54 and a quick ratio of 1.73. Lam Research has a 1 year low of $56.32 and a 1 year high of $113.00. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $74.41 and its 200 day moving average is $75.76.

Lam Research Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. Lam Research’s payout ratio is 27.96%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on LRCX. Susquehanna upgraded Lam Research from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating and increased their target price for the company from $75.00 to $125.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $90.00 price objective on shares of Lam Research in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Lam Research from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Lam Research from $87.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of Lam Research from $95.00 to $80.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eighteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $93.87.

Insider Transactions at Lam Research

In other news, SVP Seshasayee Varadarajan sold 110,080 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $9,907,200.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 179,084 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,117,560. The trade was a 38.07 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.29% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Lam Research

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Lam Research stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Lam Research Co. (NASDAQ:LRCX) by 1,032.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,189 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,936 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Lam Research were worth $1,025,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 84.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lam Research Company Profile

Lam Research Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, refurbishes, and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. The company offers ALTUS systems to deposit conformal films for tungsten metallization applications; SABRE electrochemical deposition products for copper interconnect transition that offers copper damascene manufacturing; SOLA ultraviolet thermal processing products for film treatments; and VECTOR plasma-enhanced CVD ALD products.