Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) is anticipated to post its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 4th. Analysts expect Kulicke and Soffa Industries to post earnings of $0.33 per share and revenue of $190.0250 million for the quarter. Interested persons are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $177.56 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $169.84 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a net margin of 0.03% and a negative return on equity of 1.64%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.34 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Kulicke and Soffa Industries to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Performance

KLIC opened at $57.33 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2,865.07 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a fifty day moving average of $50.55 and a 200 day moving average of $42.50. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a fifty-two week low of $26.63 and a fifty-two week high of $60.00.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were issued a $0.205 dividend. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 18th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s payout ratio is -4,100.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kulicke and Soffa Industries news, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 30,000 shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in a transaction on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.53, for a total transaction of $1,695,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 126,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,143,639.57. The trade was a 19.19% 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. Also, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total transaction of $45,000.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel owned 23,714 shares in the company, valued at $1,067,130. This trade represents a 4.05% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 36,204 shares of company stock valued at $2,003,450. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. raised its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 541.4% in the 3rd 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. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 21.1% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,348,020 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $81,241,000 after buying an additional 409,116 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 549.8% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 321,313 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $11,117,000 after buying an additional 271,868 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 360.6% in the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 219,415 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,917,000 after buying an additional 171,783 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 54.9% during the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 350,995 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $14,265,000 after acquiring an additional 124,425 shares during the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on KLIC. Zacks Research lowered Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $57.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. B. Riley reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $39.00 target price (up from $35.00) on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a report on Friday, November 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $49.00.

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.