Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC – Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the four analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $47.33.
Several brokerages have weighed in on KLIC. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $52.00 to $45.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Craig Hallum cut their price objective on Kulicke and Soffa Industries from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 8th.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries Trading Down 3.0 %
KLIC stock opened at $38.57 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $2.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -32.41 and a beta of 1.40. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 1-year low of $38.20 and a 1-year high of $56.71. The business’s 50 day moving average is $45.20 and its 200-day moving average is $46.80.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The semiconductor company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $181.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $179.28 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a positive return on equity of 0.61% and a negative net margin of 7.94%. The business’s revenue was down 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.55 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post -0.45 EPS for the current year.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 19th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 19th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.07%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s payout ratio is currently -67.23%.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Company Profile
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.
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