Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Receives $50.50 Average PT from Analysts

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the six research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $50.50.

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings cut Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. B. Riley Financial reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $39.00 price objective (up from $35.00) on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a report on Friday, November 21st. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Wall Street Zen raised Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Performance

Shares of KLIC stock opened at $68.98 on Thursday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 52 week low of $26.63 and a 52 week high of $77.50. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $56.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.50. The company has a market capitalization of $3.61 billion, a P/E ratio of -57.01 and a beta of 1.67.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $199.63 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 firm’s revenue was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.37 earnings per share. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.740 EPS. Analysts forecast that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 0.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were given 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 yield of 1.2%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s payout ratio is -67.77%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Mui Sung Yeo sold 19,143 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.98, for a total transaction of $1,377,913.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 78,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,652,013.56. This represents a 19.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Robert Nestor Chylak sold 7,098 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.28, for a total value of $520,141.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 22,987 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,684,487.36. This represents a 23.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 103,245 shares of company stock worth $6,400,049 over the last 90 days. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. True Wealth Design LLC increased its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 7,609.1% during the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 848 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 837 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2,665.7% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 968 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 933 shares during the last quarter. 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.