Head to head
Lam Research vs NVIDIA
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: LRCX · NVDA
LRCX
Lam Research
230.15-11.76%
1-year price shape — +80% over the period
Quant Rating D · 92/100
vs
NVDA
NVIDIA
212.21-4.40%
1-year price shape — +23% over the period
Quant Rating C · 62/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
NVIDIA edges it on the scoreable measures. NVIDIA trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| LRCX | NVDA | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | Semiconductors |
| Last price | 230.15 | 212.21 |
| Change today | -11.76% | -4.40% |
| 1-year return | +80.5% | +22.7% |
| Market cap | $287.49B | $5.11T |
| 52-week range | 134.88 – 438.03 | 163.90 – 243.37 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 37.48 | 26.83 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 86th | 0th |
| P/B | 20.67 | 22.34 |
| Dividend yield | 0.48% | 0.13% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 5.76 | 4.90 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $7.20B | $118.09B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $23.23B | $302.97B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +30.0% | +105.9% |
| Gross margin | 50.5% | 74.7% |
| Operating margin | 35.3% | 65.2% |
| Net margin | 31.3% | 63.7% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $4.89B | $127.01B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 87.9% | 70.6% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 19 buy / 28 sell | 13 buy / 36 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.1% | 1.3% |
| Analyst consensus | 88% buy / 12% hold (24) | 100% buy (33) |
| Analyst price target | $400 (+74%) | $324 (+53%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (92) | C (62) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 23,300 | 42,000 |
| Founded | 1980 | 1993 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.