Compare · AVT vs KLAC
AVT vs KLAC
Side-by-side comparison of Avnet Inc. (AVT) and KLA Corporation (KLAC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both AVT and KLAC operate in Electronic Components (Technology), so they compete in similar markets.
- KLAC is the larger of the two at $239.54B, about 33.3x AVT ($7.19B).
- KLAC has been more active in the news (34 items in the past 4 weeks vs 15 for AVT).
- KLAC has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 8 for AVT).
- Company
- Avnet Inc.
- KLA Corporation
- Price
- -
- -
- Market cap
- $7.19B
- $239.54B
- 1M return
- -
- -
- 1Y return
- -
- -
- Industry
- Electronic Components
- Electronic Components
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- NASDAQ
- IPO
- 1980
- News (4w)
- 15
- 34
- Recent ratings
- 8
- 25
Avnet Inc.
Avnet, Inc., a technology solutions company, markets, sells, and distributes electronic components. The company operates through two segments, Electronic Components and Farnell. The Electronic Components segment markets, sells, and distributes semiconductors; interconnect, passive, and electromechanical devices; and other integrated components from electronic component manufacturers. It also offers design chain support that provides engineers with technical design solutions; engineering and technical resources to support product design, bill of materials development, and technical education and training; and supply chain solutions that provide support and logistical services to original equipment manufacturers, electronic manufacturing service providers, and electronic component manufacturers. In addition, this segment provides integrated solutions, such as technical design, integration, and assembly of embedded products, and systems and solutions primarily for industrial applications, as well as for intelligent embedded and innovative embedded display solutions comprising touch and passive displays. Further, it develops and manufactures standard board and industrial subsystems, and application-specific devices that enable it to produce systems tailored to specific customer requirements. This segment serves various markets, such as automotive, medical, defense, aerospace, telecommunications, industrial, and digital editing. The Farnell segment distributes kits, tools, and electronic and industrial automation components, as well as test and measurement products to engineers and entrepreneurs. It has operations in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Avnet, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
KLA Corporation
KLA Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related nanoelectronics industries worldwide. The company offers chip and wafer manufacturing products, including defect inspection and review systems, metrology solutions, in situ process monitoring products, computational lithography software, and data analytics systems for chip manufacturers to manage yield throughout the semiconductor fabrication process. It also provides reticle manufacturing products, such as reticle inspection, metrology, and data analytics systems for mask shops; and packaging manufacturing products comprising wafer inspection and metrology, die sorting and inspection, IC component inspection and metrology, data analytics, wafer processing systems, and IC substrate production processes. In addition, the company offers compound semiconductor, power device, light emitting diode, and microelectromechanical system manufacturing products; data storage media/head manufacturing products; general purpose/lab applications; and previous-generation KLA systems. Further, it provides wafer processing solutions; printed circuit boards, and display and inspection components; and other services. The company was formerly known as KLA-Tencor Corporation and changed its name to KLA Corporation in July 2019. KLA Corporation was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.
Latest AVT
- SVP, Chief Digital Officer Youngblood Jay David was granted 7,090 shares, increasing direct ownership by 107% to 13,725 units (SEC Form 4)
- SVP, CIO Chan Leng Jin was granted 14,157 shares, increasing direct ownership by 35% to 54,933 units (SEC Form 4)
- SVP, Chief People Officer Arnold Ken E. was granted 21,452 shares, increasing direct ownership by 35% to 82,951 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Financial Officer Jacobson Kenneth A was granted 30,488 shares, increasing direct ownership by 72% to 72,807 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Executive Officer Gallagher Philip R was granted 120,991 shares, increasing direct ownership by 72% to 289,914 units (SEC Form 4)
- SVP, General Counsel Mccoy Michael Ryan exercised 32,052 shares at a strike of $39.62, sold $2,919,937 worth of shares (32,052 units at $91.10) and was granted 22,538 shares, increasing direct ownership by 29% to 99,212 units (SEC Form 4)
- Avnet Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Avnet Increases Quarterly Dividend by 5.7%
- SEC Form FWP filed by Avnet Inc.
- SEC Form S-8 filed by Avnet Inc.
Latest KLAC
- EVP & Chief Financial Officer Higgins Bren D. sold $6,610,905 worth of shares (31,500 units at $209.87) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 9% to 307,815 units (SEC Form 4)
- President, Semi. Prod. & Cust. Khan Ahmad A. sold $6,601,161 worth of shares (33,180 units at $198.95) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 12% to 238,045 units (SEC Form 4)
- President and CEO Wallace Richard P sold $17,421,654 worth of shares (87,568 units at $198.95) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 10% to 778,944 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP, CLO and Secretary Wilkinson Mary Beth sold $339,774 worth of shares (1,661 units at $204.56) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 4% to 37,032 units (SEC Form 4)
- SVP & Chief Accounting Officer Kirloskar Virendra A sold $108,212 worth of shares (529 units at $204.56) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 4% to 13,242 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP, KLA Global Services Lorig Brian covered exercise/tax liability with 2,876 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 137,267 units (SEC Form 4) (for withholding tax)
- President, Semi. Prod. & Cust. Khan Ahmad A. covered exercise/tax liability with 4,532 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 271,225 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding obligation
- EVP, CLO and Secretary Wilkinson Mary Beth covered exercise/tax liability with 1,208 shares and sold $4,313,151 worth of shares (21,831 units at $197.57) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 37% to 38,693 units (SEC Form 4) (for tax liability)
- SVP & Chief Accounting Officer Kirloskar Virendra A covered exercise/tax liability with 521 shares and sold $475,156 worth of shares (2,405 units at $197.57) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 18% to 13,771 units (SEC Form 4) (withholding obligation)
- EVP & Chief Financial Officer Higgins Bren D. covered exercise/tax liability with 4,532 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 339,315 units (SEC Form 4) (tax withholding)