Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Releases Earnings Results

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The semiconductor company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.28 by ($0.01), Zacks reports. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a net margin of 0.48% and a negative return on equity of 1.26%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 0.171-0.209 EPS.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Down 2.4 %

Shares of KLIC stock traded down $1.04 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $41.55. 636,558 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 494,395. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 52 week low of $38.20 and a 52 week high of $53.71. The business has a 50 day moving average of $46.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $45.11. The company has a market capitalization of $2.23 billion, a PE ratio of 346.25 and a beta of 1.36.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 19th were paid a dividend of $0.205 per share. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.97%. This is a boost from Kulicke and Soffa Industries's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 19th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries's dividend payout ratio is presently 683.33%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on KLIC. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $53.00 price target on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research report on Thursday. TD Cowen increased their target price on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. DA Davidson decreased their target price on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $65.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $52.00.

Insider Activity at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other news, CEO Fusen Ernie Chen sold 80,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.29, for a total transaction of $3,863,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,100,765 shares of the company's stock, valued at $53,155,941.85. This trade represents a 6.78 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Chan Pin Chong sold 9,730 shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.07, for a total transaction of $448,261.10. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 81,916 shares in the company, valued at $3,773,870.12. The trade was a 10.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 221,121 shares of company stock valued at $10,527,843. 3.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, November 13th that authorizes the company to repurchase $300.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the semiconductor company to buy up to 11.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

About Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells capital equipment and tools used to assemble semiconductor devices. It operates through four segments: Ball Bonding Equipment, Wedge Bonding Equipment, Advanced Solutions, and Aftermarket Products and Services (APS). The company offers ball bonding equipment, wafer level bonding equipment, wedge bonding equipment; and advanced display, die-attach, and thermocompression systems and solutions, as well as tools, spares and services for equipment.