CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong Makes New Investment in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. $KLIC

CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong acquired a new position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 30,752 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,250,000. CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong owned approximately 0.06% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 10.0% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 64,220 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,118,000 after acquiring an additional 5,836 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 168.8% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 49,445 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,631,000 after purchasing an additional 31,048 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2.9% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 31,080 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,025,000 after buying an additional 877 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 8.0% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 155,842 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,140,000 after purchasing an additional 11,522 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 55.7% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 66,898 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,206,000 after buying an additional 23,923 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Performance

NASDAQ:KLIC opened at $72.92 on Tuesday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a 52-week low of $26.63 and a 52-week high of $73.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -60.26 and a beta of 1.67. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $52.87 and a 200 day moving average of $43.69.

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 for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $199.63 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $190.03 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.37 earnings per share. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’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. Equities analysts forecast that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 0.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Shareholders 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 yield of 1.1%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently -67.77%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 39,800 shares of the 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 86,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,266,781.62. This trade represents a 31.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total value of $45,000.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 23,714 shares in the company, valued at $1,067,130. This trade represents a 4.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 76,004 shares of company stock valued at $4,430,454 in the last ninety days. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. DA Davidson reiterated 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 price objective (up from $35.00) on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Zacks Research cut Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average 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.