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

Company Overview

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Ltd. develops and manufactures equipment and tools used in semiconductor and electronic assembly. Its solutions support the packaging, interconnection and assembly of integrated circuits, light-emitting diodes and other electronic components.

The company’s product portfolio includes wire bonding systems, wedge bonders, die attach equipment, advanced packaging systems and related consumables. Its technologies are used in applications such as automotive electronics, consumer electronics, communications, computing, power semiconductors and optoelectronics. Kulicke and Soffa also provides equipment for advanced display and semiconductor packaging applications.

Kulicke and Soffa traces its history to the Kulicke Company, founded in 1951, and has developed into a global supplier serving semiconductor and electronics manufacturers across Asia, North America, Europe and other markets. The company is headquartered in Singapore, with additional operations and customer support activities in major semiconductor manufacturing regions. Its common stock trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol KLIC.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $84.18 to $86.54
• 50-Day Range: $78.04 to $119.61
• 52-Week Range: $35.02 to $135.80
• Volume: 365,955 shs
• Average Volume: 658,306 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 39.69
• Dividend Yield: 0.95%
• Price Target: $69.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kulicke and Soffa Industries scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 269th out of 597 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus price target of $69.67, representing about 19.1% downside from its current price of $86.13.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 46.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kulicke and Soffa Industries are expected to grow by 46.75% in the coming year, from $3.38 to $4.96 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is 39.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is 39.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 76.78.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a P/B Ratio of 5.47. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.99% 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 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kulicke and Soffa Industries has recently increased by 1.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a dividend yield of 0.95%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is 37.79%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kulicke and Soffa Industries will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.53% next year. This indicates that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.28

News Sentiment

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a news sentiment score of 1.28. 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 0.85 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for KLIC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -29% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Kulicke and Soffa Industries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kulicke and Soffa Industries insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,302,600.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.20% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/8 Dividend: 6/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/8 Dividend: 6/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/08/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• Record date for 10/7 Dividend: 9/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 9/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductor Materials & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KLIC
• CIK: 56978
• Web: www.kns.com
• Phone: (215) 784-6000
• Fax: 65-6880-9580
• Employees: 2,592
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kulicke and Soffa Industries: $69.67
• High Price Target: $115.00
• Low Price Target: $39.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -19.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 39.69
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.48
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $210 thousand
• Net Margins: 12.18%
• Pretax Margin: 15.21%
• Return on Equity: 14.39%
• Return on Assets: 10.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.44
• Quick Ratio: 2.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $654.08 million
• Price / Sales: 6.89
• Cash Flow: $0.77 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 111.56
• Book Value: $15.75 per share
• Price / Book: 5.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 52,330,000
• Free Float: 51,701,000
• Market Cap: $4.51 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.62