Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ: KLIC):

• 1/25/2026 – Kulicke and Soffa Industries was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/20/2026 – Kulicke and Soffa Industries was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/20/2026 – Kulicke and Soffa Industries had its price target raised by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $57.00 to $64.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/17/2026 – Kulicke and Soffa Industries was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/6/2026 – Kulicke and Soffa Industries had its price target raised by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $46.00 to $57.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/29/2025 – Kulicke and Soffa Industries had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/22/2025 – Kulicke and Soffa Industries had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/15/2025 – Kulicke and Soffa Industries had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/8/2025 – Kulicke and Soffa Industries had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 18th were issued a dividend of $0.205 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently -4,100.00%.

Insider Activity at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other Kulicke and Soffa Industries news, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,000 shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total value of $45,000.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 23,714 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,067,130. The trade was a 4.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 30,000 shares of the 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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 126,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,143,639.57. This trade represents a 19.19% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 36,204 shares of company stock worth $2,003,450. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.