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

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.171-0.209 for the period, compared to the consensus 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on KLIC. StockNews.com raised shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $65.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Needham & Company LLC raised shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $52.40.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Price Performance

Shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock opened at $43.40 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $47.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.23. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 1 year low of $38.20 and a 1 year high of $53.71.

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

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Increases Dividend

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

Kulicke and Soffa Industries declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, November 13th that permits the company to repurchase $300.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the semiconductor company to buy up to 11.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kulicke and Soffa Industries

In other news, SVP Nelson Munpun Wong sold 30,000 shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.56, for a total value of $1,426,800.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 177,533 shares in the company, valued at $8,443,469.48. This trade represents a 14.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Robert Nestor Chylak sold 11,391 shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.52, for a total transaction of $564,082.32. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 20,838 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,031,897.76. This trade represents a 35.34 % 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. Corporate 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.