Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC – Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The semiconductor company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.14, FiscalAI reports. The firm had revenue of $330.41 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $308.50 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a net margin of 7.16% and a return on equity of 7.29%. The company’s revenue was up 122.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.07 EPS. Kulicke and Soffa Industries updated its Q4 2026 guidance to 1.278-1.562 EPS.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Down 0.0%
NASDAQ KLIC opened at $93.84 on Thursday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 52 week low of $31.32 and a 52 week high of $135.80. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $109.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $86.98. The firm has a market cap of $4.91 billion, a PE ratio of 90.23 and a beta of 1.67.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.205 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 78.85%.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In other Kulicke and Soffa Industries news, CEO Lester A. Wong sold 60,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.71, for a total transaction of $7,302,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 50,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,175,930.53. This trade represents a 54.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, 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 transaction of $2,000,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 59,197 shares in the company, valued at $5,919,700. This trade represents a 25.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 98,051 shares of company stock valued at $11,333,480 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kulicke and Soffa Industries
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 347.9% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 767,001 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $34,945,000 after buying an additional 595,753 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. grew its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 541.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 665,295 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,038,000 after acquiring an additional 561,571 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 21.1% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,348,020 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $81,241,000 after purchasing an additional 409,116 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 549.8% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 321,313 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $11,117,000 after buying an additional 271,868 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 360.6% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 219,415 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,917,000 after acquiring an additional 171,783 shares in the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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.
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