as of Oct 16
LRCX
GrowthLAM RESEARCH CORP
Lam Research Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, refurbishes, and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. The company offers ALTUS systems to deposit conformal or selective films for tungsten or molybdenum metallization applications; SABRE electrochemical deposition products for copper interconnect transition that offers copper damascene manufacturing; SPEED gapfill high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) products; Striker single-wafer atomic layer deposition products for dielectric film solutions; and VECTOR plasma-enhanced CVD products.
Close · 3M
-40.84%
Held by 2 AI ETFs
as of Oct 23
Signal performance
Each tracked ETF's moves on this stock, grouped by fund. Returns are measured from the signal date to the latest close — hypothetical, no commissions or slippage.
AMOM · Weight decrease · 7d
weight 1.200% → 1.090% (-0.110 pp)·stock down 2.0% in the 30 days before
Oct 16·entry $263.94·now $230.10
AMOM · Weight decrease · 7d
weight 1.210% → 1.100% (-0.110 pp)·stock up 3.1% in the 30 days before
Oct 15·entry $277.46·now $230.10
AMOM · Weight decrease · 7d
weight 1.270% → 1.120% (-0.150 pp)·stock up 5.9% in the 30 days before
Oct 14·entry $286.92·now $230.10
AMOM · Weight decrease · 7d
weight 1.280% → 1.130% (-0.150 pp)·stock up 10.1% in the 30 days before
Oct 13·entry $301.11·now $230.10
AMOM · Weight decrease · 7d
weight 1.380% → 1.160% (-0.220 pp)·stock up 3.8% in the 30 days before
Oct 12·entry $309.56·now $230.10
AMOM · Weight decrease · 6d
weight 1.380% → 1.170% (-0.210 pp)·stock up 7.0% in the 30 days before
Oct 9·entry $318.84·now $230.10
AMOM · Weight decrease · 5d
weight 1.380% → 1.190% (-0.190 pp)·stock up 1.5% in the 30 days before
Oct 8·entry $320.59·now $230.10
AMOM · Weight decrease · 4d
weight 1.380% → 1.200% (-0.180 pp)·stock up 2.8% in the 30 days before
Oct 7·entry $329.51·now $230.10
AMOM · Weight decrease · 3d
weight 1.380% → 1.210% (-0.170 pp)·stock up 8.5% in the 30 days before
Oct 6·entry $333.89·now $230.10
AMOM · Accumulation · 5d
weight 1.260% → 1.270% (+0.010 pp)·stock up 18.2% in the 30 days before
Oct 5·entry $345.80·now $230.10Fresh
AMOM · Accumulation · 5d
weight 1.260% → 1.280% (+0.020 pp)·stock up 20.5% in the 30 days before
Oct 2·entry $347.49·now $230.10Fresh
AMOM · Accumulation · 5d
weight 1.270% → 1.380% (+0.110 pp)·stock up 17.2% in the 30 days before
Oct 1·entry $340.10·now $230.10Fresh
AMOM · Accumulation · 5d
weight 1.240% → 1.360% (+0.120 pp)·stock up 9.0% in the 30 days before
Sep 30·entry $328.51·now $230.10Fresh
AMOM · Accumulation · 5d
weight 1.210% → 1.330% (+0.120 pp)·stock up 7.3% in the 30 days before
Sep 29·entry $323.86·now $230.10Fresh
AMOM · Weight increase · 3d
stock down 1.0% in the 30 days before
Sep 22·entry $310.96·now $230.10Fresh
AMOM · Weight increase · 2d
stock down 2.7% in the 30 days before
Sep 21·entry $302.28·now $230.10Fresh
PQUS · Weight decrease · 7d
weight 0.400% → 0.320% (-0.080 pp)·stock down 2.0% in the 30 days before
Oct 16·entry $263.94·now $230.10
PQUS · Weight decrease · 6d
weight 0.400% → 0.340% (-0.060 pp)·stock up 3.1% in the 30 days before
Oct 15·entry $277.46·now $230.10
PQUS · Weight decrease · 5d
weight 0.400% → 0.350% (-0.050 pp)·stock up 5.9% in the 30 days before
Oct 14·entry $286.92·now $230.10
PQUS · Weight decrease · 4d
weight 0.400% → 0.360% (-0.040 pp)·stock up 10.1% in the 30 days before
Oct 13·entry $301.11·now $230.10
PQUS · Weight decrease · 3d
weight 0.400% → 0.370% (-0.030 pp)·stock up 3.8% in the 30 days before
Oct 12·entry $309.56·now $230.10
PQUS · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 0.400% → 0.380% (-0.020 pp)·stock up 7.0% in the 30 days before
Oct 9·entry $318.84·now $230.10
Sell signals show what the stock did after the AI exited. A negative number means the AI's exit was well-timed.
Buffett-style framework
The AI ETFs show mixed but predominantly decreasing weight trends for LRCX, with several 'weight decrease trend' signals from AIUP and AMOM, alongside some sudden large changes. This cautious or reducing exposure by the AI ETFs aligns somewhat with a Buffett-style framework's 'Too Hard' verdict, which suggests avoiding companies where long-term predictability is a significant challenge.
- Circle of CompetenceThe semiconductor equipment industry's rapid technological changes and cyclical nature make projecting stable ten-year cash flows genuinely unpredictable.
- Economic Moat
- Management
- Financial Health
- Margin of Safety
Lam Research, operating in the highly dynamic semiconductor equipment industry, presents significant challenges to a Buffett-style investment framework primarily due to the unpredictability of its long-term cash flows. The rapid technological shifts and cyclical nature of its market place it outside the typical circle of competence for reliable ten-year projections. Consequently, the framework deems it 'Too Hard' to evaluate further, regardless of its current financial performance or market valuation.
Educational interpretation generated by AI applying frameworks Warren Buffett documented in his shareholder letters and other public writings. Not a statement by Mr. Buffett or Berkshire Hathaway, and not investment advice.