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Showing strong hedge fund and Wall Street support, Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) ranks among the best AI infrastructure stocks and carries an upside potential of 21.0% (street high). Wafer fab equipment demand is getting a significant rerating from Wall Street, and Lam Research is one of the clearest beneficiaries. Thus, ****** yst sentiment on Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) remains strong as of June 1, 2026, with a street-high price target of $385 and 29 of 36 ****** ysts maintaining bullish ratings.
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The most recent upgrade came on May 27, 2026, when Mizuho raised its price target on Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) to $380 from $330 and kept an “Outperform” rating.
The firm lifted its wafer fab equipment spending estimate for 2026 to $153 billion from $142 billion, and for 2027 to $190 billion from $163 billion. Mizuho argued that current earnings estimates for Lam Research, Applied Materials, and MKS remain underestimated, with the wafer fab equipment ****** e continuing to benefit from NAND node transitions, TSMC spending, and DRAM and high bandwidth memory pricing strength.
That followed a May 18, 2026, upgrade from Morgan Stanley, which moved Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) to “Overweight” from “Equal Weight” with a price target of $331, up from $293. The firm said its DRAM wafer fab equipment revisions have narrowed and that it has grown more constructive on NAND revisions from here, citing confidence in Lam’s 2027 share gains.
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The most recent upgrade came on May 27, 2026, when Mizuho raised its price target on Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) to $380 from $330 and kept an “Outperform” rating.
The firm lifted its wafer fab equipment spending estimate for 2026 to $153 billion from $142 billion, and for 2027 to $190 billion from $163 billion. Mizuho argued that current earnings estimates for Lam Research, Applied Materials, and MKS remain underestimated, with the wafer fab equipment ****** e continuing to benefit from NAND node transitions, TSMC spending, and DRAM and high bandwidth memory pricing strength.
That followed a May 18, 2026, upgrade from Morgan Stanley, which moved Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) to “Overweight” from “Equal Weight” with a price target of $331, up from $293. The firm said its DRAM wafer fab equipment revisions have narrowed and that it has grown more constructive on NAND revisions from here, citing confidence in Lam’s 2027 share gains.
