Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for KLIC Q3 Earnings

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 8th. DA Davidson analyst T. Diffely anticipates that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of ($0.07) for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $55.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kulicke and Soffa Industries’ current full-year earnings is $0.93 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Kulicke and Soffa Industries’ FY2025 earnings at ($0.45) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.52) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.19 by ($0.71). The firm had revenue of $161.99 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $165.10 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative return on equity of 1.26% and a net margin of 0.48%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.95) earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on KLIC. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $50.00 to $36.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reduced their price target on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $53.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $44.50.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of KLIC stock opened at $34.60 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $32.70 and a 200-day moving average price of $41.14. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 52 week low of $26.63 and a 52 week high of $53.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.83 billion, a PE ratio of 288.33 and a beta of 1.53.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.205 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 20th. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.37%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 227.78%.

Institutional Trading of Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Algert Global LLC purchased a new position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the first quarter valued at approximately $238,000. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 366.0% during the first quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 99,482 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,281,000 after purchasing an additional 78,132 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 280.9% in the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,234 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 910 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 1.0% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 224,357 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $7,399,000 after buying an additional 2,294 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 44.2% in the first quarter. Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 13,700 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $452,000 after buying an additional 4,200 shares in the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.