KLIC vs. AMAT, AMKR, COHU, DIOD, KLAC, LRCX, MKSI, NXPI, POWI, and UCTT
Should you be buying Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kulicke and Soffa Industries include Applied Materials (AMAT), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Cohu (COHU), Diodes (DIOD), KLA (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), MKS (MKSI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Power Integrations (POWI), and Ultra Clean (UCTT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries vs. Its Competitors
Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
In the previous week, Applied Materials had 91 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 93 mentions for Applied Materials and 2 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Applied Materials' score of 0.91 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Applied Materials has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Applied Materials pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kulicke and Soffa Industries pays out 1,025.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Applied Materials has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Kulicke and Soffa Industries has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.
Applied Materials currently has a consensus target price of $195.12, indicating a potential downside of 7.77%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus target price of $44.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.69%. Given Kulicke and Soffa Industries' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kulicke and Soffa Industries is more favorable than Applied Materials.
Applied Materials has a net margin of 23.88% compared to Kulicke and Soffa Industries' net margin of 0.90%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 40.96% beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity.
Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Applied Materials 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.
80.6% of Applied Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Applied Materials beats Kulicke and Soffa Industries on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:KLIC) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
