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 declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, March 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share on Monday, April 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 26th. View Kulicke and Soffa Industries' Dividend History.

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

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 29th. The semiconductor company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.10. The semiconductor company earned $144.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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.

3 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Kulicke and Soffa Industries' shares. Their forecasts range from $27.00 to $32.00. On average, they expect Kulicke and Soffa Industries' share price to reach $29.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.3% 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 articles about KLIC stock have trended neutral this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kulicke and Soffa Industries earned a media sentiment score of 0.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the semiconductor company a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries saw a increase in short interest during 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. Currently, 5.1% of the shares of the company 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 retail and institutional 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 $23.93.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a market capitalization of $1.53 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]