Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. $KLIC Shares Purchased by Creative Planning

Creative Planning raised its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) by 63.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 56,706 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,983 shares during the quarter. Creative Planning owned 0.11% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries worth $1,962,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in KLIC. True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 837 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 789.4% during the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 925 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 821 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 280.9% in the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,234 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 910 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 1,763.5% in the first quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,379 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 1,305 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KLIC has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Wall Street Zen raised Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. B. Riley reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $39.00 price target (up previously from $35.00) on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $44.50.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Up 4.8%

Shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock opened at $43.56 on Wednesday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a 12 month low of $26.63 and a 12 month high of $52.08. The stock has a market cap of $2.27 billion, a PE ratio of 544.50 and a beta of 1.64. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $39.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $36.90.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.06. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative return on equity of 1.06% and a net margin of 0.90%.The firm had revenue of $177.56 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $169.84 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.34 earnings per share. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s quarterly revenue was down 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.297-0.363 EPS. Analysts expect that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 0.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 18th were given a $0.205 dividend. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 18th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio is -4,100.00%.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Profile

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells capital equipment and tools used to assemble semiconductor devices. It operates through four segments: Ball Bonding Equipment, Wedge Bonding Equipment, Advanced Solutions, and Aftermarket Products and Services (APS). The company offers ball bonding equipment, wafer level bonding equipment, wedge bonding equipment; and advanced display, die-attach, and thermocompression systems and solutions, as well as tools, spares and services for equipment.