Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC Invests $421,000 in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. $KLIC

Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 9,238 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $421,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in KLIC. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 10.0% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 64,220 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,118,000 after purchasing an additional 5,836 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 168.8% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 49,445 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,631,000 after purchasing an additional 31,048 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2.9% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 31,080 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,025,000 after purchasing an additional 877 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 8.0% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 155,842 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,140,000 after purchasing an additional 11,522 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 55.7% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 66,898 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,206,000 after purchasing an additional 23,923 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other news, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.98, for a total transaction of $154,470.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 21,214 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,184,617.72. This trade represents a 6.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mui Sung Yeo sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total value of $2,000,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 59,197 shares in the company, valued at $5,919,700. This trade represents a 25.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KLIC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Wall Street Zen raised Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Weiss Ratings raised Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $70.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.25.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Down 0.8%

KLIC opened at $104.75 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $5.48 billion, a PE ratio of 100.72 and a beta of 1.66. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $31.32 and a 52 week high of $109.88. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $83.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $65.29.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $242.62 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $228.75 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a return on equity of 7.29% and a net margin of 7.16%.The firm’s revenue was up 49.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.52) earnings per share. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.000- EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 2.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.205 per share. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 18th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 78.85%.

About Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) is a global supplier of semiconductor and LED assembly equipment. The company specializes in the design, development and manufacture of advanced die bonding, wire bonding, flip-chip bumping and wafer-level packaging systems. Its solutions support a wide range of applications in consumer electronics, automotive, communications and other high-growth segments within the semiconductor and LED industries.

Key products include precision wire bonders for microelectronic packaging, die attach systems for chip placement, flip-chip bonders for advanced packaging architectures and LED packaging platforms that enable high-volume production of automotive and general-illumination LEDs.