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

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

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Performance

NASDAQ:KLIC traded up $2.39 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $93.78. 1,148,580 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 718,636. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.91 billion, a P/E ratio of -77.50 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a fifty day moving average of $72.08 and a 200 day moving average of $57.82. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 12 month low of $29.91 and a 12 month high of $95.28.

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

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 19th were issued a $0.205 dividend. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 19th. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s payout ratio is currently -67.77%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on KLIC shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $50.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kulicke and Soffa Industries news, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 39,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.98, for a total value 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 approximately $5,266,781.62. The trade was a 31.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, General Counsel Zi Yao Lim sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.54, for a total value of $71,540.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 22,714 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,624,959.56. The trade was a 4.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 76,405 shares of company stock valued at $5,072,586 over the last quarter. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 347.9% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 767,001 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $34,945,000 after acquiring an additional 595,753 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. lifted its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 541.4% in the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 665,295 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,038,000 after acquiring an additional 561,571 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 21.1% in 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 acquiring an additional 409,116 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 549.8% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 321,313 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $11,117,000 after acquiring an additional 271,868 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC grew its holdings in Kulicke and Soffa Industries by 360.6% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 219,415 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,917,000 after acquiring an additional 171,783 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

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.