Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Issues Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.171-0.209 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.300. The company issued revenue guidance of $155.0 million-$175.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $174.8 million.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KLIC has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. DA Davidson lowered their price objective on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $65.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 15th. StockNews.com raised Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Needham & Company LLC raised Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $52.40.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Performance

KLIC traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $43.40. The stock had a trading volume of 774,592 shares, compared to its average volume of 461,073. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 1 year low of $38.20 and a 1 year high of $53.71. The business has a fifty day moving average of $47.30 and a 200 day moving average of $45.23. The company has a market cap of $2.33 billion, a P/E ratio of -35.28 and a beta of 1.36.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.28 by ($0.01). Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative return on equity of 0.92% and a negative net margin of 9.77%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 1.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 19th were paid a dividend of $0.205 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 19th. This is an increase from Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.89%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -66.67%.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, November 13th that allows the company to buyback $300.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the semiconductor company to purchase up to 11.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Chan Pin Chong sold 9,730 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.07, for a total value of $448,261.10. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 81,916 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,773,870.12. This trade represents a 10.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Robert Nestor Chylak sold 11,391 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.52, for a total transaction of $564,082.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 20,838 shares in the company, valued at $1,031,897.76. This represents a 35.34 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 221,121 shares of company stock valued at $10,527,843. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.