NASDAQ:KLIC - Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Kulicke and Soffa Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 28th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Monday, July 16th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 27th. View Kulicke and Soffa Industries' Dividend History.

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

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 31st. The semiconductor company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.03. The semiconductor company had revenue of $221.77 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $221.80 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a return on equity of 17.55% and a net margin of 3.84%. View Kulicke and Soffa Industries' Earnings History.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 31st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

4 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $18.50 to $38.00. On average, they expect Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock price to reach $29.1250 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings 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 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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News stories about KLIC stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Kulicke and Soffa Industries earned a media sentiment score of 0.09 on Accern's scale. They also gave headlines about the semiconductor company an impact score of 45.51 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (1.09%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.30%) and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.02%). Company insiders that own Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock include Brian R Bachman, Fusen Ernie Chen, Garrett E Pierce, Gregory F Milzcik, Irene Lee, Jonathan Chou, Lester A Wong, Nelson Munpun Wong 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 Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold Kulicke and Soffa Industries company stock in the last year include Brian R Bachman and Garrett E Pierce. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

KLIC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB. Company insiders that have bought Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in the last two years include Fusen Ernie Chen and Gregory F Milzcik. 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 $28.48.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a market capitalization of $1.97 billion and generates $809 million in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $126.09 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.55 on an earnings per share basis. Kulicke and Soffa Industries employs 3,055 workers across the globe.

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]