Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $50.50.

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on KLIC. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. 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. Zacks Research upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. B. Riley Financial restated 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. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th.

Insider Activity at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In related news, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 39,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.98, for a total value of $2,427,004.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 86,369 shares in the company, valued at $5,266,781.62. This represents a 31.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Mui Sung Yeo sold 19,143 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $5,652,013.56. The trade was a 19.60% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 106,605 shares of company stock valued at $6,780,486 over the last quarter. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KLIC. True Wealth Design LLC raised its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 7,609.1% in the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 848 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 837 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the 3rd quarter worth $33,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2,665.7% in 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 during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Up 1.5%

NASDAQ:KLIC opened at $64.37 on Monday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a twelve month low of $26.63 and a twelve month high of $77.50. The company has a fifty day moving average of $63.37 and a 200-day moving average of $49.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.37 billion, a P/E ratio of -53.20 and a beta of 1.58.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last issued its earnings results 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. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative net margin of 9.40% and a negative return on equity of 1.13%. The business had revenue of $199.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $190.03 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.37 earnings per share. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s revenue was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.740 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 0.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 19th will be paid a $0.205 dividend. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 19th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -67.77%.

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.