Lam Research Corporation (LRCX)
Lam Research Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, refurbishes, and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
Scored against other Technology stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
Lam Research reads as neutral right now, with no clear lean either way.
- What's working
- Its finances look solid, with manageable debt and a healthy cash cushion.
- Worth watching
- Its price has been falling, trading below its recent averages.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 31 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About Lam Research Corporation
Lam Research Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, refurbishes, and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe…
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
- Employees
- 23,300
- Headquarters
- Fremont, CA
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 45.8 — lower than 37% of Technology peers
P/B 26.5 — lower than 20% of Technology peers
P/S 14.2 — lower than 33% of Technology peers
EV/EBITDA 38.1 — lower than 35% of Technology peers
EV/Revenue 14.2 — lower than 35% of Technology peers
PEG 1.2 — lower than 48% of Technology peers
FCF yield 0.9% — higher than 20% of Technology peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 50.5% — higher than 26% of Technology peers
Operating margin 37.4% — higher than 80% of Technology peers
Net margin 31.3% — higher than 83% of Technology peers
ROE 65.1% — higher than 86% of Technology peers
ROA 22.8% — higher than 93% of Technology peers
Free cash flow is 43% of reported net income
Financial health
Debt/equity 0.3 — lower than 67% of Technology peers
Current ratio 2.63 — higher than 74% of Technology peers
Quick ratio 1.84 — higher than 72% of Technology peers
Cash/debt 1.35 — higher than 76% of Technology peers
Debt/EBITDA 0.48 — lower than 82% of Technology peers
Growth
Revenue growth 30.0% YoY — higher than 63% of Technology peers
Earnings growth 34.8% YoY — higher than 29% of Technology peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 18.1% — somewhat unusual vs Technology peers
Net insider selling, -5.1% of insider shares
Institutions net sold, -10.9% of shares held
Insiders hold 0.3% of shares outstanding
2.1% of float sold short
Momentum
Below its 50- & 200-day averages
42% of the way from its 52-week low to high