Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC) Competitors $32.22 -0.01 (-0.03%) Closing price 05/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.02 -0.20 (-0.62%) As of 04:05 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KLIC vs. NXT, OLED, QRVO, LITE, TSEM, ALGM, SITM, LPL, PI, and VIAVShould you be buying Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kulicke and Soffa Industries include Nextracker (NXT), Universal Display (OLED), Qorvo (QRVO), Lumentum (LITE), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), SiTime (SITM), LG Display (LPL), Impinj (PI), and Viavi Solutions (VIAV). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Kulicke and Soffa Industries vs. Nextracker Universal Display Qorvo Lumentum Tower Semiconductor Allegro MicroSystems SiTime LG Display Impinj Viavi Solutions Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) and Nextracker (NASDAQ:NXT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor KLIC or NXT? Kulicke and Soffa Industries received 371 more outperform votes than Nextracker when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.04% of users gave Nextracker an outperform vote while only 68.01% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKulicke and Soffa IndustriesOutperform Votes45568.01% Underperform Votes21431.99% NextrackerOutperform Votes8473.04% Underperform Votes3126.96% Which has more volatility & risk, KLIC or NXT? Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nextracker has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is KLIC or NXT more profitable? Nextracker has a net margin of 20.12% compared to Kulicke and Soffa Industries' net margin of 0.48%. Nextracker's return on equity of 41.22% beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kulicke and Soffa Industries0.48% -1.26% -0.98% Nextracker 20.12%41.22%18.29% Which has better valuation & earnings, KLIC or NXT? Nextracker has higher revenue and earnings than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Nextracker 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 RatioKulicke and Soffa Industries$701.17M2.45-$69.01M$0.12268.50Nextracker$2.77B2.20$306.24M$3.9310.65 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KLIC or NXT? 98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Nextracker shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Nextracker shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor KLIC or NXT? In the previous week, Nextracker had 6 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Nextracker and 11 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Nextracker's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' score of 1.04 indicating that Nextracker is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kulicke and Soffa Industries 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nextracker 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer KLIC or NXT? Kulicke and Soffa Industries currently has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.39%. Nextracker has a consensus price target of $55.70, suggesting a potential upside of 33.03%. Given Kulicke and Soffa Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kulicke and Soffa Industries is more favorable than Nextracker.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kulicke and Soffa Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Nextracker 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.95 SummaryNextracker beats Kulicke and Soffa Industries on 13 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$1.72B$50.96B$23.43B$7.93BDividend Yield2.51%2.53%2.96%4.23%P/E Ratio268.5038.1942.3518.54Price / Sales2.4592.182,105.70103.30Price / Cash47.3926.4934.7234.62Price / Book1.776.146.184.25Net Income-$69.01M$760.21M$737.35M$248.18M7 Day Performance0.69%1.22%1.88%1.25%1 Month Performance-3.82%-1.47%2.31%3.76%1 Year Performance-27.37%8.21%52,745.56%5.28% Kulicke and Soffa Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KLICKulicke and Soffa Industries3.9251 of 5 stars$32.220.0%$52.00+61.4%-27.4%$1.72B$701.17M268.503,170Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageNXTNextracker3.097 of 5 stars$43.20-1.0%$55.43+28.3%-2.3%$6.29B$2.77B10.991,050Positive NewsOLEDUniversal Display4.4713 of 5 stars$126.55+0.1%$190.43+50.5%-7.5%$6.01B$647.68M27.22440Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpQRVOQorvo4.374 of 5 stars$63.80+0.0%$94.79+48.6%-37.6%$5.96B$3.79B227.868,900Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeLITELumentum4.7128 of 5 stars$60.08+0.1%$82.60+37.5%+41.4%$4.16B$1.41B-7.816,820Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap UpTSEMTower Semiconductor4.2692 of 5 stars$36.82-1.7%$60.00+63.0%+12.7%$4.08B$1.44B19.805,552Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownALGMAllegro MicroSystems3.2492 of 5 stars$19.23+0.6%$29.78+54.9%-34.6%$3.54B$772.76M-54.944,040Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsSITMSiTime3.1484 of 5 stars$148.60-2.9%$204.00+37.3%+79.3%$3.53B$202.70M-36.69380Upcoming EarningsInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpLPLLG Display1.0771 of 5 stars$2.90flatN/A-28.0%$2.90B$26.62T-1.2027,700PIImpinj4.5313 of 5 stars$90.84-0.7%$160.33+76.5%-38.6%$2.63B$363.54M66.79390Positive NewsGap DownVIAVViavi Solutions3.9874 of 5 stars$10.52+0.1%$12.28+16.7%+34.5%$2.34B$1.01B-58.443,600News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nextracker Competitors Universal Display Competitors Qorvo Competitors Lumentum Competitors Tower Semiconductor Competitors Allegro MicroSystems Competitors SiTime Competitors LG Display Competitors Impinj Competitors Viavi Solutions 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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