Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. $KLIC Shares Sold by Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd decreased its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) by 91.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,823 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 69,886 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries were worth $277,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp acquired a new stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the third quarter valued at approximately $435,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 24,655 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,002,000 after acquiring an additional 323 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio boosted its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 8,300 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $337,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust boosted its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 28.0% during the 3rd quarter. Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust now owns 222,116 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $9,027,000 after acquiring an additional 48,524 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 57.3% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,858 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 677 shares during the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on KLIC. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a report on Friday, November 21st. Zacks Research downgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 price objective on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Thursday. 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 research report on Friday, November 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $50.50.

Key Stories Impacting Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Here are the key news stories impacting Kulicke and Soffa Industries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat estimates — non‑GAAP EPS of $0.44 vs. $0.33 consensus and revenue of $199.6M (up 20.2% YoY). The release also reported GAAP net income of $16.8M. These beats are the primary catalyst cited for the stock move. PR Newswire: First Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Very strong Q2 guidance — management guided EPS to $0.60–$0.74 vs. consensus ~$0.30 and revenue to $220M–$240M vs. ~$189.8M consensus. The magnitude of the upside to street estimates is driving bullish sentiment. Company Slide Deck / Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted advancing opportunities in advanced packaging and memory markets and signaled ~15% sequential revenue growth for Q2, supporting the view that end-market demand is improving. MSN: Q2 Growth & Market Opportunities
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call presentation and slides are available for investors who want line‑by‑line detail on segment trends, backlog and margin drivers — useful for modeling but not new news per se. Seeking Alpha: Earnings Presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: Press coverage and snapshots (Stamford Advocate, MarketBeat) summarize the results and note heavy trading/volume; these provide background but largely repeat company disclosures. Stamford Advocate: Q1 Snapshot
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage is raising valuation questions after the post‑announcement share surge, suggesting investors should weigh the strong near‑term guidance against stretched multiples and limited long‑term margin visibility. Yahoo Finance: Valuation Assessment

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Up 19.3%

Shares of NASDAQ KLIC opened at $66.40 on Friday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $26.63 and a one year high of $66.54. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $51.79 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $43.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.47 billion, a PE ratio of -54.88 and a beta of 1.67.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $199.63 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.37 earnings per share. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.740 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 0.93 EPS for the current year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were issued a dividend of $0.205 per share. 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 payout ratio is currently -4,100.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other Kulicke and Soffa Industries news, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.53, for a total value of $1,695,900.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 126,369 shares in the company, valued at $7,143,639.57. The trade was a 19.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total value of $45,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 23,714 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,067,130. The trade was a 4.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 36,204 shares of company stock worth $2,003,450. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.