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Another analyst piles on
Lam Research is getting the Wall Street treatment again, and this time it’s B. Riley doing the button-mashing. The firm lifted its price target to $330 from $310 and left the Buy rating in place.
Why you should care
Analyst calls don’t move a stock by themselves like some magical lever, but they do add to the narrative. When a name like Lam keeps collecting higher targets, it usually means the Street thinks the setup in semiconductor equipment still has legs — whether that’s stronger spending, better margins, or just fewer reasons to panic.
The drumbeat keeps getting louder
This isn’t a one-off shout in the void, either. Lam has picked up a string of target hikes lately, which is basically Wall Street’s version of everyone suddenly showing up to the same party in the same outfit.
- Deutsche Bank raised its target to $300 on April 15
- Stifel bumped its target to $300 on April 13
- Susquehanna lifted its target to $350 on April 9
- Morgan Stanley nudged its target to $260 on April 6
That kind of steady upward revision can help keep momentum alive, especially in a sector where investors are always trying to guess who’s going to benefit next from the AI-and-chips arms race.
Big picture: Lam doesn’t need every analyst to become a superfan, but a growing pile of higher targets can keep the bulls feeling pretty smug.