Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for KLIC in the last 90 days.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$91.68+0.50 (+0.5%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryKulicke and Soffa shares extended a strong multi-month advance this week, with coverage pointing to a 93.6% one-year gain driven by AI-related demand and advanced packaging growth, along with a TCB catalyst. One report cited a "Moderate Buy" consensus rating from five brokerages carrying an average 12-month price target of $69.67, below the stock's reported $88.47 open, while another flagged the shares as overvalued by GF Value after a 6.5% rally to $89.54.
KLIC closed at $91.68, up 0.5%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $88.80 and its 200-day average of $82.11, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 52.1, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, and the current price sits 6.5% above the Gekko Fair Value of $86.06.
The next earnings report is set for 18 November, 50 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Smart-money data show no insider or Congressional activity and no unusual options signals in their respective windows, though a filing showed an institutional purchase valued at $32.7 million, and one trailblazer holder is on record. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -2.8% across 5 years, rising in 2 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the stock's typical 20-day move of 7.9%.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries price vs fair value
Close $91.68200-day averageGekko Fair Value $86.06
Kulicke and Soffa Industries quick facts
- Market cap
- $4.80B
- P/E ratio
- 41.3
- Forward P/E
- 13.3
- EPS, TTM
- $2.14
- Revenue, TTM
- $950.2M
- Profit margin
- 12.2%
- Dividend yield
- 0.90%
- Beta
- 1.62
- Volume
- 488,151 avg 658,531
- 1-year return
- +123.3%
- Typical daily move
- ±4.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.9%
- 50-day average
- $88.80
- 200-day average
- $82.11
- Next earnings
- Nov 18
- Shares outstanding
- 52.33M
Kulicke and Soffa Industries swing-trade checklist
Kulicke and Soffa Industries scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $91.68 is above the 50-day ($88.80) and 200-day ($82.11) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
52.1, Neutral
Reading 52.1 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
6.5% above
Price is 6.5% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 50 days
Next report Nov 18, 2026, 50 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−2.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −2.8% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock chart and price history
Kulicke and Soffa Industries closed at $91.68 on Sep 28, 2026, +123.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $35.02 to $135.80.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +8.3%
- 3 months
- −29.0%
- 6 months
- +41.7%
- 1 year
- +123.3%
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About Kulicke and Soffa Industries
Kulicke and Soffa Industries makes and sells the machines and tooling that manufacturers rely on to put semiconductor components together. Its lineup spans equipment for die-transfer, flip-chip and TCB packaging work, plus bonders for ball and wedge processes, die-attach machinery, lithography gear, wafer-level bonding tools and electronics assembly systems, with advanced display machinery also part of the mix. Beyond the machines themselves, it provides consumable items like capillaries and dicing blades, along with software such as auto offline programming, KNet PLUS and NPI/MES that help run these systems.
The company organizes its work into two divisions. One, Capital Equipment, covers the manufacturing machinery and tools listed above; the other, Aftermarket Products and Services, takes care of servicing, repairing and upgrading equipment already in use by customers. Its customer base spans semiconductor device makers, integrated device manufacturers, outsourced assembly and test providers, other electronics and industrial manufacturers, and suppliers tied to the automotive electronics space, with most of its business concentrated in the United States and across Asia/Pacific.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries traces back to 1951 and runs its headquarters out of Singapore. It trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker KLIC.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Industrial machinery
- Website
- kns.com
Kulicke and Soffa Industries GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 52.1, in the Neutral zone, down 9 points over five sessions.
52.1Neutral
Down 9 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 39 | +1.4% | −2.4% | ||
| Accumulation | 213 | +0.2% | +1.1% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 349 | +0.8% | +3.4% | ||
| Distribution | 64 | +0.2% | +4.2% | ||
| Selling | 7 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average KLIC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Kulicke and Soffa Industries trades 6.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $86.06, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$86.06
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
6.5% Overvalued
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Kulicke and Soffa Industries, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in KLIC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
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Buybacks
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jul 4, 2026
- $510K
- As a share of market cap
- 0.01%
- Trailing four quarters
- $24.39M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries earnings: next date and track record
Kulicke and Soffa Industries reports on Nov 18, 2026 (50 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 18, 2026
50 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.44
- Revenue estimate
- $376.8M
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±7%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 5, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Kulicke & Soffa reported a strong fiscal third quarter with demand improving faster than expected, driving a 36% sequential revenue increase. Management highlighted high utilization rates (over 95% in China; ~90% in memory and general semiconductor), ramped flexible production, and capacity expansion in Singapore to support Advanced Solutions. Data center and AI-driven demand are key growth drivers, benefiting both thermal compression bonding (TCB) and wire bonding products. Advanced Solutions (TCB) exceeded $100M this fiscal year and is expected to grow meaningfully. Management emphasized investments in panel-level processes and hybrid bonding, with a hybrid bonder planned for delivery in H1 FY27. They reiterated typical seasonality and limited full-year visibility but expressed confidence that the strength will continue into the first half of fiscal 2027. Operations teams indicated a 4x increase in wire/wedge bonder capacity compared to two quarters ago and readiness to scale further if needed.
- Guidance
- Management expects demand strength to continue into the first half of fiscal 2027; TCB (thermal compression bonding) is expected to be ~$100M this fiscal year and is projected to grow to roughly $150M–$200M in FY27. A hybrid bonding tool is planned for customer delivery in the first half of FY27. Management stated they generally do not guide beyond the current quarter and emphasized POs extending into Q2 and high utilization as indicators of near-term strength.
- Risks flagged
- Limited visibility and volatility in demand; typical seasonality (Q1/December quarter); prior headwinds in automotive and industrial end markets which are only beginning to recover; reliance on data center/AI demand; potential execution or capacity risks as the company scales production; standard SEC/Form 10-K disclosed risks referenced in safe-harbor language.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $1.09 est $0.87 | $330.4M est $308.5M | −3.4% |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.79 est $0.35 | $242.6M est $228.8M | +7.4% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | $0.44 est $0.33 | $199.6M est $190.0M | +16.1% |
| Nov 19, 2025 | $0.28 est $0.22 | $177.6M est $169.8M | +9.8% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.07 est $0.06 | $148.4M est $169.8M | +8.1% |
| May 6, 2025 | −$0.52 est $0.19 | $162.0M est $187.0M | −5.8% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | $0.37 est $0.28 | $166.1M est $165.0M | +0.2% |
| Nov 13, 2024 | $0.34 est $0.35 | $181.3M est $180.0M | −5.1% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Kulicke and Soffa Industries is $106.67, +16.4% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$106.67consensus 12-month target, +16.4% from the last close
Now $91.68Avg $106.67
Low $100High $115
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7 | B. Riley Securities | $105 | +14.5% |
| Aug 6 | TD Cowen | $100 | +9.1% |
| Aug 6 | Needham | $115 | +25.4% |
+3.4%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
−2.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.1%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Kulicke and Soffa Industries averaged −2.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.9% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −4.1% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −4.4% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −2.8% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +2.2% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, KLIC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7.9%.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries market cap and key statistics
Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s market cap is $4.80B, with a P/E ratio of 41.3 and revenue of $950.2M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $4.80B
- P/E ratio
- 41.3
- Forward P/E
- 13.3
- EPS, TTM
- $2.14
- Gekko Fair Value
- $86.06
Trading
- Volume
- 488,151
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 658,531
- 52-week high
- $135.80
- 52-week low
- $35.02
- Shares outstanding
- 52.33M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $950.2M
- Profit margin
- 12.2%
- Return on equity
- 13.2%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −78.8%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.62
- Typical daily move
- ±4.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.9%
- Dividend yield
- 0.90%
Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock news this week
Coverage of Kulicke and Soffa Industries this week reads positive: 3 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $69.67 According to BrokeragesMarketBeat, Sep 25
- Bank of America Corp DE Buys Shares of 244,628 Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. $KLICMarketBeat, Sep 24
- Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (KLIC) latest stock news and headlines – Yahoo FinanceYahoo Finance Singapore, Sep 23
- Is Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC) Overvalued After 6.5% Rally? GF Value Says OvervaluedGuruFocus, Sep 22
- KLIC Up 93.6% in a Year: Should Investors Bet on the Stock Now?Zacks Investment Research, Sep 21
Kulicke and Soffa Industries peers
Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| LRCXLam Research | Neutral | 7.7% above |
| AMATApplied Materials | Neutral | 11.5% below |
| PHParker-Hannifin | Neutral | 5.9% above |
| TTTrane Technologies | Neutral | 13.7% above |
| JCIJohnson Controls International | Neutral | 11.4% above |
| CARRCarrier Global | Accumulation | 4.9% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock FAQ
What is Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s market cap?
Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s market cap is $4.80B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $91.68, with 52.33M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 41.3.
What is the Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Kulicke and Soffa Industries is $106.67, +16.4% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Kulicke and Soffa Industries is overvalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $91.68 is 6.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $86.06. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Kulicke and Soffa Industries report earnings next?
Kulicke and Soffa Industries is expected to report on Nov 18, 2026 (50 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.44 per share on revenue of $376.8M. Kulicke and Soffa Industries beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 7% on average across the report.
What is Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s 52-week high and low?
Kulicke and Soffa Industries’s 52-week high is $135.80 and its 52-week low is $35.02; it closed at $91.68 on Sep 28, 2026, +123.3% over the past year.
Is Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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