Copeland Capital Management LLC Cuts Stock Position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. $KLIC

Key Points

• Copeland Capital trimmed its stake in Kulicke and Soffa by 5.3%, selling 82,696 shares and leaving 1,477,365 shares (about 2.82% of the company) worth roughly $67.3 million.
• Kulicke beat Q4 estimates with $0.44 EPS and $199.6M revenue (up 20.2% YoY) and gave Q2 2026 EPS guidance of $0.600–0.740, but the company still shows a negative net margin (-9.4%) and negative ROE.
• Insiders have sold 76,405 shares (~$5.07M) in the past 90 days, and analysts are mixed—consensus rating is Hold with an average price target of $50.50 versus a current share price around $84.66.

Copeland Capital Management LLC decreased its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC - Free Report) by 5.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,477,365 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 82,696 shares during the quarter. Kulicke and Soffa Industries accounts for about 1.5% of Copeland Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Copeland Capital Management LLC owned about 2.82% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries worth $67,309,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 48.4% in the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 779 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares during the period. CWM LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 24,458 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,114,000 after purchasing an additional 1,260 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $205,000. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 29,889 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,362,000 after purchasing an additional 739 shares during the period. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue boosted its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 35.5% in the fourth quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 35,553 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,618,000 after purchasing an additional 9,314 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.22% of the company's stock.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock opened at $84.66 on Friday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a 52-week low of $29.91 and a 52-week high of $86.33. The company has a 50 day moving average of $70.21 and a 200 day moving average of $55.65. The company has a market capitalization of $4.43 billion, a P/E ratio of -69.97 and a beta of 1.58.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.11. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative net margin of 9.40% and a negative return on equity of 1.13%. The company had revenue of $199.63 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $190.03 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.37 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.740 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 2.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th were paid a $0.205 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 19th. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries's payout ratio is currently -67.77%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 39,800 shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.98, for a total value of $2,427,004.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 86,369 shares in the company, valued at $5,266,781.62. The trade was a 31.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director David Jeffrey Richardson sold 9,364 shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.19, for a total transaction of $675,987.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 17,694 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,277,329.86. This represents a 34.61% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 76,405 shares of company stock valued at $5,072,586 over the last ninety days. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $50.50.

About Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Kulicke & Soffa Industries NASDAQ: KLIC is a global supplier of semiconductor and LED assembly equipment. The company specializes in the design, development and manufacture of advanced die bonding, wire bonding, flip-chip bumping and wafer-level packaging systems. Its solutions support a wide range of applications in consumer electronics, automotive, communications and other high-growth segments within the semiconductor and LED industries.

Key products include precision wire bonders for microelectronic packaging, die attach systems for chip placement, flip-chip bonders for advanced packaging architectures and LED packaging platforms that enable high-volume production of automotive and general-illumination LEDs.

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