Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Issues Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) updated its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.000- for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.720. The company issued revenue guidance of $310.0M-, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $246.0 million.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Kulicke and Soffa Industries presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.50.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Up 2.6%

KLIC stock traded up $2.39 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $93.78. 1,145,885 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 718,525. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a one year low of $29.91 and a one year high of $95.28. The stock has a market cap of $4.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -77.50 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $57.82.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.02. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative net margin of 9.40% and a negative return on equity of 1.13%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.000- EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 2.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th were issued a dividend of $0.205 per share. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -67.77%.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 39,800 shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.98, for a total transaction of $2,427,004.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 86,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,266,781.62. This trade represents a 31.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director David Jeffrey Richardson sold 9,364 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.19, for a total transaction of $675,987.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 17,694 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,277,329.86. This represents a 34.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 76,405 shares of company stock worth $5,072,586 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the third quarter worth about $29,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2,665.7% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 968 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 933 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the third quarter worth about $79,000. 98.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.