Lam Research Corp LRCX

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$347.49 +7.39 (2.17%)
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Lam’s Strong Position and Wide Moat Enable It to Capture Massive AI Demand

Lam Research is one of the largest providers of wafer fabrication equipment for semiconductors, and we believe its strong portfolio should enable it to maintain and increase its large market share. Lam historically was weighted to memory chipmakers, but has gained significant share in logic chip equipment, and we expect it to be more in line with peers’ exposure in the future. In our view, Lam will benefit from broadly increasing chip complexity over the long term, including advanced packaging, new transistor architectures, and high-bandwidth memory capacity expansion. In the short term, we expect immense growth as chipmakers race to build out more supply for AI infrastructure demands.

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$340.10
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Lam is the market share leader in etch, which is the largest segment of the WFE market, and holds a clear number two share in deposition.

Bears

Lam lacks the scale of Applied Materials, its largest competitor, and could face market share losses if it is not able to adequately invest.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$340.10
Day Range
$344.77–352.56
52-Week Range
$131.02–438.50
Bid/Ask
$347.51 / $349.70
Shares Outstanding
1.25B
Market Cap
$434.86B
Volume/Avg
7M / 10M

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
58.54
Price/Sales
18.46
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
0.33%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.39%
Dividend Payment Schedule
Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
Total Yield
1.23%

Company Profile

Lam Research is one of the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment manufacturers in the world. It specializes in deposition and etch, which entail the buildup of layers on a semiconductor and the subsequent selective removal of patterns from each layer. Lam holds the top market share in etch and holds the clear second share in deposition. It is more exposed to memory chipmakers for DRAM and NAND chips. It counts as top customers the largest chipmakers in the world, including TSMC, Samsung, Intel, and Micron.
Sector
Technology
Industry
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Stock Style Box
Large Growth
Total Number of Employees
23,300

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Valuation

Metric
LRCX
AMAT
8035
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
58.5448.4610.59
Price/Book Value
34.1216.3913.35
Price/Sales
18.4613.7111.80
Price/Cash Flow
55.1946.9152.67
Price/Earnings
LRCX
AMAT
8035

Financial Strength

Metric
LRCX
AMAT
8035
Quick Ratio
1.841.671.52
Current Ratio
2.632.422.70
Interest Coverage
52.4233.00—
Quick Ratio
LRCX
AMAT
8035

Profitability

Metric
LRCX
AMAT
8035
Return on Assets (Normalized)
34.90%22.69%—
Return on Equity (Normalized)
71.40%39.18%—
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
51.03%25.01%—
Return on Assets
LRCX
AMAT
8035

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