Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) SVP Sells $520,141.44 in Stock

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) SVP Robert Nestor Chylak sold 7,098 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.28, for a total transaction of $520,141.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 22,987 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,684,487.36. This represents a 23.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Down 0.6%

NASDAQ KLIC opened at $71.62 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.75 billion, a P/E ratio of -59.19 and a beta of 1.67. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $54.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $44.64. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a 1 year low of $26.63 and a 1 year high of $77.50.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $199.63 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $190.03 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative net margin of 9.40% and a negative return on equity of 1.13%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.37 EPS. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.740 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 0.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were paid a $0.205 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently -67.77%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in 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 worth $56,054,000 after purchasing an additional 77,527 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 148,374 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the 4th quarter valued at about $458,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 599,897 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,331,000 after purchasing an additional 13,731 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on KLIC. Weiss Ratings cut Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. B. Riley Financial reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $39.00 price objective (up from $35.00) on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a report on Friday, November 21st. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 price objective on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.50.

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.