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Chuck Todd says he's leaving 'Meet the Press' after a tumultuous near-decade moderating the NBC political panel show
Apple is expected to unveil a sleek, pricey headset. Is it the device VR has been looking for?
[BREAKING] New "Living Missile" to Replace Nuclear Missiles (Ad)
US, UK navies say they responded to distress call as Iran's Revolutionary Guard 'harassed' ship
Saudi Arabia to reduce oil output by 1 million barrels per day, while rest of OPEC+ extends previous cuts through 2024
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Saudi Arabia is slashing oil supply. It could mean higher gas prices for US drivers
Laser breakthrough could send stock soaring 2,467% (Ad)
Slow start to New York's legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag
Greek authorities rescue 91 migrants from river islet on border with Turkey
Laser breakthrough could send stock soaring 2,467% (Ad)
Chuck Todd says he's leaving 'Meet the Press' after a tumultuous near-decade moderating the NBC political panel show
Apple is expected to unveil a sleek, pricey headset. Is it the device VR has been looking for?
[BREAKING] New "Living Missile" to Replace Nuclear Missiles (Ad)
US, UK navies say they responded to distress call as Iran's Revolutionary Guard 'harassed' ship
Saudi Arabia to reduce oil output by 1 million barrels per day, while rest of OPEC+ extends previous cuts through 2024
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Saudi Arabia is slashing oil supply. It could mean higher gas prices for US drivers
Laser breakthrough could send stock soaring 2,467% (Ad)
Slow start to New York's legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag
Greek authorities rescue 91 migrants from river islet on border with Turkey
Laser breakthrough could send stock soaring 2,467% (Ad)
Chuck Todd says he's leaving 'Meet the Press' after a tumultuous near-decade moderating the NBC political panel show
Apple is expected to unveil a sleek, pricey headset. Is it the device VR has been looking for?
[BREAKING] New "Living Missile" to Replace Nuclear Missiles (Ad)
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NASDAQ:KLIC

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC) Competitors

$53.56
+0.45 (+0.85%)
(As of 06/2/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$52.51
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$53.79
50-Day Range
$45.38
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$53.90
52-Week Range
$35.95
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$58.81
Volume
376,582 shs
Average Volume
364,059 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.03 billion
P/E Ratio
14.88
Dividend Yield
1.42%
Price Target
$61.67
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KLIC vs. AMBA, SYNA, FORM, MXL, VIAV, SITM, SIMO, OSIS, DIOD, and CRUS

Should you be buying Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kulicke and Soffa Industries include Ambarella (AMBA), Synaptics (SYNA), FormFactor (FORM), MaxLinear (MXL), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), SiTime (SITM), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), OSI Systems (OSIS), Diodes (DIOD), and Cirrus Logic (CRUS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries vs.

Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA) and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

In the previous week, Ambarella had 43 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Ambarella and 3 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Ambarella's score of 0.16 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
Ambarella
7 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
9 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a net margin of 21.19% compared to Ambarella's net margin of -29.24%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity of 20.08% beat Ambarella's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ambarella -29.24% -12.80% -10.95%
Kulicke and Soffa Industries 21.19% 20.08% 15.20%

Ambarella received 366 more outperform votes than Kulicke and Soffa Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.77% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote while only 68.69% of users gave Ambarella an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AmbarellaOutperform Votes
816
68.69%
Underperform Votes
372
31.31%
Kulicke and Soffa IndustriesOutperform Votes
450
69.77%
Underperform Votes
195
30.23%

Ambarella has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

78.3% of Ambarella shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Ambarella shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries 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 has higher revenue and earnings than Ambarella. Ambarella 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 Ratio
Ambarella$337.61 million8.98-$65.39 million-$2.33-32.85
Kulicke and Soffa Industries$1.50 billion2.02$433.55 million$3.6014.88

Ambarella presently has a consensus target price of $95.18, indicating a potential upside of 24.36%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus target price of $61.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.14%. Given Ambarella's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ambarella is more favorable than Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ambarella
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.68
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Summary

Kulicke and Soffa Industries beats Ambarella on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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KLIC vs. The Competition

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MetricKulicke and Soffa IndustriesSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.03B$27.64B$15.86B$6.28B
Dividend Yield1.42%32.85%4.85%6.52%
P/E Ratio14.8838.90360.4614.86
Price / Sales2.0223.66831.3898.17
Price / Cash6.5033.3629.06103.58
Price / Book2.567.0518.106.89
Net Income$433.55M$1.01B$528.34M$193.27M
7 Day Performance-0.63%1.46%1.56%2.27%
1 Month Performance18.03%18.49%7.02%5.71%
1 Year Performance1.04%-1.22%-4.35%1.69%

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AMBA
Ambarella
1.8492 of 5 stars		$81.96
+5.4%		$96.02
+17.1%		-7.8%$3.24B$337.61M-47.93899Earnings Report
Analyst Report
News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
SYNA
Synaptics
2.2824 of 5 stars		$88.13
+2.8%		$124.55
+41.3%		-43.4%$3.48B$1.74B19.851,775Insider Selling
FORM
FormFactor
1.7423 of 5 stars		$31.64
-0.5%		$32.22
+1.8%		-21.8%$2.44B$747.94M113.002,105Gap Up
MXL
MaxLinear
2.6195 of 5 stars		$29.60
-0.4%		$40.00
+35.1%		-27.5%$2.37B$1.12B23.681,368Gap Up
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
2.6832 of 5 stars		$10.04
+0.4%		$13.50
+34.5%		-32.4%$2.23B$1.29B55.783,600Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
SITM
SiTime
1.9992 of 5 stars		$101.70
-1.1%		$129.83
+27.7%		-54.5%$2.21B$283.61M0.00279Gap Up
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology
3.1833 of 5 stars		$62.41
+1.9%		$102.00
+63.4%		-29.7%$2.06B$945.92M16.211,643Positive News
High Trading Volume
OSIS
OSI Systems
1.7686 of 5 stars		$119.42
-0.7%		$126.00
+5.5%		+43.7%$2.00B$1.18B24.786,298Analyst Upgrade
Insider Selling
DIOD
Diodes
2.2658 of 5 stars		$91.77
-4.2%		$103.83
+13.1%		+20.1%$4.19B$2.00B12.808,877Insider Selling
CRUS
Cirrus Logic
2.8818 of 5 stars		$77.52
-1.4%		$100.00
+29.0%		-3.2%$4.25B$1.90B25.251,702

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