Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Lowered to Hold Rating by Wall Street Zen

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) was downgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Saturday.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on KLIC. Zacks Research raised shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $46.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Monday, December 29th. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Finally, B. Riley restated a “neutral” rating and set a $39.00 target price (up previously from $35.00) on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a report on Friday, November 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kulicke and Soffa Industries presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $47.25.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Performance

Shares of KLIC opened at $57.55 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $46.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $40.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2,876.06 and a beta of 1.63. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 52 week low of $26.63 and a 52 week high of $59.79.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $177.56 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.34 earnings per share. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.297-0.363 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 0.93 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other news, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,000 shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total transaction of $45,000.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel owned 23,714 shares in the company, valued at $1,067,130. The trade was a 4.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.53, for a total value of $1,695,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 126,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,143,639.57. This represents a 19.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 36,004 shares of company stock valued at $1,991,450. Insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 21.1% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,348,020 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $81,241,000 after buying an additional 409,116 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 20.4% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,313,378 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $80,043,000 after acquiring an additional 392,691 shares in the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 14.5% in the 2nd quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 1,645,508 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $56,935,000 after purchasing an additional 207,899 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,280,025 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $44,295,000 after purchasing an additional 10,722 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 718,632 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $24,865,000 after purchasing an additional 37,225 shares during the period. 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.