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

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.37 to $38.66
• 50-Day Range: $37.85 to $48.35
• 52-Week Range: $37.37 to $53.71
• Volume: 611,906 shs
• Average Volume: 487,646 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.04 billion
• P/E Ratio: 318.92
• Dividend Yield: 2.14%
• Price Target: $52.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kulicke and Soffa Industries scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 246th out of 666 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 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 2.60, 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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 86.02%

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 318.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is 318.92, 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 45.28.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a P/B Ratio of 2.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.65% 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 6.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kulicke and Soffa Industries has recently decreased by 0.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Kulicke and Soffa Industries pays a meaningful dividend of 2.02%, 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.65% 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 6.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kulicke and Soffa Industries has recently decreased by 0.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.06

News Sentiment

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a news sentiment score of 1.06. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Computer and 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

5 people have searched for KLIC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

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 -83% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 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 $5,870,582.00 in 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.

KLIC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KLIC shares performed this year?

Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock was trading at $46.66 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, KLIC shares have decreased by 18.0% and is now trading at $38.27.
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How were Kulicke and Soffa Industries' earnings last quarter?

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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%.

How will Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock buyback program work?

Kulicke and Soffa Industries' board approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, November 13th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $300,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 11.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are Kulicke and Soffa Industries' major shareholders?

Kulicke and Soffa Industries' top institutional shareholders include Capital International Investors (8.07%), Vanguard Group Inc. (6.11%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.74%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.76%). Insiders that own company stock include Fusen Ernie Chen, Nelson Munpun Wong, Peter T M Kong, Chan Pin Chong, Lester A Wong, Chin Hu Lim, Stephen Ray Drake and Robert Nestor Chylak.
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How do I buy shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Kulicke and Soffa Industries own?

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

• Ex-Dividend for 1/7 Dividend: 12/19/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/19/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/07/2025
• Last Earnings: 2/04/2025
• Today: 3/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/07/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 12/19 Dividend: 1/01/2100

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & related devices
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KLIC
• CIK: 56978
• Web: www.kns.com
• Phone: (215) 784-6000
• Fax: 65-6880-9580
• 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: +35.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 318.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 41.15
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-69,010,000.00
• Net Margins: 0.48%
• Pretax Margin: 3.29%
• Return on Equity: -1.26%
• Return on Assets: -0.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 5.99
• Quick Ratio: 4.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $701.17 million
• Price / Sales: 2.91
• Cash Flow: $0.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 47.39
• Book Value: $18.22 per share
• Price / Book: 2.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 53,383,000
• Free Float: 51,568,000
• Market Cap: $2.04 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.36