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Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.

$KLIC·$4.8B·Semiconductors·Technology
$79.74-4.0%YTD+89.1%1Y+107.3%
Price updated 6m ago·X counts updated 5d ago
KLKLIC
$KLICKulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
$79.74-3.99%44 posts0.9×
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On X

The complete picture of $KLIC on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

44X posts · last 7 days
Sep 28Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $KLIC's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-12

Kulicke & Soffa delivered a Q3 crush with revenue $330.4M (+122.6% YoY, +36% QoQ) vs $312M est and adj EPS $1.20 vs $1.01 est, plus a Q4 guide of $375M ± $20M revenue and $1.42 EPS well above consensus. AI infrastructure is expanding traditional packaging alongside advanced packaging, memory revenue up 93% QoQ, and TCB expected to grow at least 70% in FY26 exceeding $100M. Advanced Solutions facility complete in H2 FY27.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $KLIC — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Semi packaging equipment maker up 145% in a year on advanced-packaging and HBM demand — now trading rich enough that the next miss matters.

Kulicke & Soffa has been one of the cleanest beneficiaries of the HBM and advanced-packaging capex cycle — four straight quarterly EPS beats of 13-33%, revenue growth going from -18% YoY to +123% in four quarters.

  • The August 5 Q3 print was the inflection — revenue of $330M was +123% YoY and +36% sequentially, EPS of $1.20 beat $1.06, and the Q4 guide of $375M revenue and $1.42 EPS came in well above the $1.06 consensus.
  • At $100.77 and 65% of the 52-week range after a 145% twelve-month gain, the stock trades at 93x trailing EPS and 26x fiscal 2026 EPS of $3.86 — the valuation prices in the cycle continuing, not peaking.
  • HSBC accumulation in September (11,470 shares) and the absence of insider sales support the operating narrative, but the forward multiple is now where derate pressure begins — any pause in HBM or advanced-packaging orders would compress the multiple hard.

The setup into the November 18 fiscal Q4 print is a classic late-cycle semi-equipment coil — the odds favor another beat on the current order book, but the sell-side bar is now high enough that incremental beats earn smaller returns than they used to.

Agrees with X sentimentX is bullish framing KLIC on the AI-infrastructure and HBM capex cycle; the TickerTalks read agrees on the operating trajectory but is more cautious on paying 26x fiscal 2026 EPS at 65% of the 52-week range.

What to watch: November 18 fiscal Q4 earnings and the fiscal 2027 initial guidance; HBM order commentary from Samsung and SK Hynix cycle; advanced-packaging capex trajectory from TSMC and ASE.

On the calendar: Fiscal Q4 earnings scheduled 2026-11-18

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes wire bonding, flip-chip, and advanced packaging equipment plus consumables for semiconductor assembly worldwide.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Semiconductors sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $KLIC.

Semiconductors · Technology

No material change from last week — hyperscaler AI capex remains the structural driver with Blackwell supply still packaging-constrained. Jensen Huang publicly named memory bandwidth as AI's next bottleneck, reinforcing HBM3e pricing power. AVGO custom ASIC demand broadens AI beneficiaries beyond NVDA's GPU allocation.

What this means for $KLIC

Direct beneficiary — Makes wire bonding, flip-chip, and advanced packaging equipment plus consumables for semiconductor assembly worldwide.; CoWoS/SoIC packaging is the Blackwell supply constraint, making OSATs a direct AI capex valve.

Top industry ETF

$SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF
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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
93.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
4.2%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
6.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
6.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
6.6%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
48.0%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$1.20$1.06+13.2%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.79$0.67+17.9%
Q4 2025Feb 4, 2026$0.44$0.33+33.3%
Q3 2025Nov 19, 2025$0.28$0.22+26.1%
Next earningsWed, Nov 18·consensus EPS $1.44

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$242.6M+49.8%49.5%16.0%$0.67$6.2M
Q1 FY26$199.6M+20.2%49.4%9.7%$0.32$-11.6M
Q4 FY25$177.6M-2.1%45.7%0.5%$0.12$4.4M
Q3 FY25$148.4M-18.3%46.7%-4.1%$-0.06$5.3M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.1B$1.0B – $1.2B$3.86$3.84 – $3.872
FY27$1.5B$1.4B – $1.6B$5.90$5.17 – $6.642
FY28$1.5B$1.2B – $1.7B$5.36$4.75 – $5.882

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.4×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.48%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-5.5%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-2.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 50.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.9% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.555-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 18Lester A WongCEO60.0K sh$7.3MSellJun 12Wong Nelson MunpunPresident15.0K sh$1.7MSellJun 11Peter T KongDirector1.6K sh$171KSellMay 20Yeo Mui SungDirector20.0K sh$2.0MSellMay 11Lim Zi YaoGeneral Counsel1.5K sh$154K
+ 19 other (14 awards · 3 exempts · 2 inkinds) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeOct 148-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
3New insider — initial holdingsAug 173
AI summary

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) filed a Form 3 for Rajendra K. Talluri, a newly appointed Director. Talluri beneficially owns no securities as shown in the available excerpt. This initial filing establishes his reporting-person status at the Singapore-headquartered semiconductor packaging equipment company.

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 178-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC) filed an 8-K under Items 5.02, 7.01, and 9.01, reporting an executive officer or director change and a Regulation FD disclosure effective August 13, 2026. Kulicke & Soffa is a Singapore-headquartered manufacturer of semiconductor assembly equipment. No specific names or details were available in the excerpt.

+ 9 other (3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 11-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Kulicke & Soffa Receives SEMI Award for North America for Breakthrough Fluxless Thermocompression Bonding Technologygurufocus.com·3d agoKulicke & Soffa Receives SEMI Award for North America for Breakthrough Fluxless Thermocompression Bonding Technologyprnewswire.com·3d agoJim Cramer Calls Kulicke & Soffa ‘Terrific,' But Prefers These 2 Chip Equipment Stocksbenzinga.com·7d agoDividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week October 4seekingalpha.com·14d agoIs Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC) Overvalued After 6.5% Rally? GF Value Says Overvaluedgurufocus.com·24d ago

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