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Lam Research Corporation (LRCX) is a leading semiconductor equipment & materials business with stocks listed in the US. It opened the day at US$607.81 after a previous close of US$606.03. During the day the price has varied from a low of USD602.88 to a high of USD614.31. The latest price was USD612.85 (25 minute delay). Lam Research Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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| Open | US$607.81 |
|---|---|
| High | US$614.31 |
| Low | US$602.88 |
| Close | US$612.85 |
| Previous close | US$606.03 |
| Change | US$6.82 |
| Change % | 1.1254% |
| Volume | 837,515 |
| 52-week range | US$330.1793 - US$670.806 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | US$585.8034 |
| 200-day moving average | US$614.1297 |
| Target price | US$728.39 |
| PE ratio | 20.984 |
| Dividend yield | US$5.2 (0.92%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | US$26.9 |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $612.85
| 1 week (2021-10-07) | 10.26% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2021-09-17) | 0.64% |
| 3 months (2021-07-17) | 0.35% |
| 6 months (2021-04-16) | -4.79% |
| 1 year (2020-10-16) | 67.92% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2019-10-17) | 159.57% |
| 3 years (2018-10-17) | 316.39% |
| 5 years (2016-10-17) | 524.97% |
Valuing Lam Research Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Lam Research Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Lam Research Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 21x. In other words, Lam Research Corporation shares trade at around 21x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Lam Research Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.3754. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Lam Research Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Lam Research Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$4.8 billion (£3.5 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Lam Research Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | US$14.6 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 30.64% |
| Gross profit TTM | US$6.8 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 18.4% |
| Return on equity TTM | 69.8% |
| Profit margin | 26.72% |
| Book value | 42.296 |
| Market capitalisation | US$79.5 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
There are currently 2.2 million Lam Research Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Lam Research Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 2.5% down from 2.3 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Lam Research Corporation shares can be evaluated.
Lam Research Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Lam Research Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Lam Research Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 1.3 million). Lam Research Corporation's SIR currently stands at 1.67. In other words for every 100,000 Lam Research Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1670 shares are currently held short.
However Lam Research Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Lam Research Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Lam Research Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Lam Research Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Lam Research Corporation shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0157% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Lam Research Corporation shares, roughly 16 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Lam Research Corporation.
Find out more about how you can short Lam Research Corporation stock.
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Lam Research Corporation.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 14.47
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Lam Research Corporation's overall score of 14.47 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 12nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Lam Research Corporation is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 1.19/100
Lam Research Corporation's environmental score of 1.19 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Lam Research Corporation is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 4.84/100
Lam Research Corporation's social score of 4.84 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Lam Research Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 5.44/100
Lam Research Corporation's governance score puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Lam Research Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Lam Research Corporation was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 14.47 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 11.54 |
| Environmental score | 1.19 |
| Environmental score percentile | 1 |
| Social score | 4.84 |
| Social score percentile | 1 |
| Governance score | 5.44 |
| Governance score percentile | 1 |
Dividend payout ratio: 19.79% of net profits
Recently Lam Research Corporation has paid out, on average, around 19.79% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.06% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Lam Research Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 1.06% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Lam Research Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $5.2 per share.
While Lam Research Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Lam Research Corporation is investing more in its future growth.
Lam Research Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 12 October 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 26 September 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").
Lam Research Corporation's shares were split on a 3:1 basis on 16 March 2000. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Lam Research Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 66.7% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Lam Research Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Lam Research Corporation's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Lam Research Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$330.1793 up to US$670.806. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Lam Research Corporation's is 1.2646. This would suggest that Lam Research Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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. It also provides SPEED gapfill high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition products; and Striker single-wafer atomic layer deposition products for dielectric film solutions. In addition, the company offers Flex for dielectric etch applications; Kiyo for conductor etch applications; Syndion for through-silicon via etch applications; and Versys metal products for metal etch processes. Further, it provides Coronus bevel clean products to enhance die yield; Da Vinci, DV-Prime, EOS, and SP series products to address various wafer cleaning applications; and Metryx mass metrology systems for high precision in-line mass measurement in semiconductor wafer manufacturing. The company sells its products and services to semiconductors industry in the United States, China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and internationally. Lam Research Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
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