KLIC vs. LITE, ALGM, SITM, TSEM, PI, LPL, SIMO, LUNR, VIAV, and NN
Should you be buying Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kulicke and Soffa Industries include Lumentum (LITE), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), SiTime (SITM), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), Impinj (PI), LG Display (LPL), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), and NextNav (NN). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries vs.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) and Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a net margin of 0.48% compared to Lumentum's net margin of -36.98%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity of -1.26% beat Lumentum's return on equity.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lumentum. Lumentum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kulicke and Soffa Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lumentum has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lumentum received 462 more outperform votes than Kulicke and Soffa Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.63% of users gave Lumentum an outperform vote while only 68.01% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries presently has a consensus target price of $44.50, suggesting a potential upside of 37.94%. Lumentum has a consensus target price of $82.20, suggesting a potential upside of 8.33%. Given Kulicke and Soffa Industries' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kulicke and Soffa Industries is more favorable than Lumentum.
In the previous week, Lumentum had 13 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Lumentum and 6 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Lumentum's score of 1.00 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of Lumentum shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Lumentum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Kulicke and Soffa Industries beats Lumentum on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:KLIC) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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