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KLA Corporation (KLAC) 12-Month Stock Forecast & Price Target Cone

$167.43 +5.45% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

KLA Corporation (KLAC) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 73/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (61% profit margin, 22% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B • BUY Cap $218.50B

INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:

🛡️ Portfolio Crash X-Ray

RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B

2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish

Cash

SEC

Whale

5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C+ · Rk B+

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE+6.7% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:60% Call Buyers ($23.7M)

40% PutsMax Pain: $164.00

INTERACTIVE 12-MONTH POSITION SIMULATOR

Drag to Test Your KLAC Position Size: $10,000

Shares at $167.43: 59.7 sh

$1,000$10,000$25,000$50,000$100,000

12M Bear Case FloorTarget $137.29

$8,200

$-1,800 (-18.0%)

12M Consensus BaseTarget $178.73

$10,675

+$675 (+6.7%)

12M Bull Case BreakoutTarget $322.74

$19,276

+$9,276 (+92.8%)

Wall Street Analyst Breakdown & Historical Accuracy Audit (34 Desks)

Street Historical Accuracy: 64/100

● Strong Buy / Buy: 23● Hold: 9● Sell: 2

Wall Street Firm	Stance	12M Target	1Y Accuracy	Track Grade
Morgan StanleyInstitutional Equity Desk	OUTPERFORM	$186	74%	A
Goldman SachsSector Coverage Lead	BUY	$303	69%	B
JP MorganUS Large-Cap Research	HOLD	$158	58%	C

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KLAC // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -9.79%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL

2026-10-30O $159.5H $164.3L $156.0C $157.9VOL 22.41M

RES: $205.2SUP: $141.6SMA50: $178.6SMA200: $182.1

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KLAC Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

38.4%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +23.9% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on KLAC today. View full Setup Ledger →

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KLAC → TSM Confirmed Filing

Large-reticle AI GPU dies (~800mm²) and multi-die CoWoS assemblies tolerate near-zero killer defects, driving structural process-control share gains for KLA optical inspection and reticle metrology.

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What is KLAC's 12-month stock price target?

KLA Corporation (KLAC) carries a 12-month consensus base price target of $178.73 (+6.7% from $167.43), with a bull-case target of $322.74 and a bear-case floor of $137.29.