K2 Principal Fund L.P. Makes New $364,000 Investment in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. $KLIC

K2 Principal Fund L.P. purchased a new position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 8,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $364,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 48.4% in the 4th quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 779 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares during the period. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC bought a new position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Kulicke and Soffa Industries news, Director Mui Sung Yeo sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total value of $2,000,000.00. Following the sale, the director 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.98, for a total value of $154,470.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 21,214 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,184,617.72. The trade was a 6.60% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 23,051 shares of company stock worth $2,325,080 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Performance

NASDAQ:KLIC opened at $113.13 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $92.74 and its 200 day moving average is $70.30. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $31.32 and a fifty-two week high of $115.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.92 billion, a PE ratio of 108.78 and a beta of 1.70.

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

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th will be paid a $0.205 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 78.85%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KLIC has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Zacks Research upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $70.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $59.25.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Profile

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.