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

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

Kulicke and Soffa Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share on Monday, January 14th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 26th. View Kulicke and Soffa Industries' Dividend History.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Tuesday, July 10th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 5.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) announced its earnings results on Monday, November, 19th. The semiconductor company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.11. The semiconductor company had revenue of $184.82 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $185 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a net margin of 6.40% and a return on equity of 19.12%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries's quarterly revenue was down 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.51 EPS. View Kulicke and Soffa Industries' Earnings History.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 31st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries updated its first quarter 2019 earnings guidance on Monday, November, 19th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $150-160 million.

4 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Kulicke and Soffa Industries' shares. Their predictions range from $25.00 to $32.00. On average, they expect Kulicke and Soffa Industries' share price to reach $28.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

4 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 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

Media coverage about KLIC stock has trended very positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kulicke and Soffa Industries earned a daily sentiment score of 3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the semiconductor company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to Kulicke and Soffa Industries include Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), First Solar (FSLR), Cree (CREE), Cypress Semiconductor (CY), United Microelectronics (UMC), Mellanox Technologies (MLNX), Semiconductor Manufacturing Int'l (SMI), AU Optronics (AUO), Advantest (ATEYY), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), Semtech (SMTC), SUMCO CORP/ADR (SUOPY), Finisar (FNSR), Cabot Microelectronics (CCMP) and Viavi Solutions (VIAV).

Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.60%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.27%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%) and Intl Fcstone Inc. (0.02%). Company insiders that own Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock include Brian R Bachman, Deepak Sood, Garrett E Pierce, Gregory F Milzcik, Jonathan Chou, Peter T M Kong and Yih-Neng Lee. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

KLIC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Intl Fcstone Inc. and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold Kulicke and Soffa Industries company stock in the last year include Brian R Bachman and Deepak Sood. 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 Peregrine Capital Management LLC and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KLIC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.79.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a market capitalization of $1.46 billion and generates $889.12 million in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $56.67 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.43 on an earnings per share basis. Kulicke and Soffa Industries employs 2,912 workers across the globe.

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]