Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $44.50.

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Friday, November 21st. B. Riley reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $39.00 price target (up previously from $35.00) on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a report on Friday, November 21st. Zacks Research raised Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KLIC. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 1.3% in the third quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 24,655 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,002,000 after acquiring an additional 323 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 22,897 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $792,000 after purchasing an additional 382 shares during the last quarter. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. now owns 13,433 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $465,000 after purchasing an additional 386 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio lifted its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 8,300 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $337,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. Finally, Meritage Portfolio Management boosted its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 6.9% in the 2nd quarter. Meritage Portfolio Management now owns 6,983 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $242,000 after purchasing an additional 452 shares during the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock opened at $45.12 on Friday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 12-month low of $26.63 and a 12-month high of $52.08. The company has a market capitalization of $2.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 563.94 and a beta of 1.64. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $40.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $37.09.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $177.56 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $169.84 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a net margin of 0.90% and a negative return on equity of 1.06%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.34 EPS. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.297-0.363 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 0.93 earnings per share for the current year.

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.