Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. $KLIC Shares Sold by Aigen Investment Management LP

Aigen Investment Management LP trimmed its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) by 57.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 9,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 12,864 shares during the period. Aigen Investment Management LP’s holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries were worth $437,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in KLIC. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,513,023 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $160,053,000 after acquiring an additional 20,535 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 21.1% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,348,020 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $81,241,000 after acquiring an additional 409,116 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,230,330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $56,054,000 after acquiring an additional 77,527 shares during the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 22.3% in the 4th quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 813,669 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,071,000 after acquiring an additional 148,374 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 37,225 shares during the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Peter T. M. Kong sold 1,551 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total value of $170,610.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 100,009 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,000,990. This represents a 1.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.72, for a total value of $1,705,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 71,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,116,082.68. The trade was a 17.37% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 38,051 shares of company stock valued at $4,030,880 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $70.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. 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. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.25.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Price Performance

Shares of KLIC opened at $115.43 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $6.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 110.99 and a beta of 1.69. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $93.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $71.01. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a 12 month low of $31.32 and a 12 month high of $117.96.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $242.62 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $228.75 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a return on equity of 7.29% and a net margin of 7.16%.The firm’s revenue was up 49.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.52) EPS. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.000- EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 2.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.205 per share. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 18th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 78.85%.

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.