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3. Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX)

On April 15, 2026, Deutsche Bank analyst Melissa Weathers raised the price target on Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) to $300 from $290 and maintained a Buy rating, citing expectations for a strong March quarter.

On April 1, 2026, Erste Group analyst Stephan Lingnau downgraded Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) to Hold from Buy, citing supply chain risks, including dependence on helium for tool production, which could pressure gross and operating margins.

Last month, Lam Research and IBM announced a five-year collaboration to develop new materials and fabrication processes to support sub-1nm logic scaling. The partnership will focus on advancing high-NA EUV lithography, as well as etch and deposition technologies for increasingly complex chip architectures. The two companies have collaborated for over a decade, contributing to earlier advances in 7nm, nanosheet, and EUV technologies, and now aim to extend scaling into the sub-1nm node.

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) supplies semiconductor manufacturing equipment and services globally.