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

Shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $50.50.

KLIC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. 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 research report on Thursday, February 5th. Zacks Research upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th.

Insider Transactions at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other news, SVP Robert Nestor Chylak sold 7,098 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.28, for a total transaction of $520,141.44. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 22,987 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,684,487.36. This represents a 23.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,000 shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.54, for a total value of $71,540.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 22,714 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,624,959.56. This represents a 4.22% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 106,605 shares of company stock worth $6,780,486. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of KLIC. CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 5,231 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $238,000 after acquiring an additional 171 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 7,556 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $344,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the period. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 7,368 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $336,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 9,926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $452,000 after buying an additional 198 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 6,929 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $316,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Down 3.3%

NASDAQ KLIC opened at $64.08 on Friday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 12 month low of $26.63 and a 12 month high of $77.50. The stock has a market cap of $3.35 billion, a PE ratio of -52.96 and a beta of 1.58. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $66.00 and its 200 day moving average is $51.89.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last released 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. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative net margin of 9.40% and a negative return on equity of 1.13%. The firm had revenue of $199.63 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $190.03 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.37 earnings per share. The company’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. On average, analysts forecast that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 0.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 19th will be paid a $0.205 dividend. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 19th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -67.77%.

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.