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Help! AMAT / LRCX / KLAC- Which are good for the long term?
Lost approximately $250k going back to January 11th . . . Starting the "slow slog" upwards (I think)
I put together a list of the top 10 publicly traded semiconductor companies in the US. Which company's stock are you bullish on?
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Why haven’t you bought ASML/AMAT/KLAC shares yet?
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I look at forward prospects more than my judgement of value, which means I continue to like the semiconductor equipment stocks in general. I don't have a good specific pick though. (If you asked last week I would have said PLAB, check out the chart, I missed that one...) If I had to pick only one, it would probably be KLAC. For semiconductors in general, NVDA.
LRCX, TSM, AMAT, KLAC If you know, you know
You might want to look into AVGO. I own individual stock in it, AMD, NVDA, ASML, TSM, and KLAC.
Sore tech heavy. And semi conductor. GOOGL, NVDA, KLAC, AMC, APLD, Apple, AMZN, MSFT etc .
KLAC is straight stupid with these earnings, it beat earnings and guidance yet it falls 2%, market is retarded.
KLAC getting a nice bid ahead of earnings
Fair enough. I’m thinking companies like KLAC, AMD, AMAT, etc. but even something like MSFT is up 30% YTD and ofc NVDA.
I’ll give u an example. My dad has made some investments in the last two years that have literally gone up by over 100% and some over 300%+ And honestly, *these* are the kinda investments that are what really make him so much money. There always stocks out there are going to make crazy high returns it’s just about researching she’s enough to find them. Stocks like KLAC, AMD, NVDA, ONC, etc. are the types of stocks that basically carry my dad portfolio and it’s why he’s such a Successful investor. Because he’s able to find stocks like these except he did it 2 years ago. Yes he also holds some more generic funds, everyone should, but the individual stocks that really explode are the ones that make him serious money. And that’s why. You only need a handful of *rlly* good stocks to make insane amounts of money.
dude fed is gonna cut rates on wednday, we got Google, Caterpillar, KLAC, META and MSFT earnigns on wednsday too. AND we got AAPL, AMZN, and LLY earnings on thursday. gonna be an amazing week. money printing
FOMO is real 😅 I've learned to stop chasing what already ran and look for what's next instead. I use [stockpeg.com](http://stockpeg.com) to find undervalued growth stocks (low PEG ratios). Some on my radar: CRWD - PEG \~1.2 * Cybersecurity growing 30%+/year * Every company needs it TSM - PEG \~0.93 ✅ * Makes chips for Apple, Nvidia, AMD * Way cheaper than US tech * Taiwan risk though ASML - PEG \~2.1 * Monopoly on chip-making machines * Benefits from AI no matter who wins Honestly though, you've got a solid base with VOO + QQQ. I keep 70% index funds, 30% individual picks. Since you're already heavy tech, maybe look at sectors that benefit from tech: * Utilities with data centers (NEE) * Semiconductor equipment (KLAC) * Cloud infrastructure (NET, DDOG)
Qualcomm (QCOM): 96% non-U.S. sales Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR): 95% non-U.S. sales Lam Research (LRCX): 90% non-U.S. sales NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI): 89% non-U.S. sales KLA (KLAC): 88% non-U.S. sales Jabil (JBL): 86% non-U.S. sales Applied Materials (AMAT): 85% non-U.S. sales Broadcom (AVGO): 81% non-U.S. sales
While I’m not doing it as a “strategy”, my diversified portfolio is spread across most sectors. If I drilled down into my tech stocks, I own a number of semiconductor stocks - ASML/AMD/NVDA/AVGO/TSM/KLAC. I have examples in other sectors, but since this group has had the highest returns, I have the holdings memorized.
What's the next play? This was really inspiring and was monitoring next earnings calls on the map - do you think something like that can be pulled with ASML OR KLAC?
What's the next play? This was really inspiring and was monitoring next earnings calls on the map - do you think something like that can be pulled with ASML OR KLAC?
That is my play for the whole silicon-stock boom - the fab equipment suppliers. ASML/AMAT/KLAC/LRCX. Best case you take a cut of the fab capacity build out and a tight market for their products. Worst case end of line demand hollows out and companies/people take a bath on that end; but the fab suppliers' P/Es are semi-reasonable and even if the bubble bursts leading edge node progress means there is no sitting to wait for demand to meet supply. There's risk, but it's more bounded.
KLAC having a hell of a month
Of course if you’re bullish on the sector, you could easily put together a sector basket of shares in KLAC, ASML, AMAT, LRCX, TER. Easy peasy.
A semiconductor equipment ETF with KLAC, ASML etc.
KLAC and ONTO for inspection. Also wdym by "raw materials" and how do AMAT and LRCX fit that?
Why didn’t you buy KLAC at $832 or ISRG at $432 yesterday? Sizable pops today
If you didn’t buy KLAC and ISRG at bottom prices then sorry I’m not sorry. Throw in META AMAT yesterday and DHR today
Bro what 😭🙏 how did u even come to this conclusion? Crazy allegations. Anyway u got any advice or nah? Don’t gotta come here and be hating 😂 I started with 25k in mid 2023. I got on nvidia at 460. Which was a huge boost. And as I mentioned had some other really good Holdings like KLAC, And meta, had some caterpillar for a bit which also did rlly well, but sold that earlier this year. Ain’t no larping here, js luck and success 🤷♂️
> NBIS KLAC is way better and has a dividend
Research List KLAC FCX ON MU TER SYM SMR TEM ABVX I saved all these tickers and can't remember why... Are any winners in there or was I going down regarded rabbit holes because I was up passed my bedtime?
To be honest, as much as I like AMAT, they are almost too broad in the industry. I'm looking at building a position in LRCX, KLAC, ASML. This covers almost everything AMAT does but they are all specialists.
KLAC got hammered on Friday too
The bullcase for semicaps over the past few years was sovereign driven over investment (ASML’s former CEO spoke about this at an investors day two years ago). There will be an increasing need for semi tools just based on rising demand but that’s not what the market was investing in ASML/AMAT/LRCX/KLAC for.
For those real gamblers out there..KLAC weekly calls ATM.
I’m buying up KLAC today cause it took a hit too due to AMAT earnings. Buy the dip
Just bought more KLAC for my long range planning
Why ASML, LAM, KLAC dropping hard AH?
Why has AMAT lagged KLAC/LRCX/et all for chip equip?
I have AMAT, ASML and KLAC from tech sector. What do you think about them?
anyone looking at KLAC for earnings?
All the major semi companies are not up. QCOM’s down. TXN’s down. KLAC’s down. AMAT’s down. LCRX’s down.
i like the $GOOg and $KLAC charts
I concur. In addition to those two, I also own AVGO, TSM, ASML and KLAC.
Eli Lilly, Costco, KLAC, GOOGL, APPL, AMZN
AMD KLAC and MSFT took my portfolio to 3m 😩😩😩
KLAC started -3.5% today and has climbed back to almost flat. Nice little dip to buy.
Is ASML a buy here? AMAT and MU as well as KLAC are down because of it.
KLAC down in sympathy with ASML earnings move. Will be watching this price action today
Not advising you but I hold 60% VOO, 30% KLAC, 5% RKLB, 5% RCAT
You should look at KLAC if you like under the radar growth
Sold out of SNPS, CDNS, AMAT, LRCX and KLAC completely and invested the proceeds in VT. Still hold TSM and ASML. Hold 5-7% cash across all accounts, waiting for a dip/will add to VT end of this month as a rule.
Ive been selling some tech and semi cap (sold SNPS, CDNS, trimmed heavily AMAT, LRCX and KLAC, trimmed slightly AMZN, META) I am sitting on some cash and I absolutely hate not being invested. Are there any quality non tech names that anybody is willing to suggest at today’s valuations? Thanks I added a little bit to MSCI and own some SPGI, MCO, UNH . Admittedly I have a bias for large cap due to perceived safety. I was thinking using my meta proceeds to buy more SPGI and start a position in BRKB
Thank you KLAC for always being there when I feel sad
Trimmed Semi Cap LRCX, AMAT, KLAC, CDNS, SNPS due to concentration risk , seeing as TSM , ASML are big in my portfolio. Looking to trim some positions further. Raised 5% cash across Taxable, Roth and HSA for future opportunities.
APH, KLAC are a couple of my faves
ASML is part of the supply chain, but they don't get revenue from chip designers, they get it from foundries such as TSM. ASML sells lithography machines which are used by foundries to manufacture the chips. In addition to the cost of machines, they collect revenue on service and consumable parts. While it's true ASML does have a monopoly, their growth is somewhat limited because foundries don't just pop up like datacenters. And lifecycle of machines is years. If you're looking for a play that gets the business of all chip designers, that is TSM. SMH ETF is also an option to diversify. In recent years it has outperformed QQQ. Expense ratio is a bit on the higher side, but it has all the semis you'd want to hold - NVDA TSM ASML LCRX AMAT MU AVGO KLAC AMD. Although keep in mind as NDVA is bouncing from 1-3 position by market cap, it will be the top weight in SMH. You're still adding some amount of NVDA buying SMH, but I think it's a still a worthwhile consideration.
I would encourage you to take a long and deep analysis of why you bought each of these securities/investments at the price that you bought. More than likely it was both emotional and/or poorly executed. A long term investment may very well require a long period of waiting for an entry. $MU at $60 was a steal. A literal steal. $KLAC at $600? Back up the truck. $INTC at $18? Yes please. I could go on and on, the list is so long. $NKE is at $59. $NVDA was $102 just over a month ago. You are losing money in one of the best buying opportunities in several years on high quality companies because you aren’t waiting for good entries. Now, does that mean prices can’t drop for “reason XYZ”? No. But I guarantee if you start chasing prices because of some feeling about having missed opportunity, you will get crushed again. Do some homework. Look at numbers. Look at them again. And then again. Question assumptions. Put a price on what a skeptical investor would be willing to pay. And then here’s the hardest part for most people. Wait. If you can’t do that one last thing, you will fail no matter what your investment timeline looks like. You MUST have the patience to both wait for a good price, as well as the conviction to cut losses when your thesis doesn’t work out. Both are two sides of the same coin though—you must develop your **discipline.** It is 100% essential and you will not enjoy long term success without it.
It’s not that the etch/deposition tools are more expensive… it’s that moving to GAA (gate all around) means a lot more of the process steps are now etch/deposition compared to finfet. Thus more E&D tools in terms of numbers (and let’s not even talk about Metrology for KLAC).
I wish I had gone heavier but my KLAC is MU
KLAC is such a good company. You ever look at your port and just want to pet the ticker and call it a good boy? That's KLAC for me
Excellent idea for a post. A few that I think are less discussed in the retail community: ANET, BKNG, KLAC, MPWR
Pitting your own stock holdings against each other. I like it. Big bull energy. I'm in KLAC personally.. and a lot of SMH. Some really good businesses in there.
$KLAC Q3 * Q3 revenues of $3.06B exceeded guidance midpoint * Strong EPS performance: GAAP $8.16 and non-GAAP $8.41 above guidance * Robust cash flow: $1.07B from operations in Q3, free cash flow $990M * Dividend increase to $1.90 per share from $1.70 * New $5B share repurchase authorization approved * Y/Y revenue growth: Q3 2025 $3.06B vs Q3 2024 $2.36B * Net income growth: Q3 2025 $1.09B vs Q3 2024 $602M * Strong Q4 guidance: revenue expected $3.075B ±$150M * Slight sequential revenue decline: Q3 $3.06B vs Q2 $3.07B * Global trade dynamics creating market uncertainty * Only $457M remaining in previous share repurchase authorization "KLA's March quarter results were above the midpoint of our guidance ranges and established a strong start to the calendar year. Though global trade dynamics are driving uncertainty across the global economy, to date, we have received no indications of demand changes from our customers for calendar year 2025," said Rick Wallace, president and CEO, KLA Corporation. "We remain encouraged by KLA's growing relevancy in semiconductor manufacturing. Our leadership in process control is a key enabler of today's leading-edge AI investments by our customers and continues to be affirmed through recently published market share results. Our capital return announcements today reflect this confidence in the long-term value of KLA. As always, the KLA Operating Model continues to be fundamental as we make critical investments to drive differentiation across our product portfolio, and it guides our execution against long-term strategic objectives."
Looking forward to some earnings after close: AEIS, CLMB, FTAI, GFL, KLAC, META, MSFT, MYRG, PTC, SFM Also strong numbers from $TT this morning * Q1 Non-GAAP EPS of $2.45 beats by $0.25. * Revenue of $4.69B (+11.7% Y/Y) beats by $230M. * Strong enterprise bookings of $5.3 billion with a book-to-bill of 113 percent. * Enterprise backlog of $7.3 billion, up approximately $500 million
Loaded up for early Christmas: LRCX, KLAC, ANET, MRVL, NVDA, MSFT, TMO, MRK, PZZA 
KLAC AMAT LRCX don't compete with AMSL in EUV.
apparently semiconductors are exempt from tariffs right? Does that include water fabrication tooling. And why would an american company like NXP or KLAC have such big stock drops when they have manufacturing and headquarters in U.S? Are not these the companies the tariffs are supposed to be helping ? I know NXP was wishy washy because of the CHIPS act potentially being revoked, but that was before the tariffs.
Let’s see if AI can solve this for us. Prompt: Please look through the entire U.S stock market for stocks that have option trading available. Then take a look at the lucky numbers below. Lucky Numbers 54, 40, 31, 11, 28,4 With those lucky numbers in mind, choose a stock ticker from the stock market taking into account the parameters set earlier. Please tell me which stock ticker you chose, and explain your reasoning and why that ticker has a relation/association to the lucky numbers. —————— To find a stock ticker that aligns with the lucky numbers provided (54, 40, 31, 11, 28, 4), we need to consider a few ways to interpret these numbers in relation to the stock market and stock tickers. 1. **Lucky Number Interpretation**: Stock tickers can be made up of letters and numbers, where the letter position in the alphabet or the overall pattern might correspond to the numbers you’ve given. 2. **Matching Numbers to Ticker Symbols**: While stock tickers are usually alphabetic, some tickers contain numbers, and their numeric values might correspond to your lucky numbers. Also, the numbers could be associated with the sum of individual letters’ positions in the alphabet. ### Analyzing the Numbers: Let’s break the numbers down: - **54**: We might look for a ticker that includes the letter “L” (the 12th letter) or something that might give a sum of 54 when considering letter positions (though this is more abstract). - **40**: The 40th letter in the alphabet does not exist, but we can look for the sum of letters or tickers with numbers or other indirect links. - **31**: The 31st letter could be abstract, but focusing on key tickers or numbers associated with 31. - **11**: The 11th letter in the alphabet is “K.” - **28**: This can be interpreted similarly to 40 and 54, with creative associations like combined ticker numbers or other matches. - **4**: The 4th letter is “D.” Now, let’s choose a stock ticker. ### Chosen Ticker: **KLAC (KLA Corporation)** #### Reasoning: - **KLAC** is the ticker for **KLA Corporation**, a major player in the semiconductor and electronics industry. - The lucky number **11** correlates with the letter “K” (the 11th letter in the alphabet), which is present in the ticker. - The lucky number **4** corresponds with the letter “D,” which is not directly present in the ticker, but we might interpret the “K” as a strong symbolic match here. ### Further Explanation: - The numbers 54, 40, and 31 were abstract, but we focused more on **11 (K)** and **4 (D)** as clear matches. - **KLAC** is a stock with options available, and it fits well into this creative interpretation of your lucky numbers. Next question was up or down. GPT said up. CALLS
In tech? ASML, KLAC, AMAT, clothing retailers, AEO, Levi. If you don't own any bonds, this is not the worst place to add to TLT. This administration is hell-bent on driving down the long end. Small caps are 20% off, SPSM.
You know, this is a bet, if we assume that there's going to be more domestic semiconductor manufacturing, maybe Intel even turns into a production hub for whoever wants to hire them? TSM builds more on US soil In every example the prime manufacturers like ASML, AMAT, KLAC, lam, I forgot lam's ticker They all benefit and the technicals on ASML and AMAT are really good from a value stab perspective. You look at applied materials, 200 week moving average, that has been a major area of interest for over a decade, the only time you were left holding the bag for a bit was during the 2008 financial crisis and even then had you bought under that area and began a cost average approach you didn't really get hurt that bad
Nothing, it's all the same really, they all are going to work or they all are not likely to work, the most insulated is probably ASML simply because they have machinery that cannot be matched by anyone, but you're also paying the highest multiple. It's simply that I only have so much money so I grabbed a couple of them, if I was going to grab another it would probably be KLAC and then after that lam
The market if choppy. Volatility is very high. Daily political events are rattling markets in enormous ways. Unpredictable trade policies are likely to drive inflation while creating serious trade wars. The AI/Data Center megatrend will remain intact. Companies tied to them will do well - but it is impossible to say in the short-term. Even medium-term. We could be headed for a bear market or a more significant correction. I'm buying up some companies that have fallen too far, but I am doing so recognizing that they may fall quite a bit more before turning around and it could take some time. Be careful and don't put all your eggs in one basket. (And admittedly yes, I bought shares of NVDA and KLAC today because of their correction.
I don't, at least not yet. The components of a bubble aren't there, you don't have outrageous optimism, charts going to the moon, the belief that it will never stop, like none of this is present If we look at the charts of the building blocks of AI, ASML, AMAT, KLAC These charts are all in monthly corrections
The economy, that's the main thing really, slow down in spending, layoffs, that can cascade for a bit. It's likely to play out different than 1999 though. In 1999 what you really had was an overdevelopment of internet railroads and you got a very similar situation to the railroad bust of the late 1800s. Tons of capacity, not enough cargo, that's it The AI thing is likely to be more of a slowdown and you can already see it when you look at the core infrastructure, ASML, AMAT, they're off pretty substantially, the chart on KLAC, that monthly chart does not look great. It depends on how bad things get but the companies making money, making product, making infrastructure and making software, they aren't subject to the over-development scenario that we have seen in the previous examples. AI is rapidly evolving, that's a lot different than laying a whole bunch of fiber in 1999. I think the bubble bursting, which could be well underway by the way a lot of these charts look is likely to be more of a consolidation process, 50% off sale on the shares, that type of thing. Final point, it's looking more and more obvious that Trump is actively trying to slow the economy down, all these tariffs, they're going to affect GDP. This guy has a one track mind on getting the long end of the yield curve down. Eventually that's going to be very bullish for stocks. I also think it's virtually impossible to predict how bad it's going to get before we re-accelerate, too many moving pieces. My own strategy, already own a mountain of bonds which I will slowly sell to buy equities the lower they go
The big takeaway I have is there are only two tech stocks that I own for a very good reason. This is one of them, the other one is ASML. They are necessary for absolutely everything going forward. If someone really wanted to have three the only logical third choice is KLAC. This is the building block of the coming AI industry. Trying to figure out which company or which software or which product is going to work, don't even have to bother with that, they all need to use these three companies So if people in Congress are buying, this could be why, I mean there could be other reasons but literally at the core of the entire AI movement are these three tickers
What? I’m up a good bit YTD thanks to BBAI, TPB, RBRK and KLAC. If you can’t understand satire, well, maybe read more?
Sticking with GOOG forever. As for semis, KLAC had great results in the WFE area so AMAT should do fine next week too. RMBS is a good midcap in the semi space and had great results last week as well. Will nibble on AMZN if (big if) it sees $200 again.
Well we haven't really sure that happened. We know the news media told people that happened, deepseek had been known about for well over a week. What we now know is these tariffs are going to directly target Nvidia. So if you're going to play AI individually, KLAC is a big play, ASML is a big play, Holland has a lot of negotiating power because none of this AI stuff even works without ASML. Individual companies on the other hand, if they manufacture overseas, well you see what happens. Last time Trump was in office things were getting leaked left and right. People knew what he was up to and they told their rich buddies. So what makes more sense? The market had a crazy reaction to something that was known about for days or, someone leaked what the tariffs were to select large funds and they made the decision under the headline of deepsek because they knew the tariffs were going to be implemented
There's a lot of tariff talk and narrative it sounds like tariffs are going to be going on more foreign-made chips. Things are going to be on shore or tariffed. I'm not sure how that's going to work out with every producer because I can't imagine Trump wanting to put tariffs on Holland, we need ASML. Everyone does, they have a monopoly on the whole market. It does mean companies like KLAC have suddenly become more attractive, American, applied materials, fairly sure that's all American, Intel is bringing everything back, there's your bargain play. AMD, TSM questionable, Nvidia questionable. The semiconductor trade is temporarily disrupted until people figure out their bearings or how long this goes or what the ultimate effect will be. I would imagine Monday is going to be a little weird. People knew what was coming into the close today but the press conference basically verified it's every bit as bad as people worried
I bought a KLAC call gambling on earnings. Glad I did. Closest expiration date available was 2/21 so I might hold it for a week or so
$KLAC Q2 adjusted EPS $8.20, consensus $7.76 Q2 revenue $3.08B, consensus $2.95B. “KLA’s December quarter results were above the midpoint of our guidance ranges despite navigating through the business impact of new U.S. government export controls released late in the quarter. These results supported a strong finish to calendar 2024 for KLA highlighted by relative revenue growth outperformance and strong profitability,”said Rick Wallace, president and CEO, KLA Corporation. “The return to growth at the leading-edge continues to gain momentum led by expanding AI and high-performance computing investments. KLA’s differentiated portfolio of solutions aligns exceptionally well in helping enable our customers to navigate increasing technology complexity, growing design starts and larger semiconductor devices in an environment of rising semiconductor demand.”
KLAC stock heading higher by about 4%…. Beats on top and bottom lines and Q3 guidance is a nice beat too 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Gambled on some INTC 1/31 calls and KLAC 2/21 calls. Wish me luck.
Calls on KLAC, especially after ASML and LRCX this week.
Calls on KLAC, especially after ASML and LRCX this week.
It depends on how much longer this goes, valuations are not nearly as high, sentiment is way more negative now. I mean there's correlations but you would need to have the optimism come back and you would need valuations to go higher, people are downright bearish right now which is not what you see at tops I mean obvious bull plays like ASML beat, LAM beat. You see any short-term people buying calls on KLAC who is up next? Not a single thread. There's even a reasonably good odds on that play. People looking to short things, very negative mentality. I don't think it's going to work for them but it's what they're doing
The real winners today were the semi suppliers, AMAT, LRCX, KLAC tmr.
Calls on KLAC, esp after ASML ER
>I sold puts yesterday afternoon (now closed at a hefty profit) Nice! > Great feedback, ill change it to 21 days as my recent position was to just get a quick profit and get out not for earnings play. lol, yes, this would be prudent! NVDA earnings come late (mentally peg that fact to the name), so as companies like KLAC (JAN 30) hit, your option would be repricing based on wider sector expectations, and meaningfully so. Since you hold calls, you will want to tune in to the imminent semi earnings. NVDA revenue can mostly be reverse engineered from next week's earnings. You can even hedge with proxy positions on some of the semi names. It's a good playground that opened up during this short window. Well, my price range could be right with you. Maybe 2 points lower. Good luck! I think boldly selling Puts and aggressively closing for profit was already the best trade possible from the recent market action though. Everything else is an aftershock.
Calls: SOFI, TSLA, META, MSFT, KLAC, NOW, MA, & V. Going to be a strong & bullish ER week. 🙌 Not seeing many Puts; only NUC.
Could be good for LRCX, KLAC, AMAT
You know every time I think about buying this and make some valuation argument only to think, they have to do something right before long. Some negative news headline shows up and I remind myself that the money is better spent in ASML or KLAC who actually run a quality business and are necessary for everyone else to actually succeed in the tech space
KLAC has the best margins and balance sheet of them all.
Adding a bit more AMAT to fill out a position I am comfortable with. If the chip equipment sector continues to fall I plan on creating a LRCX or KLAC position. I think a few people in here are in LRCX as well.
I’m a chip equipment hound and own ASML, KLAC, AMAT etc. ASML is definitely a good stock and industry leader, but China sanctions worry me. Have been on the wrong end of that more times than l’d like. I would go for it but spread your money across the equipment suppliers. They’re all off 52 week high and will be back.