Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC Takes Position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. $KLIC

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

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 541.4% during the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 665,295 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,038,000 after purchasing an additional 561,571 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 21.1% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,348,020 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $81,241,000 after purchasing an additional 409,116 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 549.8% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 321,313 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $11,117,000 after purchasing an additional 271,868 shares during the period. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the fourth quarter worth about $10,278,000. Finally, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH boosted its holdings in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 40.7% during the fourth quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 607,136 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,661,000 after purchasing an additional 175,744 shares during the period. 98.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Kulicke and Soffa Industries news, 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 completion of the sale, 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,500 shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on KLIC. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $70.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.25.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Price Performance

Shares of KLIC opened at $104.75 on Friday. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $31.32 and a one year high of $109.88. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $83.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $65.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.48 billion, a PE ratio of 100.72 and a beta of 1.66.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.12. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a net margin of 7.16% and a return on equity of 7.29%. The business had revenue of $242.62 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $228.75 million. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.52) earnings per share. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s quarterly 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. Analysts expect that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 2.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

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

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.