Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.12 EPS

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The semiconductor company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.12, Briefing.com reports. The company had revenue of $242.62 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $228.75 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a net margin of 7.16% and a return on equity of 7.36%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.52) EPS. Kulicke and Soffa Industries updated its Q3 2026 guidance to 1.000- EPS.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:KLIC traded up $3.75 during trading on Friday, hitting $101.90. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 855,030 shares, compared to its average volume of 743,008. The company has a 50-day moving average of $73.11 and a 200-day moving average of $58.62. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 12 month low of $31.19 and a 12 month high of $107.01. The firm has a market cap of $5.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 97.98 and a beta of 1.66.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 19th were paid a $0.205 dividend. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 19th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio is -67.77%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on KLIC shares. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $70.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $59.25.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other news, Director Mui Sung Yeo sold 19,143 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.98, for a total value of $1,377,913.14. Following the transaction, the director owned 78,522 shares in the company, valued at $5,652,013.56. This represents a 19.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Robert Nestor Chylak sold 7,098 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.28, for a total transaction of $520,141.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 22,987 shares in the company, valued at $1,684,487.36. This trade represents a 23.59% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 36,605 shares of company stock worth $2,645,582 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2,665.7% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 968 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 933 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC bought a new stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $79,000. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Company Profile

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) is a global supplier of semiconductor and LED assembly equipment. The company specializes in the design, development and manufacture of advanced die bonding, wire bonding, flip-chip bumping and wafer-level packaging systems. Its solutions support a wide range of applications in consumer electronics, automotive, communications and other high-growth segments within the semiconductor and LED industries.

Key products include precision wire bonders for microelectronic packaging, die attach systems for chip placement, flip-chip bonders for advanced packaging architectures and LED packaging platforms that enable high-volume production of automotive and general-illumination LEDs.