Fox Run Management L.L.C. Purchases Shares of 41,256 Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. $KLIC

Fox Run Management L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 41,256 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,677,000. Fox Run Management L.L.C. owned approximately 0.08% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 7,609.1% during the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 848 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 837 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2,665.7% during 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 during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 814.8% in the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,052 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 937 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 42.0% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,667 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 493 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd boosted its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 57.3% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,858 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 677 shares during the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on KLIC shares. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 price target on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a report on Friday, November 21st. B. Riley Financial reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $39.00 target price (up from $35.00) on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Zacks Research upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kulicke and Soffa Industries presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $50.50.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Performance

Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock opened at $71.20 on Wednesday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $26.63 and a one year high of $77.50. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.73 billion, a P/E ratio of -58.84 and a beta of 1.67.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $190.03 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.37 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.740 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 0.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In related news, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 39,800 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Robert Nestor Chylak sold 7,098 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.28, for a total transaction of $520,141.44. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 22,987 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,684,487.36. The trade was a 23.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 103,245 shares of company stock valued at $6,400,049 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries 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.