LRCXLam Research
$220.65-5.62%Delayed market dataEtch equipmentSemi equipment & materials · 9 peers →Key levels and trade conditions
Delayed quotes · Technical conditionsShowing the near-term range, based on the latest 5 completed sessions and updated after each close.
Hold and monitor; no addition yet
Signals require closing-price and volume confirmation; review the company research below before acting.
When does defense take priority?
Close beyond this level with session volume ≥ 1.5× the previous 20 completed sessions’ average.
Confirmed close below $198.07 → consider reducing
When to consider adding?
Close beyond this level with session volume ≥ 1.5× the previous 20 completed sessions’ average.
Confirmed close above $241.60 → consider a staged addition
01Newstock overall assessment
The conclusion first, followed by the evidence that matters most.
Watch — await combined confirmation. An entry assessment has not yet been established.
02What happened recently
Company events, industry developments and market conditions — facts separated from possible explanations.
US 10Y yield 5.13%2026-11-13T16:08:54.000Z
VIX 20.222026-11-13T16:08:46.000Z
Dollar index 103.362026-11-13T16:14:00.000Z
Market and sector reference
LRCX -5.64% · SPY -1.13% · Peer average -4.67% (AMAT, AMKR, ASML, CDNS, ENTG, KLAC)
2026-11-13T16:23:59.000Z · Yahoo · Aligned-session reference, not a causal attribution.
Related news and impact paths
Recent news related to this stock
8 direct · 136 2nd-order · 0 thematicRanked by model assessment and recency. Labels use the original model impact, not expected returns. Impact percentages are model estimates, not observed price changes, probabilities or guaranteed returns.
Lam is one of the most direct beneficiaries of key DRAM/NAND process tools, with expansion and upgrades boosting orders and service revenue.
Also named: MU · 005930.KS · 000660.KS · 605123.SH · AMAT · ASML
Lam’s etch and deposition tools are highly sensitive to NAND fab investment, so slower memory capex would hit orders directly.
Also named: MU · AMKR · WDC · STX · SK HYNIX · AMAT
A slower Intel process ramp would reduce demand for etch and deposition tools, clouding Lam’s order visibility across both logic and memory.
Also named: AMAT · KLAC · TSM · SMIC · AMD · NVDA
- #4Impact3.7%FavorableDirectBig Tech Just Tried to Borrow More Than $35 Billion in a Single Day10d ago
Lam's etch and deposition tools benefit from AI chip and HBM capacity additions.
Also named: NVDA · SMCI · DELL · HPE · AMAT · KLAC
- #5Impact4%FavorableDirectSK Hynix Says Memory Is Sold Out Through 2029. Micron Is a Winner, Too16d ago
DRAM and advanced memory expansion usually translate into higher etch tool demand, benefiting Lam from a longer capex cycle.
Also named: MU · 000660.KS · 005930.KS · AMAT · KLAC · 4063.T
If Intel delays process introductions, etch and deposition purchases are also pushed out.
Also named: INTC · TSM · 005930.KS · AMAT · ASML · KLAC
Upturns in DRAM and NAND typically translate into higher etch and thin-film deposition capex, which benefits Lam Research’s memory-related orders.
Also named: MU · 000660.KS · NVDA · AMAT · KLAC · SMCI
- #8Impact3.1%Favorable2nd-orderMeta and Alphabet Face Serious Market Pressure Over Capex in Q411d ago
Stronger compute investment typically flows through to etch and memory-expansion demand, supporting Lam Research's medium-term order expectations.
Also named: META · GOOG · GOOGL · AMZN · ASML · AMAT
- #9Impact3%Favorable2nd-orderApple Lost About $140 Billion After Hours as Its New CEO Calls Memory Prices “Unprecedented”10d ago
If memory makers lift utilization or push advanced-node investment, etch demand should rise alongside it.
Also named: MU · 005930.KS · 000660.KS · 2317.TW · AAPL · HPQ
HBM and advanced-memory expansion drive etch and deposition demand, and Lam Research’s tool orders are highly sensitive to both memory and logic capacity additions.
Also named: NVDA · AVGO · AMD · AMAT · KLAC · MU
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03Is the company worth considering?
Business quality, financials, valuation and analyst disagreements.
🏛️ Company factsSEC filings + FINRA official data
Annual revenue $23.2B · latest quarter up 54.4% YoY · reported FY net income of $7.3B · short-sale volume share near its recent available-day average.
FY revenue
$23.2B
2026-06
Latest Q YoY
+54.4%
Gross margin
50.5%
FY net income
$7.3B
Diluted EPS
$5.79
Short-sale volume share
31.8%
2026-11-05 · Recent available-day avg 34.4% · near recent average
Short-sale volume as a share of trades covered by the FINRA file, not all market trading or outstanding short positions. Changes do not establish that short sellers are adding or covering positions.
Historical results versus analyst expectations
🎯 Market expectations
Estimate context score High · 80/100Nasdaq analyst consensus · currently available data
- Sep 2026$2.20 vs $2.17+1.38%
- Jun 2026$1.82 vs $1.69+7.69%
- Mar 2026$1.47 vs $1.36+8.09%
- Dec 2025$1.27 vs $1.17+8.55%
The takeaway
EPS exceeded the corresponding consensus estimates by an average of 6.4% in the quarters shown. This is not a hurdle for the next report or a forecast of the stock's reaction. Analysts made 7 upward revisions over the past four weeks.
Analyst estimates, not our forecast · not investment advice
Analyst consensus and disagreement
Target-price summary $290.00–$500.00 · Consensus $380.95
Buy / hold / sell 21 / 2 / 0
Nasdaq · Retrieved 2026-11-13T16:24:10.384Z · The aggregate does not provide individual report dates or original theses. It does not establish undervaluation; no analyst rationale is inferred. Targets are not guaranteed outcomes.
Next-quarter EPS estimate (Dec 2026) $2.34 · $2.30–$2.40 · 10 analysts
Four-week estimate revisions: up / down 7 / 2
Estimate dispersion 4.3%
Nasdaq EPS forecasts · retrieved 2026-11-13T16:24:10.224Z04Is now a good time?
Trend, moving averages, volume and key price levels — not the decline alone.
Technical structure · Downtrend structure
MA5 $222.76
MA10 $221.78
MA20 $236.25
MA60 $283.54
Last completed-session close $233.78 (-0.89%) · Volume / prior 20-session average 0.58×
Prior 20-session range $184.24–$280.45 · MA20 change over five sessions -7.45% · CMF20 -0.29
- Distribution-like weak closes (inference)
Confirmation to watch: a close above $280.45 with volume at least 1.5× the prior 20-session average. A heavy-volume break below $184.24 weakens the setup.
Completed daily candles only. Daily OHLCV cannot establish accumulation, shakeout or manipulation intent; CMF is a price/volume proxy, not actual fund flows. Thresholds are research rules, not validated success probabilities. Yahoo · 2026-11-12
Price and news
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05What would change our assessment?
Conditions for reconsidering entry and developments that invalidate the thesis.
Complete the company and technical cross-check before defining entry and invalidation conditions.
Additional risk evidence and model detail
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Crowding
Risk temperature
Tail risk
Triggers
Price and volume
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