How to buy Lam Research stock (LRCX)

Lam Research is a semiconductor equipment & materials business based in the US. Lam Research shares (LRCX) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $71.21 – a decrease of 6.62% over the previous week. Lam Research employs 17,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $15.6 billion.

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Lam Research stock price (NASDAQ: LRCX)

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Lam Research shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$71.21
52-week range	$68.66 - $112.31
50-day moving average more info button	$75.84
200-day moving average more info button	$87.61
Wall St. target price	$92.98
PE ratio more info button	24.3366
Dividend yield more info button	$0.83 (1.22%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$3.09

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Lam Research price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $75.2 from 2024-12-18

1 week (2024-12-13)	-1.39%
1 month (2024-11-21)	2.83%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-90.27%
6 months (2024-06-20)	-92.91%

1 year (2023-12-20)	-90.04%
2 years (2022-12-20)	75.81%
3 years (2021-12-20)	17.97%
5 years (2019-12-19)	172.75%

Is Lam Research stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Lam Research stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Lam Research's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Lam Research's P/E ratio

Lam Research's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 24x. In other words, Lam Research shares trade at around 24x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Lam Research's PEG ratio

Lam Research's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.4455. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Lam Research's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Lam Research's EBITDA

Lam Research's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $4.9 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Lam Research's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Lam Research financials

Revenue TTM	$15.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	30.33%
Gross profit TTM	$7.9 billion
Return on assets TTM	14.96%
Return on equity TTM	49.12%
Profit margin	26.02%
Book value	$6.56
Market Capitalization more info button	$96.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Lam Research's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Lam Research.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Lam Research's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 14.47

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Lam Research's overall score of 14.47 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 12nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Lam Research is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Lam Research's environmental score

Environmental score: 1.19/100

Lam Research's environmental score of 1.19 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Lam Research is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Lam Research's social score

Social score: 4.84/100

Lam Research's social score of 4.84 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Lam Research is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Lam Research's governance score

Governance score: 5.44/100

Lam Research's governance score puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Lam Research is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Lam Research Corp was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	14.47
Total ESG percentile	11.54
Environmental score	1.19
Environmental score percentile	1
Social score	4.84
Social score percentile	1
Governance score	5.44
Governance score percentile	1

Lam Research share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 3.54% of net profits

Recently Lam Research has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Lam Research shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Lam Research's case, that would currently equate to about $0.83 per share.

While Lam Research's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Lam Research is investing more in its future growth.

Lam Research's most recent dividend payout was on 7 January 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 10 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Lam Research's shares ever split?

Lam Research's shares were split on a 10:1 basis on 2 October 2024 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 10 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Lam Research shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 90% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Lam Research shares which in turn could have impacted Lam Research's share price.

Lam Research share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Lam Research's shares have ranged in value from as little as $68.6592 up to $112.3125. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Lam Research's is 1.486. This would suggest that Lam Research's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Lam Research overview

Lam Research Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, refurbishes, and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. The company offers ALTUS systems to deposit conformal films for tungsten metallization applications; SABRE electrochemical deposition products for copper interconnect transition that offers copper damascene manufacturing; and VECTOR plasma-enhanced CVD products. It also provides SPEED gapfill high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition products; and Striker single-wafer atomic layer deposition products for dielectric film solutions. In addition, the company offers 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. Further, it provides Coronus bevel clean products to enhance die yield; and Da Vinci, DV-Prime, EOS, and SP series products to address various wafer cleaning applications. The company sells its products in the United States, China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan. Lam Research Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Lam Research is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.262% of Lam Research shares are held by insiders and 93.623% by institutions. How many people work for Lam Research?
Latest data suggests 17,700 work at Lam Research. When does the fiscal year end for Lam Research?
Lam Research's fiscal year ends in June. Where is Lam Research based?
Lam Research's address is: 4650 Cushing Parkway, Fremont, CA, United States, 94538 What is Lam Research's ISIN number?
Lam Research's international securities identification number is: US5128073062 What is Lam Research's CUSIP number?
Lam Research's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 512807108