Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for KLIC Q3 Earnings

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a 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 objective 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.52) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.19 by ($0.71). Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a net margin of 0.48% and a negative return on equity of 1.26%. The business had revenue of $161.99 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $165.10 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned ($0.95) EPS. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on KLIC. TD Cowen reduced their target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $50.00 to $36.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. StockNews.com raised shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $53.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kulicke and Soffa Industries currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $44.50.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of KLIC opened at $34.60 on Monday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a twelve month low of $26.63 and a twelve month high of $53.71. The company has a market cap of $1.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 288.33 and a beta of 1.53. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $32.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.14.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KLIC. Barclays PLC increased its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 85.2% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 96,604 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,361,000 after buying an additional 44,429 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 61.0% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,021 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 36,329 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,695,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares during the period. Artemis Investment Management LLP increased its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 20.6% during the 4th quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP now owns 212,834 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $9,931,000 after purchasing an additional 36,290 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 93.2% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,898 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $135,000 after purchasing an additional 1,398 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 20th were paid a $0.205 dividend. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 20th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 227.78%.

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.