Group 1 - KLA's stock closed at $936.53, with a daily increase of +1.59%, outperforming the S&P 500's loss of 0.4% [1] - Prior to the latest trading session, KLA's shares had increased by 3.3%, lagging behind the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 6.34% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.97% [1] Group 2 - KLA's upcoming earnings report is expected on July 31, 2025, with projected earnings per share (EPS) of $8.53, a 29.24% increase year-over-year [2] - The Zacks Consensus Estimate for KLA's revenue is projected at $3.08 billion, reflecting a 19.75% increase from the previous year [2] Group 3 - Full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates for KLA indicate earnings of $32.46 per share and revenue of $12.05 billion, representing year-over-year changes of +36.73% and 0%, respectively [3] - Recent revisions in analyst estimates for KLA are important as they reflect near-term business trends, with positive changes indicating analyst optimism [3] Group 4 - The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from 1 (Strong Buy) to 5 (Strong Sell), has shown that 1 stocks have generated an average annual return of +25% since 1988 [5] - KLA currently holds a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy), with a consensus EPS projection that has moved 0.42% higher in the past 30 days [5] Group 5 - KLA's Forward P/E ratio is 27.8, indicating it is trading at a premium compared to the industry average Forward P/E of 19.28 [6] - KLA's PEG ratio is currently 1.72, which is comparable to the industry average PEG ratio of 1.78 [6] Group 6 - The Electronics - Miscellaneous Products industry, which includes KLA, has a Zacks Industry Rank of 139, placing it in the bottom 44% of over 250 industries [7] - Research indicates that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1 [7]