Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. Has $547,000 Holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. $KLIC

Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lessened its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) by 70.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,454 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 32,491 shares during the quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries were worth $547,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Woodline Partners LP grew its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 1,401.7% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 438,667 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $14,467,000 after buying an additional 409,456 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 21.1% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,348,020 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $81,241,000 after acquiring an additional 409,116 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 20.4% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,313,378 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $80,043,000 after acquiring an additional 392,691 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 549.8% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 321,313 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $11,117,000 after purchasing an additional 271,868 shares during the period. Finally, Copeland Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 14.5% in the second quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 1,645,508 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $56,935,000 after purchasing an additional 207,899 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. B. Riley reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $39.00 price objective (up previously from $35.00) on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $44.50.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Up 0.6%

KLIC opened at $46.75 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.45 billion, a P/E ratio of -2,336.33 and a beta of 1.63. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a 12 month low of $26.63 and a 12 month high of $50.19. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $42.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.10.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $177.56 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $169.84 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative return on equity of 1.64% and a net margin of 0.03%.The company’s revenue was down 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior 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, equities research analysts predict that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 0.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 18th will be paid a $0.205 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 18th. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s payout ratio is presently -4,100.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total value of $45,000.00. Following the sale, the general counsel owned 23,714 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,067,130. The trade was a 4.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 5,004 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.07, for a total transaction of $250,550.28. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 156,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,829,395.83. The trade was a 3.10% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries 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.