Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Director Sells $1,377,913.14 in Stock

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Director Mui Sung Yeo sold 19,143 shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.98, for a total value of $1,377,913.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 78,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,652,013.56. This represents a 19.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Performance

NASDAQ KLIC opened at $69.46 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $56.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.67. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $26.63 and a one year high of $77.50. The firm has a market cap of $3.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -57.40 and a beta of 1.67.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last announced its earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $199.63 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $190.03 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative net margin of 9.40% and a negative return on equity of 1.13%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.37 EPS. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.740 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 0.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The business 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. 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -67.77%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have weighed in on KLIC. Weiss Ratings downgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Zacks Research cut shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased 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 report on Thursday, February 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Kulicke and Soffa Industries currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.50.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kulicke and Soffa Industries

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