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KLA Corp has a consensus price target of $1419.65 based on the ratings of 26 analysts. The high is $1900 issued by Oppenheimer on March 13, 2026. The low is $655 issued by Susquehanna on January 22, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Needham, Jefferies, and Oppenheimer on March 16, 2026, March 13, 2026, and March 13, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $1800 between Needham, Jefferies, and Oppenheimer, there's an implied 1.41% upside for KLA Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) was reported by Needham on March 16, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $1800.00 expecting KLAC to rise to within 12 months (a possible 1.41% upside). 63 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) was provided by Needham, and KLA reiterated their buy rating.
The last upgrade for KLA Corp happened on January 15, 2026 when Wells Fargo raised their price target to $1600. Wells Fargo previously had an equal-weight for KLA Corp.
The last downgrade for KLA Corp happened on September 22, 2025 when Morgan Stanley changed their price target from $928 to $1093 for KLA Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of KLA, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for KLA was filed on March 16, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 16, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest KLA (KLAC) rating was a reiterated with a price target of $1800.00 to $1800.00. The current price KLA (KLAC) is trading at is $1775.01, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 03/16/2026 | Buy Now | 1.41% | Needham | $1800 → $1800 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2026 | Buy Now | -4.23% | Jefferies | $1850 → $1700 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2026 | Buy Now | 7.04% | Oppenheimer | $1800 → $1900 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/25/2026 | Buy Now | 1.91% | Morgan Stanley | $1751 → $1809 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2026 | Buy Now | 1.41% | Citigroup | $1450 → $1800 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2026 | Buy Now | 4.22% | Jefferies | $1500 → $1850 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2026 | Buy Now | -9.86% | RBC Capital | $1550 → $1600 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2026 | Buy Now | 1.41% | Oppenheimer | $1400 → $1800 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2026 | Buy Now | -4.23% | Barclays | $1595 → $1700 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2026 | Buy Now | 7.04% | Wells Fargo | $1600 → $1900 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2026 | Buy Now | 4.22% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $1750 → $1850 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2026 | Buy Now | -4.23% | Stifel | $1600 → $1700 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2026 | Buy Now | 1.41% | Needham | $1800 → $1800 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2026 | Buy Now | -12.11% | Deutsche Bank | $1250 → $1560 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/20/2026 | Buy Now | -7.89% | UBS | $1260 → $1635 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/20/2026 | Buy Now | 1.41% | Needham | $1350 → $1800 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/15/2026 | Buy Now | -9.86% | Wells Fargo | $1250 → $1600 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/15/2026 | Buy Now | -12.68% | RBC Capital | → $1550 | Initiates | → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2026 | Buy Now | -9.86% | Stifel | $1260 → $1600 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2026 | Buy Now | -4.23% | Bernstein | → $1700 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2026 | Buy Now | 1.41% | TD Cowen | $1300 → $1800 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2026 | Buy Now | -7.04% | B of A Securities | $1450 → $1650 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2026 | Buy Now | -1.41% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $1500 → $1750 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/16/2025 | Buy Now | -15.49% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $1350 → $1500 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2025 | Buy Now | -15.49% | Jefferies | $1100 → $1500 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/02/2025 | Buy Now | -31.61% | Morgan Stanley | $1154 → $1214 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2025 | Buy Now | -18.31% | Citigroup | $1060 → $1450 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2025 | Buy Now | -16.34% | JP Morgan | $1070 → $1485 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2025 | Buy Now | -26.76% | TD Cowen | $900 → $1300 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2025 | Buy Now | -29.01% | UBS | $1135 → $1260 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2025 | Buy Now | -23.94% | Evercore ISI Group | $1000 → $1350 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2025 | Buy Now | -26.76% | Barclays | $1200 → $1300 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2025 | Buy Now | -27.89% | Goldman Sachs | $1120 → $1280 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2025 | Buy Now | -29.58% | Wells Fargo | $1115 → $1250 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2025 | Buy Now | -23.94% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $1170 → $1350 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2025 | Buy Now | -23.94% | Needham | $1100 → $1350 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2025 | Buy Now | -36.06% | UBS | $970 → $1135 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2025 | Buy Now | -32.39% | Barclays | $750 → $1200 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2025 | Buy Now | -40.85% | Stifel | $922 → $1050 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2025 | Buy Now | -36.9% | Goldman Sachs | $980 → $1120 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/22/2025 | Buy Now | -38.42% | Morgan Stanley | $928 → $1093 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2025 | Buy Now | -40.28% | Citigroup | $1035 → $1060 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2025 | Buy Now | -48.06% | Stifel | $770 → $922 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2025 | Buy Now | -39.72% | JP Morgan | $900 → $1070 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2025 | Buy Now | -46.48% | Raymond James | $850 → $950 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2025 | Buy Now | -47.72% | Morgan Stanley | $916 → $928 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2025 | Buy Now | -57.75% | Barclays | $590 → $750 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2025 | Buy Now | -45.92% | UBS | $775 → $960 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2025 | Buy Now | -44.79% | Goldman Sachs | → $980 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2025 | Buy Now | -48.17% | Wells Fargo | $870 → $920 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2025 | Buy Now | -41.69% | Citigroup | $835 → $1035 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/01/2025 | Buy Now | -48.39% | Morgan Stanley | $868 → $916 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/24/2025 | Buy Now | -46.48% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $800 → $950 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/17/2025 | Buy Now | -46.48% | Oppenheimer | $740 → $950 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | -49.3% | JP Morgan | $950 → $900 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | -51.1% | Morgan Stanley | $870 → $868 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | -54.93% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $800 → $800 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | -56.62% | Stifel | $750 → $770 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | -54.93% | TD Securities | $770 → $800 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | -58.31% | Oppenheimer | $700 → $740 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | -58.31% | UBS | $690 → $740 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | -53.24% | Needham | $830 → $830 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | -66.76% | Barclays | $760 → $590 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2025 | Buy Now | -54.65% | B of A Securities | $900 → $805 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2025 | Buy Now | -57.75% | Stifel | $825 → $750 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2025 | Buy Now | -54.93% | Citigroup | $910 → $800 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2025 | Buy Now | -60.56% | Oppenheimer | $850 → $700 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2025 | Buy Now | -50.99% | Morgan Stanley | $748 → $870 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/28/2025 | Buy Now | -59.16% | Jefferies | → $725 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | -57.86% | Morgan Stanley | $703 → $748 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | -51.32% | Goldman Sachs | $759 → $864 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | -53.52% | Stifel | $800 → $825 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | -50.99% | Wells Fargo | $795 → $870 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | -50.7% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $800 → $875 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | -57.18% | Barclays | $700 → $760 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | -53.24% | Needham | $800 → $830 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | -52.11% | Deutsche Bank | $725 → $850 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2025 | Buy Now | -63.1% | Susquehanna | $620 → $655 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | -56.06% | UBS | $665 → $780 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | -60.56% | Barclays | $750 → $700 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | -55.21% | Wells Fargo | $800 → $795 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2025 | Buy Now | -57.24% | Goldman Sachs | $850 → $759 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/06/2024 | Buy Now | -54.93% | Wells Fargo | $870 → $800 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/05/2024 | Buy Now | -60.39% | Morgan Stanley | $746 → $703 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | -59.16% | TD Cowen | $760 → $725 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | -57.75% | Barclays | $800 → $750 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | — | Needham | — | Reiterates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | -52.11% | Oppenheimer | $750 → $850 | Upgrade | Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | -57.75% | Deutsche Bank | $890 → $750 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2024 | Buy Now | -61.97% | Susquehanna | $680 → $675 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | -47.89% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $925 → $925 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2024 | Buy Now | -50.99% | Wells Fargo | $950 → $870 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2024 | Buy Now | -47.89% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $950 → $925 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/25/2024 | Buy Now | -57.75% | Oppenheimer | → $750 | Initiates | → Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | -49.3% | Citigroup | $960 → $900 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2024 | Buy Now | -56.9% | UBS | $900 → $765 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | -45.92% | Citigroup | $990 → $960 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | -50.7% | Argus Research | $800 → $875 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/25/2024 | Buy Now | -57.18% | TD Cowen | $700 → $760 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/25/2024 | Buy Now | -49.3% | Evercore ISI Group | $800 → $900 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |