Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Rating Lowered to Hold at Wall Street Zen

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on KLIC. B. Riley restated 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. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research report on Monday, December 29th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 price objective on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $46.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $47.25.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Down 2.7%

KLIC stock opened at $57.55 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.01 billion, a PE ratio of -2,876.06 and a beta of 1.63. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 1 year low of $26.63 and a 1 year high of $59.79. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.96.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.06. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative return on equity of 1.64% and a net margin of 0.03%.The company had revenue of $177.56 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $169.84 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.34 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.297-0.363 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 0.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other news, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 approximately $1,067,130. The trade was a 4.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 126,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,143,639.57. This represents a 19.19% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 36,004 shares of company stock worth $1,991,450 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KLIC. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC bought a new stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. True Wealth Design LLC raised its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 7,609.1% in the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 848 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 837 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 789.4% during the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 925 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 821 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2,665.7% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 968 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 933 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.