Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $44.50.

Several research firms have weighed in on KLIC. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 22nd. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a report on Tuesday. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 price target on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Finally, B. Riley reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $39.00 price objective (up previously from $35.00) on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research report on Friday, November 21st.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Up 0.3%

KLIC opened at $45.12 on Friday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 12-month low of $26.63 and a 12-month high of $52.08. The business has a 50 day moving average of $40.13 and a 200-day moving average of $37.09. The stock has a market cap of $2.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 563.94 and a beta of 1.64.

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

Institutional Trading of Kulicke and Soffa Industries

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KLIC. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 541.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 665,295 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,038,000 after purchasing an additional 561,571 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 188.4% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 681,407 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $22,473,000 after buying an additional 445,148 shares during the period. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH acquired a new stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the third quarter worth approximately $17,532,000. Woodline Partners LP increased its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 1,401.7% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 438,667 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $14,467,000 after acquiring an additional 409,456 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 21.1% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,348,020 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $81,241,000 after acquiring an additional 409,116 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

About Kulicke and Soffa Industries

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.