Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Issues Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.01 EPS

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) issued its earnings results on Tuesday. The semiconductor company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.28 by ($0.01), Zacks reports. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative return on equity of 0.92% and a negative net margin of 9.77%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 0.171-0.209 EPS.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ KLIC opened at $43.39 on Thursday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 1 year low of $38.20 and a 1 year high of $53.71. The company’s 50-day moving average is $47.19 and its 200 day moving average is $45.20.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Increases Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other news, CFO Lester A. Wong sold 60,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.37, for a total transaction of $2,782,200.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 79,636 shares in the company, valued at $3,692,721.32. This represents a 42.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Fusen Ernie Chen sold 80,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.29, for a total value of $3,863,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,100,765 shares in the company, valued at approximately $53,155,941.85. This represents a 6.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, 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 declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, November 13th that authorizes the company to repurchase $300.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the semiconductor company to purchase up to 11.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on KLIC shares. DA Davidson dropped their price target on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $65.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Needham & Company LLC upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, November 15th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $52.40.

About Kulicke and Soffa Industries

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.