Shares of semiconductor equipment maker Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) jumped 8.5% in the afternoon session after the company reported impressive fourth-quarter results and provided revenue and EPS guidance for the next quarter,

Valued on earnings, shares of Lam Research look the cheapest today, valued just a little over 25 times trailing earnings. KLA stock is more expensive at 34 times earnings, while ASML looks most expensive at a P/E ratio of 40. I hesitate to call any of the three stocks a "bargain," however.

Semiconductor equipment maker Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 16.4% year on year to $4.38 billion. On top of that, next quarter’s revenue guidance ($4.

Shares of Lam Research rose after the maker of equipment for semiconductor manufacturing issued better-than-expected guidance for the current quarter. The stock was up 5.4%, to $79.33, in after-hours trading Wednesday after closing the regular session at $75.15. Through Wednesday's close, the stock had lost about 11% over the last year.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) shares rose 7% in late trading on Wednesday after the semiconductor equipment firm posted second-quarter results and issued guidance for the next period that topped Wall Street's estimates by a wide margin.

Bernstein upgraded Lam Research (LRCX) to Outperform from Market Perform with a price target of $91, up from $85. The company reported a solid

Chip-making equipment supplier Lam Research forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, driven by a surge in orders from chip firms amid the AI boom. Shares of the Fremont,

IBM shares are jumping 8% after the tech-infrastructure provider reported a quarterly per-share profit that beat expectations — helped by a jump in software sales and AI-related demand. Lam Research stock is gaining nearly 6% after the maker of equipment for semiconductor manufacturing issued better-than-expected guidance for the current quarter.

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Analyst Blayne Curtis of Jefferies maintained a Buy rating on Lam Research (LRCX – Research Report), with a price target of $95.00.Invest with

LAM Research's Advanced Pacakging for stacking memory on chips has more than tripled revenues in 2024 and looks even bigger in 2025.