Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Receives $50.50 Average Target Price from Analysts

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

KLIC has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:KLIC opened at $67.18 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.52 billion, a PE ratio of -55.52 and a beta of 1.58. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a twelve month low of $27.15 and a twelve month high of $77.50. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $66.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $52.56.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last issued 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. The business had revenue of $199.63 million during 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 company’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, equities research analysts predict that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 0.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio is -67.77%.

Insider Transactions at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In related news, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.54, for a total value of $71,540.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 22,714 shares in the company, valued at $1,624,959.56. This represents a 4.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Robert Nestor Chylak sold 7,098 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.28, for a total transaction of $520,141.44. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 22,987 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,684,487.36. This trade represents a 23.59% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 106,605 shares of company stock worth $6,780,486 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of KLIC. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,513,023 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $160,053,000 after buying an additional 20,535 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 21.1% in the 2nd 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. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,230,330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $56,054,000 after buying an additional 77,527 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 22.3% in the 4th quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 813,669 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,071,000 after buying an additional 148,374 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 347.9% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 767,001 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $34,945,000 after buying an additional 595,753 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

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.