B. Riley Has Pessimistic Outlook of KLIC Q3 Earnings

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) – B. Riley cut their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Kulicke and Soffa Industries in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 7th. B. Riley analyst C. Ellis now forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.29 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.32. The consensus estimate for Kulicke and Soffa Industries’ current full-year earnings is $0.93 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Kulicke and Soffa Industries’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.35 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). The firm had revenue of $161.99 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $165.10 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a net margin of 0.48% and a negative return on equity of 1.26%. The company’s revenue was down 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.95) EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on KLIC. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price objective on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $53.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 8th. DA Davidson decreased their price target on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 8th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $50.00 to $36.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $44.50.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Up 6.7%

NASDAQ KLIC opened at $33.96 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $1.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 283.00 and a beta of 1.53. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 52 week low of $26.63 and a 52 week high of $53.71. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $32.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $41.18.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 20th were issued a dividend of $0.205 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 20th. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.41%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 227.78%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the fourth quarter worth $37,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 61.0% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,021 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 35.5% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,061 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 278 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 397.4% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,149 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 918 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Menard Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the fourth quarter worth $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

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.