Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Short Interest Down 14.1% in January

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,296,922 shares, a decrease of 14.1% from the January 15th total of 1,510,589 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 567,133 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.3 days. Currently, 2.5% of the company’s stock are short sold. Currently, 2.5% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 567,133 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.3 days.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Price Performance

KLIC opened at $68.98 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $56.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.50. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 1 year low of $26.63 and a 1 year high of $77.50. The company has a market capitalization of $3.61 billion, a PE ratio of -57.01 and a beta of 1.67.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.11. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative return on equity of 1.13% and a negative net margin of 9.40%.The company had revenue of $199.63 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $190.03 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.37 earnings per share. The company’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. Equities analysts anticipate that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 0.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 18th were paid a $0.205 dividend. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s payout ratio is -67.77%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KLIC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. B. Riley Financial reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $39.00 price objective (up from $35.00) on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Needham & Company LLC boosted 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. Zacks Research cut Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $50.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kulicke and Soffa Industries news, Director Mui Sung Yeo sold 19,143 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.98, for a total transaction of $1,377,913.14. Following the transaction, the director owned 78,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,652,013.56. The trade was a 19.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 39,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.98, for a total transaction of $2,427,004.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 86,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,266,781.62. This represents a 31.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 103,245 shares of company stock worth $6,400,049. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Kulicke and Soffa Industries

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

About Kulicke and Soffa Industries

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.