Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Receives “Buy” Rating from DA Davidson

DA Davidson reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) in a research note published on Friday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. DA Davidson currently has a $55.00 price objective on the semiconductor company’s stock. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Kulicke and Soffa Industries’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS.

KLIC has been the subject of several other research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note on Wednesday. B. Riley reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $39.00 price objective (up previously from $35.00) on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research report on Friday. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $44.50.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Performance

KLIC stock traded up $1.85 on Friday, reaching $40.88. The company had a trading volume of 973,605 shares, compared to its average volume of 564,854. The company’s fifty day moving average is $39.85 and its 200 day moving average is $36.67. The company has a market cap of $2.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 511.00 and a beta of 1.64. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 1 year low of $26.63 and a 1 year high of $52.08.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.06. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative return on equity of 1.06% and a net margin of 0.90%.The company had revenue of $177.56 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $169.84 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.34 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.297-0.363 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 0.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 18th were given a dividend of $0.205 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 18th. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio is -4,100.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kulicke and Soffa Industries

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KLIC. Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 24,655 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,002,000 after buying an additional 323 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 1.7% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 22,897 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $792,000 after acquiring an additional 382 shares during the period. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 3.0% during the second quarter. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. now owns 13,433 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $465,000 after acquiring an additional 386 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio raised its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 8,300 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $337,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. Finally, Meritage Portfolio Management lifted its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 6.9% in the 2nd quarter. Meritage Portfolio Management now owns 6,983 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $242,000 after purchasing an additional 452 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

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.