KLA Tencor (KLAC)

Price*: $16.57 | Dividend: $0.60 | Dividend Yield: 3.62%

Recommendation Info
This stock has never had a high enough Dividend.com Rating to qualify for our Best Dividend Stocks list.

Dividend Stock Ratings Breakdown

1. Relative Strength

Stock is slightly underperforming.

2. Overall Yield Attractiveness

Stock's dividend yield is below average.

3. Dividend Reliability

This rating is directly related to the length and consistency of a company's dividend payouts.

4. Dividend Uptrend

Dividend payouts are consistent, but increases small.

5. Earnings Growth

Earnings estimates have been cut slightly.

Price and Dividend Info

KLA Tencor (KLAC)

Previous Day's Closing Price*

$16.57

Annual Stock Dividend

$0.60

Current Dividend Yield

3.62%

Recent Headlines

Chip Giant KLA Tencor Cutting 15% of Workforce (KLAC)
Wed, Nov 19, 2008
KLA Tencor in the Front Lines for Semiconductor Slowdown (KLAC)
Fri, Oct 31, 2008

Profile & Recommendation

Company Profile

KLA Tencor- (KLAC)-provides process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing and related microelectronics industries worldwide. The company engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of equipment consisting of patterned and unpatterned wafer inspection, optical overlay metrology, electron beam review, reticle and photomask inspection, and film and surface measurement tools, as well as yield analysis and defect classification software to provide fab-wide yield management solutions. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Recommendation

Based on our rating criteria, this stock has achieved a "Neutral" rating. Stocks with a neutral rating are considered mediocre investments in terms of expected price growth and dividend payments.

Stock Notes

This mid cap stock does not make an attractive dividend stock investment at this time.

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