Investors didn't show much interest in one Kla way or another today. It hasn't moved too much today but is slightly down, it lost -0.66% since yesterday.
It looks like Kla isn't currently at a very decisive point in regards to support/resistance levels. Kla hasn't established a very strong momentum in either direction over the last 3 months. We'll see if a stronger consensus among market participants emerges. KLAC might find some support at the 357.36 level, buyers might push the price back up from here. But it's not very clear what will happen.
The analysts feel fairly neutral on the prospects for KLA but a little more positive than negative. The current Analysts Sentiment Score is 26.43. Most companies range between (-200 to 200).
Here's a break down of the latest rating changes. Morgan Stanley gave a boost to their price target and moved to $698.00 from $692.00 on 2024-04-26. TD Cowen gave a boost to their price target and moved to $700.00 from $650.00 on 2024-04-26. On 2024-04-26 Barclays increased their price target by 14.55% to $630.00. Needham & Company LLC announced that they are reiterating a rating of Hold on 2024-04-26. Raymond James reiterated a rating of Outperform on 2024-04-26 and moved up their price target to $750.00 which is a 20% increase. On 2024-04-23 Citigroup increased their price target by 3.57% to $725.00. On 2024-04-16 Evercore ISI started covering KLA with a rating of Outperform and provided a price target of $800.00. On 2024-04-16 Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target by 10.95% to $760.00. On 2024-04-11 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesel started covering KLA with a rating of Buy and added a price target of $800.00. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price targ by 28% to $800.00 on 2024-04-08.
| Company | Ratings Score
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Composite analyst sentiment score
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Positive Ratings | Negative Ratings | Boost Price Target | Lower Price Target |
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| KLAC | 26.43 | 26.15 | 0 | 27.56 | -0.85 |
| Company | YOY Growth Score (typical -20 to +20) | Revision Directions (-6 to +6) |
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| KLAC | 0.00 | 0.00 |
We take into account several different measures of short interest to create a composite score. These measures are shown in the chart below. Short selling is when investors are betting against a stock. We compile these factors to create a dynamic Short Score - this can indicate poor sentiment, internal problems with a company or industry and the anticipation of future price declines. We look at the short interest percent, days to cover, the rate of change and total shares sold short.
| Company | Short Score (typical 1-15)
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We take into account several different measures and attributes of short interest to create a composite sentiment score. typical range (0 - 30)
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Short Interest | Days to Cover | Rate of Change | Shares Short |
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| KLAC | 2.7 | %1.9 | 2.7 | 27.324 | 2540000 |
| Segment | Count | 1 Day% | 5 Day | 1 Month | 3 Month | 6 Month | 1 Year | RSI | 3mo S-momo ? | 6mo S-momo | 1yr S-momo | Resistance ? | Support | Demark Sell ? | Demark Buy | Short Interest | Analysts Ratings ? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semiconductors | 60 | -0.38 | 2.06 | 5.63 | 12.94 | -0.99 | 12.87 | 42.32 | -14.21 | -7.01 | -7.62 | -21443.95 | -5439.96 | 4.17 | 0.00 | 4.97 | 6.59 |
| Technology | 288 | -0.26 | 0.81 | 7.90 | 18.12 | 15.27 | 28.71 | 60.55 | 19.32 | 15.10 | 17.28 | -11519.93 | -16991.29 | 14.67 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 5.39 |
Social Sentiment is an aggregation of several different factors such as news, articles, blogs, user content, ratings, etc. Which is shown in the chart below. It may become predictive of a reversal if price and the sentiment diverge. Broader market forces may push prices up or down but if market participants maintain a different view on a specific stock, it may be taken as an opportunity to buy or sell in those cases.
| Ticker | Social Sentiment(1-10) |
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| KLAC |
| Company | Score | 1 Day% | 5 Day | 1 Month | 3 Month | 6 Month | 1 Year | RSI | 3mo S-momo ? | 6mo S-momo | 1yr S-momo | Resistance ? | Support | Demark Sell ? | Demark Buy | Short Interest Score |
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| AMAT | Applied Materials Inc | 2.24 | -0.78 | 4.99 | -2.49 | 2.13 | -18.59 | 22.64 | 45 | -9.28 | -5.60 | -2.31 | -7384.52 | -8.32 | 0 | 0 | 3.25248 |
| NVMI | Nova Ltd. Ordinary Shares | 1.92 | 0.00 | 9.15 | 5.08 | -3.80 | -12.82 | 49.46 | 56 | -1.24 | -0.99 | 7.04 | -3971.18 | -695.37 | 0 | 0 | 3.76649 |
| ONTO | Onto Innovation Inc. | 1.69 | -0.04 | 4.84 | -1.69 | -6.44 | -23.07 | 20.28 | 21 | -4.69 | -1.98 | 3.82 | -9220.95 | -9309.39 | 0 | 0 | 3.848 |
| MKSI | MKS Instruments Inc | 1.67 | -0.71 | 3.49 | 16.00 | 10.65 | -11.35 | 39.55 | 73 | -15.65 | -12.24 | -13.57 | -5182.96 | -7473.47 | 0 | 0 | 4.29813 |
| DIOD | Diodes Inc | 1.6 | -0.59 | -0.80 | 7.33 | 7.40 | -12.19 | -5.46 | 35 | -31.12 | -17.30 | -23.60 | -29408.25 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 3.13254 |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Inc | 1.59 | -4.11 | -1.45 | -10.21 | -10.33 | -28.50 | -20.20 | 13 | -55.34 | -29.94 | -21.59 | -28765.07 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 3.57319 |
| LSCC | Lattice Semiconductor Cor | 1.57 | -1.25 | 2.89 | 12.54 | 34.74 | -9.85 | -6.49 | 41 | -5.89 | -10.27 | -22.87 | -1958.81 | -1467.00 | 0 | 0 | 7.46881 |
How to use: use the research links to research the asset. Then simply type in a score for each category between (01, 02, 03, 04, 05). 05 being the most bullish and 01 being the most bearish. It will automatically calculate the average and combine it with the technical score to create an overall score to rank prospects by. You can also type notes into each field.
