Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC) Competitors $34.78 +0.05 (+0.14%) As of 06/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KLIC vs. LITE, ALGM, SITM, TSEM, PI, LPL, SIMO, VIAV, LUNR, and NNShould 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), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), and NextNav (NN). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Kulicke and Soffa Industries vs. Its Competitors Lumentum Allegro MicroSystems SiTime Tower Semiconductor Impinj LG Display Silicon Motion Technology Viavi Solutions Intuitive Machines NextNav Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LITE or KLIC? 94.1% of Lumentum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lumentum 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LITE or KLIC? Kulicke and Soffa Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLumentum$1.47B4.03-$546.50M-$6.45-13.26Kulicke and Soffa Industries$691.08M2.66-$69.01M$0.3696.61 Is LITE or KLIC more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lumentum-36.98% -7.25% -1.76% Kulicke and Soffa Industries 0.48%-1.26%-0.98% Do analysts rate LITE or KLIC? Lumentum presently has a consensus price target of $84.93, suggesting a potential downside of 0.66%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus price target of $44.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.95%. Given Kulicke and Soffa Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kulicke and Soffa Industries is more favorable than Lumentum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lumentum 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81Kulicke and Soffa Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the MarketBeat Community favor LITE or KLIC? Lumentum received 468 more outperform votes than Kulicke and Soffa Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.65% of users gave Lumentum an outperform vote while only 68.01% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLumentumOutperform Votes92571.65% Underperform Votes36628.35% Kulicke and Soffa IndustriesOutperform Votes45768.01% Underperform Votes21531.99% Which has more risk & volatility, LITE or KLIC? Lumentum has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to LITE or KLIC? In the previous week, Lumentum had 25 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Lumentum and 5 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Lumentum's score of 0.70 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lumentum 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kulicke and Soffa Industries 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryKulicke and Soffa Industries beats Lumentum on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kulicke and Soffa Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KLIC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KLIC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KLIC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKulicke and Soffa IndustriesSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.84B$63.71B$26.24B$8.62BDividend Yield2.47%2.24%2.85%4.17%P/E Ratio289.8343.2945.1219.96Price / Sales2.6655.591,869.15157.63Price / Cash47.3926.4934.7434.64Price / Book1.917.196.974.69Net Income-$69.01M$751.41M$740.66M$248.14M7 Day Performance4.85%3.65%1.23%0.91%1 Month Performance0.52%6.31%3.20%5.71%1 Year Performance-24.57%46.83%52,561.38%14.71% Kulicke and Soffa Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KLICKulicke and Soffa Industries4.3938 of 5 stars$34.78+0.1%$44.50+27.9%-24.8%$1.84B$691.08M289.833,170Positive NewsLITELumentum3.9241 of 5 stars$75.86+5.0%$82.20+8.4%+82.3%$5.26B$1.47B-9.866,820Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastALGMAllegro MicroSystems2.1657 of 5 stars$25.84+1.9%$27.38+5.9%+1.0%$4.78B$725.01M-73.834,040Positive NewsSITMSiTime0.8654 of 5 stars$199.98+2.0%$215.00+7.5%+65.6%$4.74B$229.99M-49.38380Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownTSEMTower Semiconductor3.693 of 5 stars$40.27+2.1%$60.00+49.0%+3.3%$4.46B$1.47B21.655,552Positive NewsPIImpinj3.4712 of 5 stars$116.51+2.1%$155.38+33.4%-28.4%$3.38B$363.54M85.67390Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLPLLG Display0.4353 of 5 stars$3.12-1.6%N/A-6.0%$3.12B$27.43T-1.2927,700Analyst UpgradeSIMOSilicon Motion Technology3.4302 of 5 stars$63.56+3.9%$75.88+19.4%-17.8%$2.16B$780.73M23.631,430Short Interest ↑VIAVViavi Solutions4.6815 of 5 stars$9.15+0.4%$12.69+38.7%+24.4%$2.04B$1.05B-50.833,600LUNRIntuitive Machines3.6795 of 5 stars$11.01-3.5%$16.06+45.8%+161.8%$1.97B$217.31M-3.741Analyst RevisionNNNextNav2.9705 of 5 stars$11.60-7.6%$20.00+72.4%+63.4%$1.54B$6.16M-15.4760Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lumentum Competitors Allegro MicroSystems Competitors SiTime Competitors Tower Semiconductor Competitors Impinj Competitors LG Display Competitors Silicon Motion Technology Competitors Viavi Solutions Competitors Intuitive Machines Competitors NextNav Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KLIC) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWhy July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social SecurityIn a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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