Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $44.50.

Several research analysts have commented on KLIC shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 22nd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 price target on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Price Performance

KLIC opened at $46.75 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $42.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2,336.33 and a beta of 1.63. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a one year low of $26.63 and a one year high of $50.19.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $177.56 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $169.84 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative return on equity of 1.64% and a net margin of 0.03%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.34 EPS. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.297-0.363 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 0.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 18th will be issued a $0.205 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 18th. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio is -4,100.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other news, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total transaction of $45,000.00. Following the sale, the general counsel owned 23,714 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,067,130. The trade was a 4.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 5,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.07, for a total transaction of $250,550.28. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 156,369 shares in the company, valued at $7,829,395.83. This represents a 3.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in KLIC. Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 1.3% during the third quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 24,655 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,002,000 after buying an additional 323 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 1.7% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 22,897 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $792,000 after acquiring an additional 382 shares in the last quarter. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. now owns 13,433 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $465,000 after purchasing an additional 386 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio boosted its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 8,300 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $337,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meritage Portfolio Management boosted its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 6.9% in the 2nd quarter. Meritage Portfolio Management now owns 6,983 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $242,000 after purchasing an additional 452 shares in the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Company Profile

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) is a global supplier of semiconductor and LED assembly equipment. The company specializes in the design, development and manufacture of advanced die bonding, wire bonding, flip-chip bumping and wafer-level packaging systems. Its solutions support a wide range of applications in consumer electronics, automotive, communications and other high-growth segments within the semiconductor and LED industries.

Key products include precision wire bonders for microelectronic packaging, die attach systems for chip placement, flip-chip bonders for advanced packaging architectures and LED packaging platforms that enable high-volume production of automotive and general-illumination LEDs.