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

Company Overview

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) develops and manufactures semiconductor and electronic assembly equipment. Its products are used in the back-end manufacturing stage, where semiconductor devices are assembled, connected, and packaged for use in electronic products.

The company’s offerings include ball bonders, wedge bonders, die attach equipment, advanced packaging systems, and related tools and consumables. These solutions support applications such as power semiconductors, automotive electronics, communications equipment, integrated circuits, light-emitting diodes, and other semiconductor devices.

Founded in 1951, Kulicke and Soffa serves semiconductor manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers, and electronics producers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Singapore and operates through an international sales, service, and manufacturing network.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $89.63 to $95.54
• 50-Day Range: $78.04 to $101.77
• 52-Week Range: $35.02 to $135.80
• Volume: 353,787 shs
• Average Volume: 856,303 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.72 billion
• P/E Ratio: 41.63
• Dividend Yield: 0.91%
• Price Target: $69.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kulicke and Soffa Industries scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 294th out of 598 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: 1.8 / 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.

Downside Risk

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus price target of $69.67, representing about 23.6% downside from its current price of $91.14.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has only been the subject of 3 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 42.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is 42.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 80.77.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a P/B Ratio of 5.79. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.33% 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 3.97, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kulicke and Soffa Industries has recently increased by 8.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a dividend yield of 0.84%, which is in 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: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.65

News Sentiment

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a news sentiment score of -0.65. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of 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

Only 5 people have searched for KLIC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Kulicke and Soffa Industries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% 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: 10/08/2026
• 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: $69.67
• High Price Target: $115.00
• Low Price Target: $39.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -22.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 41.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.70
• 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: 7.22
• Cash Flow: $0.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 126.83
• Book Value: $15.75 per share
• Price / Book: 5.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 52,330,000
• Free Float: 51,701,000
• Market Cap: $4.72 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.55