NASDAQ:KLIC - Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Price, Forecast & News

Kulicke and Soffa Industries trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KLIC."

Kulicke and Soffa Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 27th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Monday, January 13th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.88%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 26th. View Kulicke and Soffa Industries' Dividend History.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, January 31st 2019, which authorizes the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 6.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 29th. The semiconductor company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.10. The semiconductor company had revenue of $144.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $140 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a return on equity of 3.65% and a net margin of 3.34%. View Kulicke and Soffa Industries' Earnings History.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 7th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries updated its first quarter 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Monday, November, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $$130-150 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $$141.04 million.

3 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $27.00 to $32.00. On average, they expect Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock price to reach $29.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

News headlines about KLIC stock have trended negative on Friday, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kulicke and Soffa Industries earned a news sentiment score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the semiconductor company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,150,000 shares, an increase of 9.8% from the December 31st total of 2,870,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 336,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 9.4 days. Approximately 5.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Kulicke and Soffa Industries' Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kulicke and Soffa Industries investors own include Micron Technology (MU), Applied Materials (AMAT), AT&T (T), Alibaba Group (BABA), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Ford Motor (F), Intel (INTC), AbbVie (ABBV), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Gilead Sciences (GILD).

Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Alliancebernstein L.P. (7.86%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (6.69%), Royce & Associates LP (5.02%), LSV Asset Management (2.24%), ARGA Investment Management LP (2.08%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.55%). Company insiders that own Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock include Brian R Bachman, Deepak Sood, Gregory F Milzcik and Peter T M Kong. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

KLIC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Renaissance Technologies LLC, UBS Group AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Baird Financial Group Inc., Olstein Capital Management L.P., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Arnhold LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

KLIC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Divisar Capital Management LLC, AJO LP, Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC, Vident Investment Advisory LLC, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Spark Investment Management LLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC and California Public Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have bought Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in the last two years include Gregory F Milzcik and Peter T M Kong. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

Shares of KLIC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KLIC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.59.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a market capitalization of $1.63 billion and generates $540.05 million in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $11.65 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.46 on an earnings per share basis. Kulicke and Soffa Industries employs 2,614 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

The official website for Kulicke and Soffa Industries is http://www.kns.com/.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries' mailing address is 23A SERANGOON NORTH AVENUE 5 #01-01, SINGAPORE U0, 554369. The semiconductor company can be reached via phone at 215-784-6000 or via email at [email protected]