LRCX · Lam Research Corporation
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $276.6B |
| P/E | 34.11 |
| Float | 1.25B |
| Beta | 2.03 |
| Volatility 30D | 58.6% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Semiconductors |
| Cap tier | Mega cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Very High |
| Clavix score | 42.2 |
| Price | 191.20 |
| Change | −13.65% |
| Prev Close | 221.43 |
| Open | 227.79 |
| Day Low | 218.50 |
| Day High | 233.04 |
| Avg Vol | 13 |
| Avg $ Vol | $2.98B |
| 52W High | 438.50 |
| 52W Low | 135.50 |
| 52W Pos | 18.4% |
| From High | −56.40% |
| From Low | +41.11% |
| Max DD 1Y | −48.90% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Deep |
| SMA 20 | −27.03% |
| SMA 50 | −33.91% |
| SMA 200 | −32.75% |
| RSI (14) | 30.0 |
| Vol 90D | 70.4% |
| Vol 1Y | 65.9% |
| 1Y Range | 136–438 |
| Daily bars | 549 |
| Perf Week | −12.76% |
| Perf Month | −33.68% |
| Perf Quarter | −27.58% |
| Perf Half Y | −25.49% |
| Perf Year | +37.33% |
| Perf YTD | +3.32% |
| Prev Day | −13.65% |
| Clavix | D |
| Debt / Eq | 0.30 |
| Curr Ratio | 2.63 |
| Int Cover | 194.5× |
| FCF Margin | 25.2% |
| Rev Growth | +26.0% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 26 / 54 |
What LRCX does
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.
The company offers ALTUS systems to deposit conformal or selective films for tungsten or molybdenum metallization applications; SABRE electrochemical deposition products for copper interconnect transition that offers copper damascene manufacturing; SPEED gapfill high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) products; Striker single-wafer atomic layer deposition products for dielectric film solutions; and VECTOR plasma-enhanced CVD products.
It also provides Flex for dielectric etch applications; Vantex, a dielectric etch system that provides RF technology and repeatable wafer-to-wafer performance enabled by Equipment Intelligence solutions; Kiyo for conductor etch applications; Syndion for through-silicon via etch applications; and Versys metal products for metal etch processes.
In addition, the company offers Coronus bevel clean products to enhance die yield; and Da Vinci, DV-Prime, EOS, and SP series products to address various wafer cleaning applications.
Further, it provides Reliant deposition, etch, and clean products; and Sense.i platform products, as well as customer service, spares, and upgrades.
Lam Research Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayLRCX grades D, 42.2 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (64), most exposed on Macro Resilience (22, weak). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Semiconductors median. Ranks 26 of 54 in Semiconductors by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| LRCX | Semiconductors median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 2.03 | 1.95 |
| 30-day realized volatilityannualized, from daily closes | 58.6% | 66.4% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −48.9% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 2.53% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 108 (43%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| LRCX | Semiconductors median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 2.03 | 1.95 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Very High | Very High 65% of 54 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Semiconductors names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| LRCX | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −12.8% |
| 1 month | −33.7% |
| Year to date | +3.3% |
| 1 year | +37.3% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| LRCX | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 5 Oct |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 68 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 22 · 3 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 22 ↑ 3 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 54 Semiconductors names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| LRCX | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +26.0% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Semiconductors median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openJim Cramer called Lam Research the best in semiconductor capital equipment but advised investors to buy only 25% of their planned position. The article does not explain the specific reason for his caution or report any new development in Lam Research's business.
Jim Cramer called Lam Research the best company selling machinery used to manufacture semiconductors, but advised investors planning to buy 100 shares to buy no more than 25 initially. LRCX's latest quarter brought revenue of $8.22 billion, up 54.4%, adjusted earnings of $2.20 per share excluding certain costs and a sixth straight earnings beat, while management said its deposition and etch tools should play a greater role in 2027.
Rep. David Taylor (Republican-Ohio) disclosed buying between $1,001 and $15,000 of Lam Research (LRCX) stock on October 15, with the transaction disclosed on October 29. The article provides no evidence of a change in LRCX’s business or financial outlook, so no company-level implications can be established.
The article says Lam Research's average brokerage recommendation leans toward buying the stock, but questions the measure because Wall Street analysts tend to be overly optimistic. The supplied excerpt reports no specific financial, operational or regulatory development.
The article presents Lam Research as a high-quality semiconductor-equipment company, assigns it a GF Score of 94, and cites top-tier profitability and growth rankings. The provided body contains no specific financial results, operational changes, or other new company development.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | B- | $285.5B | 40.14 | 1.42 | Compare |
| AMAT | Applied Materials Inc | D | $293.2B | 32.71 | 1.67 | Compare |
| INTC | Intel Corp | F | $309.7B | — | 2.45 | Compare |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | B | $196.8B | 47.82 | 1.30 | Compare |
| KLAC | KLA Corporation | D+ | $195.2B | 36.96 | 1.50 | Compare |
| QCOM | QUALCOMM Incorporated | C | $184.9B | 19.41 | 1.79 | Compare |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology, Inc. | F | $140.1B | 53.08 | 2.30 | Compare |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | D- | $797.9B | 103.10 | 2.64 | Compare |
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