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

Company Overview

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Ltd. (NASDAQ: KLIC) designs, manufactures and supports equipment used in the assembly and packaging of semiconductor and electronic components. Its technologies help manufacturers connect semiconductor dies to packages, attach and assemble components, and produce finished devices for use in electronics, communications, automotive, industrial and other applications.

The company’s product portfolio includes wire bonding equipment, die attach systems, wedge bonding solutions and related tools, materials and services. Kulicke and Soffa also develops equipment for advanced packaging, power semiconductors, light-emitting diodes and other specialized semiconductor applications. In addition to selling equipment, the company provides spare parts, customer support, training and other services intended to assist with production and equipment maintenance.

Kulicke and Soffa traces its origins to the semiconductor equipment businesses associated with Kulicke and Soffa, which were established in the mid-20th century. The company is headquartered in Singapore and serves semiconductor and electronics manufacturers through a global sales, service and support network. Fusen Chen serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $72.62 to $76.27
• 50-Day Range: $73.40 to $100.77
• 52-Week Range: $35.02 to $135.80
• Volume: 541,937 shs
• Average Volume: 572,674 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.88 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.20
• Dividend Yield: 1.10%
• Price Target: $85.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kulicke and Soffa Industries scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 149th out of 595 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus price target of $85.33, representing about 15.0% upside from its current price of $74.21.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 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 34.20, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is 34.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 45.86.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a P/B Ratio of 4.71. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.44% 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 4.17.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kulicke and Soffa Industries has recently increased by 5.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Kulicke and Soffa Industries pays a meaningful dividend of 1.10%, higher than 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: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a news sentiment score of 0.85. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Kulicke and Soffa Industries this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for KLIC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% 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: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kulicke and Soffa Industries insiders have not sold or bought any 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

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 10/7 Dividend: 9/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 9/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2026
• Today: 10/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

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: $85.33
• High Price Target: $115.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.96
• 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: 5.94
• Cash Flow: $0.77 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 96.12
• Book Value: $15.75 per share
• Price / Book: 4.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 52,330,000
• Free Float: 51,701,000
• Market Cap: $3.88 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.55