Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 8th. DA Davidson analyst T. Diffely forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of ($0.07) for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $55.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kulicke and Soffa Industries' current full-year earnings is $0.93 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Kulicke and Soffa Industries' FY2025 earnings at ($0.45) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS.
Several other brokerages also recently commented on KLIC. StockNews.com raised Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price target on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $53.00 to $37.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price target on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $50.00 to $36.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $44.50.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Performance
KLIC traded down $0.59 during trading on Monday, reaching $33.55. The company had a trading volume of 80,437 shares, compared to its average volume of 558,540. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $32.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.01. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 12-month low of $26.63 and a 12-month high of $53.71. The company has a market cap of $1.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 279.88 and a beta of 1.53.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.52) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by ($0.71). The firm had revenue of $161.99 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $165.10 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative return on equity of 1.26% and a net margin of 0.48%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries's revenue was down 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.95) earnings per share.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were paid a $0.205 dividend. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 20th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries's dividend payout ratio is currently 227.78%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kulicke and Soffa Industries
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 85.2% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 96,604 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,361,000 after purchasing an additional 44,429 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $548,000. Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 163,491 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $7,628,000 after purchasing an additional 12,355 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $346,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,278,512 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $152,975,000 after purchasing an additional 50,430 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company's stock.
About Kulicke and Soffa Industries
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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.
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