K2 Principal Fund L.P. Invests $364,000 in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. $KLIC

K2 Principal Fund L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 8,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $364,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KLIC. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC bought a new stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the third quarter valued at about $33,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2,665.7% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 48.4% during the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 779 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other news, Director Mui Sung Yeo sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total value of $2,000,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 59,197 shares in the company, valued at $5,919,700. This trade represents a 25.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.98, for a total value of $154,470.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 21,214 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,184,617.72. The trade was a 6.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 23,051 shares of company stock worth $2,325,080. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on KLIC shares. Zacks Research raised Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $70.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $59.25.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Performance

Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock opened at $113.13 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $92.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $70.30. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $31.32 and a one year high of $115.27. The stock has a market cap of $5.92 billion, a PE ratio of 108.78 and a beta of 1.70.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.12. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a return on equity of 7.29% and a net margin of 7.16%.The company had revenue of $242.62 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $228.75 million. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.52) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 49.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.000- EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 2.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th will be paid a $0.205 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 78.85%.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries 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.