Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Raised to “Strong-Buy” at Wall Street Zen

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report released on Saturday.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 price objective on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a report on Friday, November 21st. B. Riley Financial restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $39.00 target price (up previously from $35.00) on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research lowered Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.50.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Up 6.8%

KLIC opened at $70.92 on Friday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 12 month low of $26.63 and a 12 month high of $70.96. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $52.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $43.31. The firm has a market cap of $3.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -58.61 and a beta of 1.67.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $199.63 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $190.03 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative net margin of 9.40% and a negative return on equity of 1.13%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.37 earnings per share. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.740 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 0.93 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kulicke and Soffa Industries news, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total transaction of $45,000.00. Following the sale, the general counsel directly owned 23,714 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,067,130. The trade was a 4.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.53, for a total transaction of $1,695,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 126,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,143,639.57. This represents a 19.19% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 36,204 shares of company stock valued at $2,003,450. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC grew its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 48.4% in 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 during the last quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the third quarter valued at $33,000. True Wealth Design LLC raised its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 7,609.1% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 848 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 837 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2,665.7% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 968 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 933 shares in the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.