Analyst ratings
29 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 18 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $234.04.
NASDAQ: KLAC · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Over the past week, KLA (KLAC) saw about 219 mentions across Reddit, X and news plus 4 Polymarket trades, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 42% bullish but is at odds: News runs 80% bullish while Polymarket sits at just 20%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 18 of 29 analysts rating KLAC a buy.
“KLAC is trending because major upgrades to its equipment are driving optimism around increased demand, offset by concern about potential supply chain disruptions.”Adanos /explain
Wall Street’s 62% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Polymarket at 20% to News at 80%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
29 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 18 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $234.04.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 4 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Analysts sit 20 points above the crowd average of 42%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 80% bullish while Polymarket sits at 20%, a 60-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, KLA (KLAC) buzz held subdued around 35.9 while the price drifted down 24.4% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 12.9M shares. Updated Jul 27, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, KLAC lost 4.0%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 39.9 and was relatively stable, swinging between 35.9 and 50.8. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 19 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.
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Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X, News and Polymarket sources, KLA (KLAC) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 77/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 42% bullish across 4 active sources. Those sources contribute 223 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around KLA (KLAC) is fairly quiet with 19 mentions across 21 tracked subreddits. The tone is 21% bullish with falling 3-day activity momentum, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bearish on KLA (KLAC), averaging 42% bullish across 4 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 80% bullish and Polymarket at 20%, a 60-point spread. On the professional side, 18 of 29 analysts rate KLAC a buy.
Of the 29 analysts covering KLA (KLAC), 18 rate it a buy, 10 a hold and 1 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $234.04. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 42% bullish.
KLA (KLAC) sentiment is bearish across all 4 tracked sources. Reddit reads 21% bullish, X reads 45% bullish, News reads 80% bullish and polymarket coverage is the most negative at 20% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 77/100 conviction.
Social sentiment data shows consistently bearish discussion around KLA (KLAC). All 4 tracked sources lean negative, with polymarket being the most bearish at 20% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on Reddit, while x and polymarket activity is rising. The hold signal carries 77/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 195 mentions (87% of total volume). Reddit contributes 19 mentions and News contributes 5 mentions and Polymarket contributes 4 mentions. Sentiment is bearish across all sources, while x and polymarket show rising 3-day activity.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. KLAC's hold signal at 77/100 conviction reflects consistently bearish sentiment across 4 tracked sources. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The KLAC sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
These stocks share a comparable sentiment profile to KLA with similar bullish ratios, signal direction and discussion volume. All 6 peers carry hold signals, pointing to broad mixed pressure rather than an KLAC-specific issue.
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