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Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$33.18 -0.32 (-0.96%)
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About Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock (NASDAQ:KLIC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$32.94
$33.64
50-Day Range
$32.98
$46.57
52-Week Range
$31.77
$53.71
Volume
10,953 shs
Average Volume
516,586 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.77 billion
P/E Ratio
275.53
Dividend Yield
2.47%
Price Target
$52.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. It also services, maintains, repairs, and upgrades equipment. The company serves semiconductor device manufacturers, integrated device manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers, other electronics manufacturers, industrial manufacturers, foundry service providers, and automotive electronics suppliers primarily in the United States and the Asia/Pacific region. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

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Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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62nd Percentile Overall Score

KLIC MarketRank™: 

Kulicke and Soffa Industries scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 342nd out of 662 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Kulicke and Soffa Industries has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Kulicke and Soffa Industries has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Kulicke and Soffa Industries are expected to grow by 86.02% in the coming year, from $0.93 to $1.73 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is 279.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.58.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is 279.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 41.62.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a P/B Ratio of 1.84. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Kulicke and Soffa Industries' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.52% of the float of Kulicke and Soffa Industries has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kulicke and Soffa Industries has recently increased by 2.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Kulicke and Soffa Industries pays a meaningful dividend of 2.38%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Kulicke and Soffa Industries does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is 683.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Kulicke and Soffa Industries will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.40% next year. This indicates that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Kulicke and Soffa Industries' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.52% of the float of Kulicke and Soffa Industries has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kulicke and Soffa Industries has recently increased by 2.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a news sentiment score of 0.92. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Kulicke and Soffa Industries this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Kulicke and Soffa Industries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Kulicke and Soffa Industries insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.40% of the stock of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    98.22% of the stock of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Kulicke and Soffa Industries' insider trading history.
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KLIC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock was trading at $46.66 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, KLIC stock has decreased by 28.2% and is now trading at $33.50.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.01. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a net margin of 0.48% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.26%.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries' Board of Directors authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, November 13th 2024, which authorizes the company to buy back $300,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 11.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Shares of KLIC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kulicke and Soffa Industries investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

Record date for 1/7 Dividend
12/19/2024
Ex-Dividend for 1/7 Dividend
12/19/2024
Dividend Payable
1/07/2025
Last Earnings
2/04/2025
Record date for 4/8 Dividend
3/20/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/8 Dividend
3/20/2025
Today
4/02/2025
Dividend Payable
4/08/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/28/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Semiconductors & related devices
Sub-Industry
Electronic Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:KLIC
Employees
2,746
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$52.00
High Stock Price Target
$60.00
Low Stock Price Target
$47.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+55.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
279.17
Forward P/E Ratio
36.02
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$-69,010,000.00
Pretax Margin
3.29%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$701.17 million
Cash Flow
$0.71 per share
Price / Cash Flow
47.39
Book Value
$18.22 per share
Price / Book
1.84

Miscellaneous

Free Float
51,568,000
Market Cap
$1.79 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.38
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This page (NASDAQ:KLIC) was last updated on 4/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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