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“Too big to fail” is how we would describe the megacap stocks in this article today. While they will likely stand the test of time, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows as their scale can limit their ability to find new sources of growth.

While KLA Corporation has outperformed relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a cautiously optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.

Guinness Global Innovators, an investment management company, recently released its Q2 2026 quarterly investor update for its “Guinness Global Innovators Fund”. You can download the letter here. The Guinness Global Innovators Fund focuses on investing in global companies that benefit from innovation in technology, communication, globalization, and management strategies. In the second quarter of 2026, the […]

KLA Corporation just reported its fifth consecutive earnings beat and raised its outlook, yet the stock sits nearly 40% below its 52-week high. Something is driving that gap, and understanding it separates a value opportunity from a value trap.

Stocks that outperform the market usually share key traits such as rising sales, expanding margins, and increasing returns on capital. The select few that can do all three for many years are often the ones that make you life-changing money.

KLA stock has delivered a very large 5 year return, yet the latest valuation checks suggest the shares now lean expensive rather than clear value. After that kind of run, investors are weighing strong historical gains against a low overall value score. KLA has returned approximately 463.3% over the past 5 years, which raises the bar for what future performance would need to justify the current share price. Expectations for ongoing demand in KLA's core semiconductor equipment markets can...

OSI Systems beats fiscal Q4 earnings estimates as margins expand, while Middle East delays weigh on revenues despite a record $1.90B backlog.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.38% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.69%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.09%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.37%, and September E-mini...

Expensive stocks typically earn their valuations through superior growth rates that other companies simply can’t match. The flip side though is that these lofty expectations make them particularly susceptible to drawdowns when market sentiment shifts.

FTXL has handed holders a stunning run, but the modified-equal-weight label that made the fund feel safe may be hiding a concentration problem that turns one bad earnings call into a portfolio event.

Paul Tudor Jones has a growing put position and a now-liquidated common stock position in Applied Materials. Is he bearish on AI?

Chip equipment stocks are selling off hard even as Treasury yields drop and the broader market climbs, and the disconnect points to something more troubling than a rates problem lurking beneath the AI infrastructure trade.

The average brokerage recommendation (ABR) for KLA (KLAC) is equivalent to a Buy. The overly optimistic recommendations of Wall Street analysts make the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric questionable. So, is it worth buying the stock?

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.69% on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down by -1.68%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) fell -0.69%, and September E-mini...

Chip equipment stocks have surged far ahead of the broader tech market in 2026, but a single week of doubts about AI spending just wiped billions in gains across the group. Here is what the gap between Applied Materials, Lam Research, and KLA signals about where the trade goes next.

Joel Greenblatt built Gotham Asset Management on concentrated value bets, so his latest 13F filing caught analysts off guard with moves that look less like a stock-picker's conviction and more like someone quietly bracing for impact.

ONTO's $720M Rigaku stake adds X-ray process control to its portfolio, targeting a roughly $1B market as chip structures grow more complex.

Onto Innovation's AI-driven demand, rising estimates and margin gains strengthen its outlook, but a rich valuation leaves little room for execution misses.

Applied Materials' AI-driven growth, strong semiconductor demand and broad portfolio support its bullish outlook despite a premium valuation.

LRCX's DRAM push gains momentum as AI-driven HBM demand, advanced memory nodes and growing tool adoption expand its growth opportunities.

KLA (KLAC) has affirmed a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.23 per share, with shareholders of record on August 17, 2026, set to receive payment on September 1, 2026. Investors now consider income and option-based strategies. See our latest analysis for KLA. KLA shares have gained 1.0% on a 1-day share price return and 6.8% over the past week, while the 30-day share price return is down 3.3%. Even so, a 61.5% year to date share price return and very large 1-year and multi year total shareholder...

Get paid a real income now on your KLA shares, income you keep no matter what, in exchange for agreeing to sell at a higher price if the stock gets there.

Wall Street's most dominant process control chipmaker just dropped nearly 10% in a month despite a five-quarter beat streak, and one high-conviction analyst sees a gap forming that the rest of the Street has not yet priced in.

Second-quarter 13F filings, disclosed late last week for positions held as of June 30, tell a clear story inside the semiconductor trade: the biggest hedge funds rotated out of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and into Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM). Let’s take a look at what funds bought and sold the two chip titans. Loeb and Druckenmiller Both ... Wall Street’s Biggest Funds Are Dumping Broadcom and Adding Taiwan Semiconductor. Time to Follow the ‘Smart Money?’

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after a wave of upbeat earnings reports and bullish forecasts from key industry players signaled robust and sustained demand for artificial intelligence technology.

Shares of Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) are down 5.7% in premarket trading Friday after the company posted record fiscal Q3 results but guided fourth quarter revenue and margins that failed to clear an elevated bar. The stock closed Thursday near $535, already up roughly 109% year to date and roughly 183% over one year. Strong Report, ... Applied Materials is Down 6% Premarket. Will It Drag Down Lam Research, KLA, and Other Semi Equipment Stocks?

Applied Materials Inc. delivered an estimate-beating forecast that still got a lukewarm reaction from investors, a sign of the lofty hopes surrounding a company that’s key to the AI boom.

Applied Materials forecast ‌fourth-quarter revenue ‌above Wall Street expectations ​on Thursday, betting that unabated demand for ‌advanced AI ⁠chips will continue to ⁠fuel robust spending on ​its semiconductor ​manufacturing ​equipment. The company ‌forecast quarterly revenue of around $10.25 billion, plus or minus $500 million, compared ‌with ​analysts' average ​estimate ​of $9.54 ‌billion, according to data ​compiled ​by LSEG.

KLAC's 9.3% monthly drop highlights near-term margin and supply risks, even as AI demand, HBM and advanced packaging support its long-term growth outlook.

SanDisk just dropped a multi-year financial model at its Investor Day, and the ripple hit equipment stocks hard and fast. Here is what the targets signal about memory capital spending through 2030 and which semiconductor names stand to gain the most.