Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.11 EPS

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The semiconductor company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.11, FiscalAI reports. The business had revenue of $199.63 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $190.03 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative net margin of 9.40% and a negative return on equity of 1.13%. The company’s revenue was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.37 earnings per share. Kulicke and Soffa Industries updated its Q2 2026 guidance to 0.600-0.740 EPS.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Up 19.3%

KLIC opened at $66.40 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.47 billion, a PE ratio of -54.88 and a beta of 1.67. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $51.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.06. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a fifty-two week low of $26.63 and a fifty-two week high of $66.54.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were paid a dividend of $0.205 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 18th. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -4,100.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on KLIC shares. Zacks Research lowered shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Monday, December 29th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research report on Friday, November 21st. B. Riley reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $39.00 price target (up from $35.00) on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $50.50.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other Kulicke and Soffa Industries news, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.53, for a total transaction of $1,695,900.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 126,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,143,639.57. This represents a 19.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 36,204 shares of company stock valued at $2,003,450. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kulicke and Soffa Industries

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in KLIC. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 6,929 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $316,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the period. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the third quarter worth $223,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the third quarter worth $29,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 541.4% during the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 665,295 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,038,000 after buying an additional 561,571 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mariner LLC raised its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 10.4% during the third quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 13,873 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $564,000 after buying an additional 1,310 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

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.