DJ Lam Research Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Lam Research Corp. $(LRCX)$ advanced 1.12% to $314.00 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Lam Research Corp. closed 28.39% short of its 52-week high of $438.50, which the company reached on June 30th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $(AMD)$ rose 0.81% to $473.25, Applied Materials Inc. $(AMAT)$ fell 0.78% to $492.32, and Analog Devices Inc. $(ADI)$ rose 0.77% to $373.09.
Trading volume (5.9 M) remained 6.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 12.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.