NASDAQ:KLICKulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $24.83 +0.11 (+0.44 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$24.45Now: $24.83▼$25.0550-Day Range$20.20MA: $22.75▼$25.5852-Week Range$16.91Now: $24.83▼$28.66Volume1.01 million shsAverage Volume531,304 shsMarket Capitalization$1.54 billionP/E Ratio36.51Dividend Yield1.94%Beta1.27 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells capital equipment and tools to assemble semiconductor devices. It operates in two segments, Capital Equipment, and Aftermarket Products and Services (APS). The Capital Equipment segment manufactures and sells a line of ball bonders, wedge bonders, advanced packaging, and electronic assembly solutions. The APS segment manufactures and sells various tools for a range of semiconductor packaging applications, including capillaries, which are expendable tools used in ball bonders; dicing blades that are expendable tools for semiconductor manufacturers to cut silicon wafers into individual semiconductor die or to cut packaged semiconductor units into individual units; and bonding wedges, which are expendable tools used in heavy wire wedge bonders. It also provides spare parts, equipment repair, maintenance and servicing, training, refurbishment, and equipment upgradation services. The company serves semiconductor device manufacturers, integrated device manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers, other electronics manufacturers, industrial manufacturers, and automotive electronics suppliers primarily in the United States and the Asia/Pacific region. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Singapore.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingKulicke and Soffa Industries has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $29.00, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a potential upside of 16.8% from its current price of $24.83.Amount of Analyst CoverageKulicke and Soffa Industries has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.8 Community Rank Outperform VotesKulicke and Soffa Industries has received 420 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesKulicke and Soffa Industries has received 338 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentKulicke and Soffa Industries has received 55.41% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Kulicke and Soffa Industries and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe KLIC will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe KLIC will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldKulicke and Soffa Industries pays a meaningful dividend of 1.94%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthKulicke and Soffa Industries has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is 104.35%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Kulicke and Soffa Industries will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.04% next year. This indicates that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Kulicke and Soffa Industries insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.40% of the stock of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions87.21% of the stock of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Kulicke and Soffa Industries are expected to grow by 62.07% in the coming year, from $0.87 to $1.41 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is 36.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.27.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries is 36.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 42.81.Price to Book Value per Share RatioKulicke and Soffa Industries has a P/B Ratio of 2.05. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.3Community Rank: 2.8Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 2.5 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.06 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Semiconductors & related devices Sub-IndustryN/A SectorComputer and Technology Current SymbolNASDAQ:KLIC Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK56978 Webwww.kns.com Phone215-784-6000Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio5.88 Quick Ratio5.08Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio36.51 Forward P/E Ratio28.54 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$540.05 million Price / Sales2.84 Cash Flow$0.78 per share Price / Cash Flow31.71 Book Value$12.12 per share Price / Book2.05Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.46 Net Income$11.65 million Net Margins7.33% Return on Equity6.75% Return on Assets4.70%Miscellaneous Employees2,614 Outstanding Shares61,840,000Market Cap$1.54 billion Next Earnings Date11/12/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $24.83 +0.11 (+0.44 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive KLIC News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for KLIC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Frequently Asked Questions How has Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? 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 (WHO). Since then, KLIC shares have increased by 20.2% and is now trading at $24.83. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of 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. When is Kulicke and Soffa Industries' next earnings date? Kulicke and Soffa Industries is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 12th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. How were Kulicke and Soffa Industries' earnings last quarter? Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 29th. The semiconductor company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.06. The semiconductor company earned $150.45 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $150 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a net margin of 7.33% and a return on equity of 6.75%. View Kulicke and Soffa Industries' earnings history. How often does Kulicke and Soffa Industries pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Kulicke and Soffa Industries? Kulicke and Soffa Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 26th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Monday, July 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 25th. View Kulicke and Soffa Industries' dividend history. How will Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock buyback program work? Kulicke and Soffa Industries declared that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, January 31st 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 6.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued. What guidance has Kulicke and Soffa Industries issued on next quarter's earnings? Kulicke and Soffa Industries updated its fourth quarter 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $155-175 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $165.67 million. What price target have analysts set for KLIC? 3 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $27.00 to $30.00. On average, they anticipate Kulicke and Soffa Industries' share price to reach $29.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Has Kulicke and Soffa Industries been receiving favorable news coverage? Media stories about KLIC stock have been trending very positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public 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 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the semiconductor company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Are investors shorting Kulicke and Soffa Industries? Kulicke and Soffa Industries saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,320,000 shares, an increase of 47.1% from the June 30th total of 897,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 582,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days. Currently, 2.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Kulicke and Soffa Industries' Current Options Chain. Who are some of Kulicke and Soffa Industries' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Kulicke and Soffa Industries include Inphi (IPHI), Cabot Microelectronics (CCMP), SUMCO CORP/ADR (SUOPY), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), Dialog Semiconductor (DLGNF), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Semtech (SMTC), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Power Integrations (POWI), BE Semiconductor Industrs (BESIY), AU Optronics (AUOTY), AU Optronics (AUO), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Viavi Solutions (VIAV) and Acacia Communications (ACIA). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Kulicke and Soffa Industries own? 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), Lam Research (LRCX), AbbVie (ABBV) and Gilead Sciences (GILD). Who are Kulicke and Soffa Industries' key executives? Kulicke and Soffa Industries' management team includes the following people: Dr. Fusen Ernie Chen, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 60)Mr. Lester A. Wong, Sr. VP of Legal Affairs, Gen. Counsel, CFO & Interim Principal Accounting Officer (Age 53)Ms. Irene Lee, Sr. VP of Global Operations & Chief Quality Officer (Age 59)Mr. Chan Pin Chong, Sr. VP, Electronic Assembly, Advanced Packaging-Hybrid, & Wedge Bonder Bus. Units (Age 50)Mr. Huy Hoang Hoang, Exec. VP, Aftermarket Products & Services Bus. Unit and Global Sales, Service (Age 58) What is Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock symbol? Kulicke and Soffa Industries trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KLIC." Who are Kulicke and Soffa Industries' major shareholders? Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.93%), ARGA Investment Management LP (3.21%), LSV Asset Management (1.46%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (1.08%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.70%) and Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.52%). Company insiders that own Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock include Brian R Bachman and Peter T M Kong. View institutional ownership trends for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Which major investors are selling Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock? KLIC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Principal Financial Group Inc., Vident Investment Advisory LLC, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Fisher Asset Management LLC, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Vident Investment Advisory LLC, and UBS Group AG. View insider buying and selling activity for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Which major investors are buying Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock? KLIC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Hodges Capital Management Inc., Skyline Asset Management LP, Virtu Financial LLC, Trexquant Investment LP, Swiss National Bank, and ARGA Investment Management LP. View insider buying and selling activity for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. How do I buy shares of 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. What is Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stock price today? One share of KLIC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.83. How big of a company is Kulicke and Soffa Industries? Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a market capitalization of $1.54 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. What is Kulicke and Soffa Industries' official website? The official website for Kulicke and Soffa Industries is www.kns.com. How can I contact Kulicke and Soffa Industries? Kulicke and Soffa Industries' mailing address is 23A SERANGOON NORTH AVENUE 5 #01-01, SINGAPORE U0, 554369. 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