Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC) Competitors $29.10 -0.20 (-0.68%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.10 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/17/2025 04:20 PM 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, ALGM, TSEM, LITE, SITM, LPL, VIAV, and PIShould 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), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), Lumentum (LITE), SiTime (SITM), LG Display (LPL), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), and Impinj (PI). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Kulicke and Soffa Industries vs. Nextracker Universal Display Qorvo Allegro MicroSystems Tower Semiconductor Lumentum SiTime LG Display Viavi Solutions Impinj Nextracker (NASDAQ:NXT) and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability. Do analysts rate NXT or KLIC? Nextracker presently has a consensus target price of $55.48, suggesting a potential upside of 37.66%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus target price of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 78.69%. Given Kulicke and Soffa Industries' higher possible 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 Nextracker 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.96Kulicke and Soffa Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has more volatility & risk, NXT or KLIC? Nextracker has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, NXT or KLIC? 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 RatioNextracker$2.77B2.12$306.24M$3.9310.25Kulicke and Soffa Industries$701.17M2.22-$69.01M$0.12242.50 Is NXT or KLIC 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 Nextracker20.12% 41.22% 18.29% Kulicke and Soffa Industries 0.48%-1.26%-0.98% Does the MarketBeat Community favor NXT or KLIC? Kulicke and Soffa Industries received 371 more outperform votes than Nextracker when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.68% of users gave Nextracker an outperform vote while only 68.01% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNextrackerOutperform Votes8473.68% Underperform Votes3026.32% Kulicke and Soffa IndustriesOutperform Votes45568.01% Underperform Votes21431.99% Does the media refer more to NXT or KLIC? In the previous week, Nextracker had 7 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Nextracker and 6 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Nextracker's score of 0.68 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 Nextracker 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kulicke and Soffa Industries 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NXT or KLIC? 67.4% of Nextracker shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Nextracker shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryNextracker beats Kulicke and Soffa Industries on 12 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$1.55B$45.40B$21.65B$7.34BDividend Yield2.75%2.76%3.00%4.30%P/E Ratio242.5033.7539.4517.80Price / Sales2.2283.772,299.4697.71Price / Cash47.3926.4934.6734.64Price / Book1.605.605.653.98Net Income-$69.01M$751.41M$737.25M$247.73M7 Day Performance-2.58%0.32%1.20%1.80%1 Month Performance-19.99%-17.43%-6.40%-6.97%1 Year Performance-36.86%10.13%52,820.63%1.29% Kulicke and Soffa Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KLICKulicke and Soffa Industries3.4888 of 5 stars$29.10-0.7%$52.00+78.7%-36.9%$1.55B$701.17M242.503,170Positive NewsNXTNextracker3.4894 of 5 stars$40.73+3.8%$56.05+37.6%-9.5%$5.93B$2.77B10.361,050Analyst ForecastOLEDUniversal Display4.5002 of 5 stars$116.14+3.0%$190.43+64.0%-25.5%$5.51B$647.68M24.98440News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpQRVOQorvo4.5131 of 5 stars$58.93+4.7%$95.84+62.6%-46.6%$5.50B$3.79B210.468,900Short Interest ↓Positive NewsALGMAllegro MicroSystems2.7753 of 5 stars$22.01-1.0%$31.20+41.8%-31.6%$4.05B$772.76M-62.894,040TSEMTower Semiconductor4.3031 of 5 stars$34.34+1.2%$60.00+74.7%+13.9%$3.81B$1.44B18.465,552Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpLITELumentum4.6641 of 5 stars$52.36+2.1%$87.40+66.9%+22.5%$3.62B$1.41B-6.816,820Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpSITMSiTime2.1483 of 5 stars$137.24+5.6%$232.00+69.0%+73.9%$3.24B$202.70M-33.89380Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpLPLLG Display0.3347 of 5 stars$2.80flatN/A-28.0%$2.80B$26.62T-1.1627,700Upcoming EarningsGap UpVIAVViavi Solutions4.5604 of 5 stars$10.05+1.8%$12.50+24.4%+21.9%$2.23B$1.01B-55.833,600Gap UpPIImpinj4.298 of 5 stars$68.02+1.9%$183.44+169.7%-43.8%$1.94B$366.09M50.01390Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nextracker Competitors Universal Display Competitors Qorvo Competitors Allegro MicroSystems Competitors Tower Semiconductor Competitors Lumentum Competitors SiTime Competitors LG Display Competitors Viavi Solutions Competitors Impinj 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 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. 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