Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock.
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4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Kulicke and Soffa Industries' shares. Their KLIC stock forecasts range from $50.00 to $100.00. On average, they predict Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock price to reach $79.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 102.5% from the stock's current price.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock was trading at $60.54 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, KLIC stock has decreased by 35.6% and is now trading at $39.01.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 3rd 2022.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 4th. The semiconductor company reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.48. The semiconductor company earned $384.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $380.25 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 46.89% and a net margin of 28.33%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.26 EPS.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share on Monday, July 11th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 22nd.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries(NASDAQ:KLIC) pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.74%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is 8.65%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Kulicke and Soffa Industries will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.27% next year. This indicates that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, March 3rd 2022, which allows the company to buyback $400,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy up to 13.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries issued an update on its third quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Monday, May, 16th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.38-$1.68 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.39. The company issued revenue guidance of $345.00 million-$385.00 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $376.08 million.

31 employees have rated Kulicke and Soffa Industries CEO Fusen Chen on Glassdoor.com. Fusen Chen has an approval rating of 88% among Kulicke and Soffa Industries' employees.

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

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One share of KLIC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $39.01.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) has a market capitalization of $2.31 billion and generates $1.52 billion in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $367.16 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.859990 on an earnings per share basis.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries employs 3,586 workers across the globe.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries' mailing address is 23A SERANGOON NORTH AVENUE 5 #01-01, SINGAPORE U0, 554369. The official website for Kulicke and Soffa Industries is www.kns.com. The semiconductor company can be reached via phone at (215) 784-6000, via email at jelgindy@kns.com, or via fax at 65-6880-9580.