Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street 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 analysts is that investors should "buy" Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock.
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4 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Kulicke and Soffa Industries' shares. Their KLIC stock forecasts range from $50.00 to $100.00. On average, they anticipate Kulicke and Soffa Industries' share price to reach $79.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 103.6% 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 shares have decreased by 35.9% and is now trading at $38.80.
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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) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 4th. The semiconductor company reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries's revenue was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.26 EPS.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 7th. Investors 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 yield of 1.75%. 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 announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, March 3rd 2022, which authorizes the company to buyback $400,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 13.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries updated its third quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Monday, May, 16th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.38-$1.68 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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 $38.80.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) has a market capitalization of $2.29 billion and generates $1.52 billion in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $367.16 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.86 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.