State of Alaska Department of Revenue Has $1.62 Million Stock Holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. $KLIC

State of Alaska Department of Revenue boosted its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) by 35.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 35,553 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,314 shares during the quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue owned about 0.07% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries worth $1,618,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 21.1% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,348,020 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $81,241,000 after purchasing an additional 409,116 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 5.5% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 718,632 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $24,865,000 after purchasing an additional 37,225 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. grew its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 541.4% in the third 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 during the period. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH grew its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 40.7% in the fourth quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 607,136 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,661,000 after purchasing an additional 175,744 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 54.9% in the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 350,995 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $14,265,000 after purchasing an additional 124,425 shares during the period. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ KLIC opened at $81.88 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.28 billion, a P/E ratio of -67.67 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $69.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $54.64. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a 1 year low of $28.11 and a 1 year high of $84.46.

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 net margin of 9.40% and a negative return on equity of 1.13%. The company had revenue of $199.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $190.03 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.37 earnings per share. The firm’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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 0.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th were given a dividend of $0.205 per share. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -67.77%.

Insider Activity at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In related news, Director Mui Sung Yeo sold 19,143 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.98, for a total transaction of $1,377,913.14. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 78,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,652,013.56. This trade represents a 19.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Robert Nestor Chylak sold 7,098 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 22,987 shares in the company, valued at $1,684,487.36. The trade was a 23.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 76,605 shares of company stock valued at $5,084,586 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on KLIC shares. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. 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. Zacks Research cut shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Two investment 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. According to MarketBeat, Kulicke and Soffa Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.50.

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.