Q2 Earnings Forecast for KLIC Issued By DA Davidson

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 6th. DA Davidson analyst T. Diffely forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.06 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kulicke and Soffa Industries’ current full-year earnings is $1.24 per share.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by ($0.01). Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative return on equity of 1.26% and a net margin of 0.48%.

KLIC has been the topic of a number of other reports. StockNews.com raised Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $53.00 target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $52.00.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Down 0.3 %

KLIC opened at $41.42 on Monday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.06. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 52 week low of $38.20 and a 52 week high of $53.71. The firm has a market cap of $2.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 345.17 and a beta of 1.36.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 137.5% in the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 715 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 414 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 226.3% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 783 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 543 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 61.0% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,021 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the third quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 397.4% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,149 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 918 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other Kulicke and Soffa Industries news, SVP Robert Nestor Chylak sold 11,391 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.52, for a total value of $564,082.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 20,838 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,031,897.76. This represents a 35.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Chan Pin Chong sold 9,730 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.07, for a total transaction of $448,261.10. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 81,916 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,773,870.12. This trade represents a 10.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 221,121 shares of company stock worth $10,527,843 over the last 90 days. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, November 13th that permits the company to repurchase $300.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the semiconductor company to repurchase up to 11.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 19th were issued a dividend of $0.205 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 19th. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.98%. This is a positive change from Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 683.33%.

About Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells capital equipment and tools used to assemble semiconductor devices. It operates through four segments: Ball Bonding Equipment, Wedge Bonding Equipment, Advanced Solutions, and Aftermarket Products and Services (APS). The company offers ball bonding equipment, wafer level bonding equipment, wedge bonding equipment; and advanced display, die-attach, and thermocompression systems and solutions, as well as tools, spares and services for equipment.