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The price of Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc (NASDAQ: KLIC) closed at $33.50 in the last session, up 1.58% from day before closing price of $32.98. In other words, the price has increased by $1.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.71 million shares were traded. KLIC stock price reached its highest trading level at $33.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $32.34.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at KLIC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 50.59. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.90 and its Current Ratio is at 5.99. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.
On November 15, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $45 to $50.
TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating for the stock on August 08, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $52 to $45.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 09 ’24 when Chylak Robert Nestor sold 11,391 shares for $49.52 per share. The transaction valued at 564,121 led to the insider holds 20,838 shares of the business.
Lim Chin Hu sold 30,000 shares of KLIC for $1,443,306 on Dec 06 ’24. The Director now owns 59,701 shares after completing the transaction at $48.11 per share. On Dec 09 ’24, another insider, ROBERT CHYLAK, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 11,391 shares for $49.52 each.
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 1788337152 and an Enterprise Value of 1287585152. As of this moment, Kulicke’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 282.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.836 whereas that against EBITDA is 26.785.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KLIC is 1.51, which has changed by -0.32117528 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08089435 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KLIC has reached a high of $53.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.26%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KLIC traded on average about 560.31K shares per day over the past 3-months and 607030 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 53.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.54M. Insiders hold about 3.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.32% stake in the company. Shares short for KLIC as of 1741910400 were 3356224 with a Short Ratio of 5.99, compared to 1739491200 on 3425114. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3356224 and a Short% of Float of 6.510000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for KLIC is 0.81, which was 0.805 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024408733The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.5.
