Deutsche Bank Raises its Price Target on Lam Research (LRCX) to $300

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) is one of the 10 Best Stocks to Buy for the Next Decade.

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.

Deutsche Bank Raises its Price Target on Lam Research (LRCX) to $300

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.

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