$290,000 of KLA CORPORATION lobbying was just disclosed, from Q2 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Trade policy regarding China, including tariffs and export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment for advanced models. Research and development funding and tax benefits in support of the semiconductor industry."
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
KLAC Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $KLAC stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $KLAC stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE LIZZIE FLETCHER sold up to $15,000 on 04/08.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.
KLAC Insider Trading Activity
KLAC insiders have traded $KLAC stock on the open market 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $KLAC stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- RICHARD P WALLACE (President and CEO) sold 4,512 shares for an estimated $9,986,725
- BREN D. HIGGINS (EVP & Chief Financial Officer) sold 27,701 shares for an estimated $7,359,878
- VIRENDRA A KIRLOSKAR (SVP & Chief Accounting Officer) sold 196 shares for an estimated $52,075
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
KLAC Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 885 institutional investors add shares of KLAC stock to their portfolio, and 887 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 2,722,695 shares (-50.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $4,008,923,344
- FMR LLC added 1,857,271 shares (+73.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $2,734,664,393
- CORIENT PRIVATE WEALTH LLC removed 1,294,875 shares (-96.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,906,586,898
- PINESTONE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. added 1,099,300 shares (+102.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $331,669,803
- WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC removed 1,039,309 shares (-84.4%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $313,569,918
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 1,024,401 shares (-37.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,508,338,276
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 1,002,441 shares (+228.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,476,004,152
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
KLAC Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $KLAC in the last several months. We have seen 6 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 04/30/2026
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/30/2026
- Cantor Fitzgerald issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/30/2026
- Stifel issued a "Buy" rating on 01/30/2026
- Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 01/30/2026
- Needham issued a "Buy" rating on 01/20/2026
To track analyst ratings and price targets for KLAC, check out Quiver Quantitative's $KLAC forecast page.
KLAC Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $KLAC recently. We have seen 17 analysts offer price targets for $KLAC in the last 6 months, with a median target of $1700.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Krish Sankar from TD Cowen set a target price of $260.0 on 07/09/2026
- Shane Brett from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $274.0 on 07/06/2026
- C.J. Muse from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $325.0 on 06/29/2026
- Vivek Arya from B of A Securities set a target price of $317.0 on 06/23/2026
- Joseph Quatrochi from Wells Fargo set a target price of $305.0 on 06/22/2026
- Tom O'Malley from Barclays set a target price of $2250.0 on 06/11/2026
- Timothy Arcuri from UBS set a target price of $2180.0 on 06/09/2026
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