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As of close of business last night, Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.’s stock clocked out at $44.36, down -4.15% from its previous closing price of $46.28. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.8 million shares were traded. KLIC stock price reached its highest trading level at $45.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $44.27.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of KLIC’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.52 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 54.33. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.19 and its Current Ratio is at 6.50. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.04.
On August 10, 2023, Craig Hallum Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $55.
B. Riley Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on April 12, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $80 to $59.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 14 ’24 when Chylak Robert Nestor sold 8,771 shares for $48.97 per share. The transaction valued at 429,491 led to the insider holds 24,240 shares of the business.
Wong Lester A sold 55,000 shares of KLIC for $3,052,946 on Dec 14 ’23. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 121,702 shares after completing the transaction at $55.51 per share. On Dec 01 ’23, another insider, Wong Nelson MunPun, who serves as the Senior Vice President of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $51.94 each. As a result, the insider received 519,446 and left with 195,235 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KLIC now has a Market Capitalization of 2499291136 and an Enterprise Value of 1838048512. As of this moment, Kulicke’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 49.10, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.98. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.492 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.396.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, KLIC has reached a high of $60.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $40.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.13%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that KLIC traded 504.63K shares on average per day over the past three months and 531780 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 56.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 54.33M. Insiders hold about 3.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.58% stake in the company. Shares short for KLIC as of 1713139200 were 4265878 with a Short Ratio of 8.45, compared to 1710460800 on 4220094. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4265878 and a Short% of Float of 10.97.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.77, KLIC has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.78. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016637856The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.54.
