Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. Makes New Investment in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. $KLIC

Key Points

• Deprince Race & Zollo acquired a new position of 225,583 shares of Kulicke and Soffa (NASDAQ:KLIC), worth about $10.28 million and representing roughly 0.43% of the company.
• Kulicke & Soffa beat Q4 estimates with EPS of $0.44 vs. $0.33 expected and revenue of $199.6M (up 20.2% YoY), and set Q2 2026 guidance of $0.60–$0.74 EPS while analysts forecast ~0.93 EPS for the fiscal year.
• Insiders sold 76,605 shares worth $5.08M over the last quarter while institutional ownership is very high at 98.22%; the stock trades near its 1‑year high with a market cap of about $4.08B and a negative trailing PE.

Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 225,583 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $10,278,000. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. owned approximately 0.43% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC purchased a new position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2,665.7% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 968 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 933 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 814.8% in the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,052 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 937 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 42.0% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,667 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 493 shares in the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Up 0.7%

NASDAQ:KLIC opened at $77.98 on Tuesday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a 1 year low of $28.11 and a 1 year high of $80.97. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $67.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $53.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.08 billion, a PE ratio of -64.45 and a beta of 1.58.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $199.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $190.03 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.37 EPS. Kulicke and Soffa Industries's revenue was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.740 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 0.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 19th were issued a $0.205 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries's dividend payout ratio is -67.77%.

Insider Transactions at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other Kulicke and Soffa Industries news, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.54, for a total value of $71,540.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel directly owned 22,714 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,624,959.56. This represents a 4.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Mui Sung Yeo sold 19,143 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.98, for a total transaction of $1,377,913.14. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 78,522 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,652,013.56. This trade represents a 19.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 76,605 shares of company stock worth $5,084,586. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on KLIC shares. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has an average 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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