Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC) Competitors

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 59 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Applied Materials and 11 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Applied Materials' score of 1.01 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries pays out 78.8% 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 pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Applied Materials has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

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.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the broader market.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries currently has a consensus target price of $59.25, indicating a potential downside of 33.58%. Applied Materials has a consensus target price of $599.19, indicating a potential upside of 18.03%. Given Applied Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Materials is more favorable than Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

Applied Materials has a net margin of 29.31% compared to Kulicke and Soffa Industries' net margin of 7.16%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 36.97% beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity.

98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Amkor Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Amkor Technology 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.

Amkor Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Amkor Technology pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kulicke and Soffa Industries pays out 78.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Amkor Technology has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Kulicke and Soffa Industries has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Kulicke and Soffa Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Amkor Technology has a net margin of 7.45% compared to Kulicke and Soffa Industries' net margin of 7.16%. Amkor Technology's return on equity of 12.27% beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity.

42.8% of Amkor Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 26.4% of Amkor Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Amkor Technology presently has a consensus target price of $68.13, suggesting a potential upside of 36.61%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus target price of $59.25, suggesting a potential downside of 33.58%. Given Amkor Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amkor Technology is more favorable than Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

Amkor Technology has a beta of 2.25, suggesting that its share price is 125% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Amkor Technology had 26 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Amkor Technology and 11 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Amkor Technology's score of 0.52 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cohu has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Cohu had 15 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Cohu and 11 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Cohu's score of 0.82 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Cohu. Cohu 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 currently has a consensus price target of $59.25, indicating a potential downside of 33.58%. Cohu has a consensus price target of $68.75, indicating a potential upside of 43.26%. Given Cohu's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cohu is more favorable than Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a net margin of 7.16% compared to Cohu's net margin of -7.43%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity of 7.29% beat Cohu's return on equity.

98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Cohu shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Cohu shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Entegris has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Entegris had 5 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Entegris and 11 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Entegris' score of 1.12 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Entegris has a net margin of 8.18% compared to Kulicke and Soffa Industries' net margin of 7.16%. Entegris' return on equity of 11.45% beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries presently has a consensus target price of $59.25, indicating a potential downside of 33.58%. Entegris has a consensus target price of $164.22, indicating a potential upside of 37.94%. Given Entegris' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Entegris is more favorable than Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Entegris shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Entegris pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries pays out 78.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Entegris pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Kulicke and Soffa Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Entegris has higher revenue and earnings than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Entegris 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.