Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC – Get Free Report) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.171-0.209 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.300. The company issued revenue guidance of $155.0 million-$175.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $174.8 million.
Analyst Ratings Changes
KLIC has been the subject of several analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, November 15th. StockNews.com raised shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, DA Davidson lowered their price objective on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $65.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Kulicke and Soffa Industries presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $52.40.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Up 0.2 %
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by ($0.01). Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative return on equity of 0.92% and a negative net margin of 9.77%. Equities analysts expect that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 1.29 EPS for the current year.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 19th were paid a dividend of $0.205 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 19th. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.89%. This is a positive change from Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -66.67%.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, November 13th that permits the company to buyback $300.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the semiconductor company to purchase up to 11.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, Director Chin Hu Lim sold 30,000 shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.11, for a total value of $1,443,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 59,701 shares in the company, valued at $2,872,215.11. This trade represents a 33.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Robert Nestor Chylak sold 11,391 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.52, for a total transaction of $564,082.32. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 20,838 shares in the company, valued at $1,031,897.76. The trade was a 35.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 221,121 shares of company stock valued at $10,527,843 over the last ninety days. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Company Profile
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.
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