Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Forecast, Price & News

Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock was trading at $20.65 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, KLIC shares have increased by 74.1% and is now trading at $35.95.
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4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock.
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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.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 3rd 2021.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 3rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 17th. The semiconductor company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.02. The semiconductor company had revenue of $177.69 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.92% and a net margin of 8.39%.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share on Monday, January 11th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 23rd. This is an increase from Kulicke and Soffa Industries's previous quarterly dividend of $0.12.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.53%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is 58.95%. 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 31.28% 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 announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase 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 stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries issued an update on its first quarter 2021 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Tuesday, January, 19th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.73-0.77 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.54. The company issued revenue guidance of $265-265 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $240.29 million.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Kulicke and Soffa Industries' shares. Their forecasts range from $27.00 to $55.00. On average, they anticipate Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock price to reach $41.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.4% from the stock's current price.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 957,400 shares, a drop of 22.2% from the December 15th total of 1,230,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 541,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 1.6% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to Kulicke and Soffa Industries include SunPower (SPWR), Inphi (IPHI), Daqo New Energy (DQ), Sumco (SUOPY), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), BE Semiconductor Industries (BESIY), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Power Integrations (POWI), Dialog Semiconductor (DLGNF), Acacia Communications (ACIA), AU Optronics (AUOTY), Semtech (SMTC) and CMC Materials (CCMP).
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KLIC."

Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include ARGA Investment Management LP (1.65%), Anatole Investment Management Ltd (1.26%), Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY (0.41%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.19%), Congress Asset Management Co. MA (0.18%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%). Company insiders that own Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock include Brian R Bachman, Chan Pin Chong, Nelson Munpun Wong, Peter T M Kong and Zamir Shai Soloveizik.
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KLIC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including ARGA Investment Management LP, Anatole Investment Management Ltd, Skyline Asset Management LP, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Value Holdings Management CO. LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, New York State Teachers Retirement System, and Congress Asset Management Co. MA. Company insiders that have sold Kulicke and Soffa Industries company stock in the last year include Chan Pin Chong, Nelson Munpun Wong, and Zamir Shai Soloveizik.
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KLIC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY, XTX Markets LLC, and Central Bank & Trust Co..
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Shares of KLIC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of KLIC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.95.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a market capitalization of $2.23 billion and generates $623.18 million in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $52.30 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.95 on an earnings per share basis. Kulicke and Soffa Industries employs 2,836 workers across the globe.

The official website for Kulicke and Soffa Industries is 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]