Greenspring Advisors LLC Increases Stake in Lam Research Corporation $LRCX

Greenspring Advisors LLC raised its position in Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) by 138.6% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 4,139 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,404 shares during the period. Greenspring Advisors LLC’s holdings in Lam Research were worth $1,793,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac purchased a new stake in Lam Research during the fourth quarter worth about $10,035,000. Rokos Capital Management LLP lifted its position in shares of Lam Research by 42.0% during the 1st quarter. Rokos Capital Management LLP now owns 259,921 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $55,532,000 after acquiring an additional 76,840 shares during the period. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super acquired a new stake in shares of Lam Research during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $59,973,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Lam Research during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,489,000. Finally, Krilogy Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Lam Research by 19.5% during the 1st quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 28,111 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $6,006,000 after acquiring an additional 4,584 shares in the last quarter. 84.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lam Research News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Lam Research this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI data-center investment, advanced chip manufacturing and an expected memory-market recovery are being cited as growth opportunities for Lam Research’s wafer-fabrication equipment business. Several investment-fund commentaries identify LRCX as a beneficiary of structural semiconductor demand. Lam Research growth opportunities article
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage remains bullish on LRCX, highlighting strong seasonal trends, AI-related spending and the company’s role in advanced logic and memory production. One stock-picking article names Lam as a preferred way to participate in the AI data-center boom. Lam Research chip-stock article
• Positive Sentiment: Lam’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with adjusted earnings of $1.82 per share on $6.72 billion in revenue. Revenue rose 30% year over year, and management guided to fiscal first-quarter 2027 earnings of $2.00 to $2.30 per share.
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.33 from $0.26, a roughly 27% increase. The higher payout reinforces confidence in cash generation, although the yield remains modest at approximately 0.5%. Dividend increase article
• Neutral Sentiment: UBS cut its price target to $425 from $435 but maintained a Buy rating. The reduction indicates some caution after LRCX’s substantial rally, while the rating and target still reflect confidence in longer-term upside. UBS target-cut article
• Negative Sentiment: A global bond selloff lifted long-term yields, increasing pressure on high-multiple growth stocks such as LRCX and raising concerns that restrictive interest rates could persist. Higher yields reduce the appeal of future earnings and can increase financing costs. Semiconductor selloff article
• Negative Sentiment: An insider sold 5,000 shares for approximately $1.5 million. The sale occurred under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, limiting its importance as a signal, but it contributed to near-term selling pressure. SEC insider-sale filing
• Negative Sentiment: LRCX’s valuation remains demanding, with a price-to-earnings ratio near 50, leaving the stock vulnerable to profit-taking or disappointment despite strong AI and semiconductor-equipment fundamentals. Lam Research valuation article

Insider Transactions at Lam Research

In other news, insider Ava Harter sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.46, for a total value of $1,512,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 42,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,843,056.52. The trade was a 10.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Abhijit Y. Talwalkar sold 18,282 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.00, for a total transaction of $6,124,470.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 87,142 shares in the company, valued at $29,192,570. The trade was a 17.34% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 77,782 shares of company stock worth $26,755,370 over the last ninety days. 0.31% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings raised Lam Research from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. HSBC reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $333.00 target price on shares of Lam Research in a research report on Monday, July 27th. UBS Group dropped their price target on Lam Research from $435.00 to $425.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Raymond James Financial set a $425.00 price target on Lam Research in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Lam Research from $325.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Lam Research presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $358.97.

Lam Research Stock Performance

NASDAQ LRCX opened at $288.32 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. Lam Research Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $96.44 and a fifty-two week high of $438.50. The business has a fifty day moving average of $324.95 and a 200-day moving average of $290.88. The stock has a market cap of $360.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.85.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The semiconductor company reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $6.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.66 billion. Lam Research had a return on equity of 67.60% and a net margin of 31.27%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.33 earnings per share. Lam Research has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.000-2.300 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Lam Research Corporation will post 9.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lam Research Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 14th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 23rd. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from Lam Research’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. Lam Research’s dividend payout ratio is 22.92%.

Lam Research Company Profile

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) is a global supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Founded in 1980 by David K. Lam and headquartered in Fremont, California, the company develops and manufactures systems used in multiple stages of semiconductor device production, including thin film deposition, plasma etch, wafer cleaning and related process modules and automation.

Lam’s product portfolio covers core process technologies employed by logic and memory manufacturers, with equipment designed to support advanced-node patterning, 3D NAND and other emerging device architectures.