KLAC — KLA Corporation

Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates KLAC Bullish with a Setup Score of 50, net conviction 65, actionability 38. How the Setup Score works →

Key signals behind this score

• 40wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 182 vs px 196)
• Fresh Trend Turn — 40wk recapture 3w · ×0.91 extended
• 80wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 139 vs px 196)
• 200wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 91.13 vs px 196)
• Funds Accumulating — momZ +6.41 · 23.42→28.00
• Short Squeeze Setup — velZ +1.39 · age 13w×1.00 · 2.26%
• Seasonal Tailwind — october med 4.6% (mag 2/3) · posClose 62.22% (rel 1/3) · n45 ×1 = 6.3
• Earnings Tailwind — ER in 24.272d · w1 med 1.1% (mag 1/3) · winRate 57.7% (rel 1/3) · n123

About KLA Corporation

KLA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers, reticles/masks, chemicals/materials, integrated circuits (ICs), packaged ICs, and printed circuit boards. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB and Component Inspection. Read full Trend Edge analysis →

• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
• Exchange: NASDAQ
• IPO Date: October 8, 1980
• Headquarters: One Technology Drive, Milpitas, CA, United States, 95035
• Website: https://www.kla.com
• Employees: 17,000

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

• Trend Edge Score: 45.5
• Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
• Founder-Led: No

Key Metrics

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

Ownership & Float

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Historical Earnings Reactions (123 events)

Next earnings: November 4, 2026 (23 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

Day-of-Week Tendencies

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 94.0%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 0.1%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Key Insiders

Transaction Clusters

Significant Filings

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AI Consult Analysis

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