Bren D. Higgins

CFO Bren D. Higgins sold 27.7K KLAC shares at $265.69 (7.4M total) via 10b5-1 plan; stock now at $233.31.

Bren D. Higgins, EVP & Chief Financial Officer, sold 27,701 shares of KLA CORP at $265.69 on 2026-07-02 for a total value of $7,359,878.69, reducing his holdings by 9.5% to 263,472 shares. This transaction is part of a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 2025-05-05 and is therefore scheduled rather than discretionary. The stock has declined to $233.31 (current price), placing the sale -24.1% from its 52-week high of $307.37. KLA trades at a P/E of 6.53 with strong fundamentals: revenue of $3,415,078,000 in the latest quarter and annual revenue growth of +23.9%. Higgins' prior sales at KLAC show consistent post-transaction weakness across his last five trades at this ticker, with 30-day and 90-day returns ranging from -87.2% to -90.5%, though the 10b5-1 plan structure prevents attribution of this outcome to insider timing. The scheduled nature of this sale and the CFO's sizable remaining stake of 263,472 shares provide context for interpreting the stock's subsequent price action independent of the sale itself.

CFO Bren Higgins sells 2,254 KLAC shares at $1,237.01; 5 of 5 prior KLAC sales showed -87-91% 90-day returns, 100% well-timed rate.

Bren Higgins, EVP and Chief Financial Officer, sold 2,254 shares of KLA CORP at $1,237.01, reducing his holdings by 6.6% to 32,154 shares. His prior trade history at KLAC is striking: all 5 previous open-market sales at this ticker were well-timed, with 90-day returns ranging from -87.2% to -91.0%, and a perfect 100% well-timed rate across same-ticker transactions. This sale occurs at a price -1.9% from the 52-week high of $124.62, following an 8.8% gain over the past 30 days and 17.0% gain over 90 days. The stock's exceptional timing across his entire KLAC history—every prior sale preceded subsequent declines—presents a notable pattern that warrants investor attention, particularly given the company's strong fundamentals (annual revenue growth of +23.9%, P/E of 3.79) and the transaction's substantial size at $2.8M.

CFO Higgins sold 2,301 KLAC shares at $878.53; 5 prior KLAC sales all well-timed (90d returns -88.5% to -91.0%)

Higgins Bren D., EVP & Chief Financial Officer, sold 2,301 shares of KLA CORP on 2025-08-20 at $878.53, reducing holdings from 36,709 to 34,408 shares. His prior sales at this ticker demonstrate a compelling pattern: all 5 preceding transactions at KLAC were well-timed by the 90-day mark, with returns ranging from -88.5% to -91.0%, indicating the stock declined sharply after each sale. His cross-ticker track record shows an 8-trade history with a 100.00% 90-day well-timed rate and average 90-day return of -89.3%. The current price of $87.03 is -8.9% from the 52-week high ($95.54), already down 3.0% over 30 days, suggesting the recent trend is unfavorable. This sale extends a consistent pattern of well-timed exit execution at this security.

KLA CFO Higgins sells 1,019 shares at $766.46; 4 of 4 prior KLAC sales were well-timed (90-day declines).

Bren D. Higgins, EVP & Chief Financial Officer of KLA CORP, sold 1,019 shares at $766.46 on 2025-05-22, reducing holdings by 3.5% to 27.8K shares. His same-ticker trading history is highly patterned: 4 of 4 prior sells at KLAC were well-timed at the 90-day mark, with cumulative declines of -90.5%, -90.5%, -89.5%, and -88.7% respectively. This represents a 100% precision rate on directional timing at this specific ticker. The current price of $78.91 is -11.6% from the 52-week high and +13.6% over the prior 30 days, contextualizing the transaction within a volatile recovery phase. His cross-ticker track record shows 7 prior sells with a 90-day well-timed rate of 100.00%, reinforcing a consistent pattern of executing sales ahead of declines. The fundamental backdrop shows annual revenue contraction of -6.5% year-over-year, though net income remains substantial at $1.1B on $3.1B revenue.

CFO Bren D. Higgins sold 7,008 shares of KLAC at $724.62 for $5.1M; stock now -21.6% from 52-week high, 5 of 5 prior KLAC sales well-timed at 90d.

Higgins sold 7,008 shares (19.6% of his pre-transaction holdings) at $724.62 on 2025-03-25. His cross-ticker track record shows 6 prior sells with a 100.00% 90-day well-timed rate and an average 90-day return of -89.6%, and at KLAC specifically, all 5 prior sells over the past 18 months achieved 90-day returns ranging from -87.7% to -91.0%, establishing a consistent pattern of selling ahead of declines. The stock currently trades at $70.00, down 21.6% from its 52-week high and down 3.4% in the past 30 days, consistent with post-sale weakness. The sale represents a material reduction in insider holdings and occurs in a business environment marked by annual revenue decline of -6.5%, yet the stock maintains a compressed P/E of 2.90, suggesting market repricing is underway after the insider's transaction date.

CFO Bren D. Higgins sold 5,361 shares of KLAC at $740.63 for $3,970,517.43; prior 5 KLAC sells all showed negative 90d returns.

Bren D. Higgins, EVP & Chief Financial Officer, sold 5,361 shares (5.4K shares) of KLA CORP at $740.63 on 2024-08-07, reducing his holdings by 13.0% to 35,805 shares. This sale continues a consistent pattern: his 5 prior trades at KLAC were all sells, with 4 of 4 measurable 90-day outcomes showing negative returns (-89.7%, -90.0%, -89.6%, -88.7%, -87.7%), indicating strong past timing accuracy on KLAC specifically. His cross-ticker track record is even more pronounced, with 5 prior sells averaging -89.3% over 90 days at a 100.00% well-timed rate. The stock has declined 16.3% in the 30 days since this transaction and is down 16.3% from its 52-week high, offering early corroboration of the sell-timing pattern observed in his historical outcomes.