Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.171-0.209 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.300. The company issued revenue guidance of $155.0 million-$175.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $174.8 million.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Up 0.2 %

KLIC stock traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $43.40. 774,592 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 461,073. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.33 billion, a PE ratio of -35.28 and a beta of 1.36. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 1-year low of $38.20 and a 1-year high of $53.71. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $47.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.23.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by ($0.01). Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a negative net margin of 9.77% and a negative return on equity of 0.92%. Equities research analysts expect that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 1.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 19th were issued a $0.205 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 19th. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.89%. This is a boost from Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio is -66.67%.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, November 13th that permits the company to buyback $300.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the semiconductor company to repurchase up to 11.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. DA Davidson dropped their price target on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $65.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 15th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Three 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, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $52.40.

Insider Activity at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In related news, CEO Fusen Ernie Chen sold 80,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.29, for a total value of $3,863,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,100,765 shares in the company, valued at $53,155,941.85. The trade was a 6.78 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Chan Pin Chong sold 9,730 shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.07, for a total transaction of $448,261.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 81,916 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,773,870.12. The trade was a 10.62 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 221,121 shares of company stock valued at $10,527,843. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

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.