Q3 Earnings Estimate for KLIC Issued By DA Davidson

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (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 expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of ($0.07) for the quarter. DA Davidson currently 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.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. TD Cowen cut their price objective on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $50.00 to $36.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their target price on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $53.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $44.50.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Up 6.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:KLIC opened at $33.96 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $32.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.18. The company has a market capitalization of $1.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 283.00 and a beta of 1.53. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 12-month low of $26.63 and a 12-month high of $53.71.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.52) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by ($0.71). The business had revenue of $161.99 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 revenue for the quarter was down 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.95) earnings per share.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were given a $0.205 dividend. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 20th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 227.78%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 61.0% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,021 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 35.5% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,061 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 278 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 397.4% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,149 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 918 shares during the period. Finally, Menard Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the 4th quarter valued at about $54,000. 98.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.