Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" KLIC shares.
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2 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock. Their KLIC share price targets range from $56.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $62.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 38.1% from the stock's current price.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock was trading at $54.72 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KLIC shares have decreased by 17.9% and is now trading at $44.90.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 1st 2024.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 2nd at 8:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 201-612-7415 with passcode "13743539".

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 1st. The semiconductor company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.04. The semiconductor company had revenue of $171.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $170 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a net margin of 7.03% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.55%. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.37 earnings per share.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 14th. Investors of record on Monday, March 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Tuesday, April 9th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.78%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 22nd.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.69%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 4 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 88.89%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, KLIC will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.37% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap Information Technology ETF (PSCT), Invesco S&P SmallCap Quality ETF (XSHQ), AdvisorShares Insiders Advantage ETF (SURE), iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (IJT), SPDR S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (ESIX), SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (SLY) and Columbia Seligman Semiconductor and Technology ETF (SEMI).Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF (BULD).

Kulicke and Soffa Industries issued an update on its second quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 31st. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.230-0.280 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.390. The company issued revenue guidance of $160.0 million-$180.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $192.3 million.

31 employees have rated Kulicke and Soffa Industries Chief Executive Officer Fusen Chen on Glassdoor.com. Fusen Chen has an approval rating of 88% among the company's employees.

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Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.92%), Wasatch Advisors LP (0.69%), Olstein Capital Management L.P. (0.36%), Congress Asset Management Co. MA (0.25%), Bridge City Capital LLC (0.10%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Chan Pin Chong, Chin Hu Lim, Fusen Ernie Chen, Lester A Wong, Nelson Munpun Wong, Robert Nestor Chylak, Stephen Ray Drake and Zamir Shai Soloveizik.
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Shares of KLIC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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