Insider Selling: Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Director Sells 20,000 Shares of Stock

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Director Mui Sung Yeo sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total value of $2,000,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 59,197 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,919,700. This trade represents a 25.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ KLIC traded down $0.14 during trading on Thursday, reaching $101.09. The stock had a trading volume of 836,020 shares, compared to its average volume of 915,175. The stock has a market cap of $5.29 billion, a PE ratio of 97.20 and a beta of 1.66. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $79.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $62.95. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $31.21 and a one year high of $107.01.

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. On average, research analysts expect that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 2.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th were paid a dividend of $0.205 per share. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 19th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 78.85%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on KLIC shares. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $70.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.25.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the first quarter valued at $26,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 48.4% in the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 779 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 254 shares during the period. Finally, Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the third quarter valued at $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

About Kulicke and Soffa Industries

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.