DJ KLA Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of KLA Corp. $(KLAC)$ rose 1.78% to $1,496.00 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.69% to 6,909.51 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.47% to 49,625.97.
KLA Corp. closed 11.65% short of its 52-week high of $1,693.35, which the company achieved on January 29th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) rose 1.50% to $375.38, Analog Devices Inc. $(ADI)$ rose 2.82% to $355.03, and Marvell Technology Inc. $(MRVL)$ fell 0.16% to $79.48.
Trading volume (671,791) remained 424,723 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 20, 2026.
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February 20, 2026 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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