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

Shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $50.50.

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on KLIC. Zacks Research raised shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price target on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Weiss Ratings downgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, B. Riley Financial reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $39.00 price objective (up from $35.00) on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a report on Friday, November 21st.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kulicke and Soffa Industries news, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 39,800 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly 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 filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director David Jeffrey Richardson sold 9,364 shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.19, for a total transaction of $675,987.16. Following the sale, the director owned 17,694 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,277,329.86. The trade was a 34.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 106,605 shares of company stock worth $6,780,486 in the last quarter. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Down 3.2%

Shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock opened at $61.47 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $61.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -50.80 and a beta of 1.57. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 52 week low of $26.63 and a 52 week high of $77.50.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last released 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 company 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%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s revenue was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.37 EPS. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.740 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 0.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th will be given a $0.205 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 19th. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently -67.77%.

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.