Higgins Bren D.

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.