Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC - Get Free Report) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.171-0.209 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.300. The company issued revenue guidance of $155.0 million-$175.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $174.8 million.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Down 2.4 %

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

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by ($0.01). Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative return on equity of 1.26% and a net margin of 0.48%. Analysts forecast that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 1.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 19th were issued 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 an increase 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 payout ratio is currently 683.33%.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, November 13th that permits the company to repurchase $300.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the semiconductor company to purchase up to 11.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on KLIC. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $53.00 target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Thursday. StockNews.com raised shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, DA Davidson lowered their price objective on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $65.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $52.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Kulicke and Soffa Industries news, EVP Chan Pin Chong sold 9,730 shares of the 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 of the company's stock, valued at $3,773,870.12. This represents a 10.62 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Robert Nestor Chylak sold 11,391 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.52, for a total transaction of $564,082.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 20,838 shares in the company, valued at $1,031,897.76. The trade was a 35.34 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 221,121 shares of company stock valued at $10,527,843. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.