Monolith Management Ltd Takes Position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. $KLIC

Monolith Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 5,400 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $246,000. Kulicke and Soffa Industries comprises approximately 0.1% of Monolith Management Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of KLIC. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC purchased a new position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 2,665.7% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 968 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 933 shares during the period. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 48.4% during the 4th quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 779 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 254 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other Kulicke and Soffa Industries news, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.72, for a total value of $1,705,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 71,369 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,116,082.68. This represents a 17.37% decrease in their position. 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 company’s 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 59,197 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,919,700. This represents a 25.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 38,051 shares of company stock valued at $4,030,880 over the last 90 days. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $70.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kulicke and Soffa Industries currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.25.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Up 1.6%

KLIC opened at $117.27 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $94.83 and a 200 day moving average of $71.52. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has a 52-week low of $31.32 and a 52-week high of $124.75. The stock has a market cap of $6.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 112.76 and a beta of 1.70.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $228.75 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.52) EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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 anticipate that Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. will post 2.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 18th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 78.85%.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Company 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.