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Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc (NASDAQ: KLIC) closed the day trading at $42.88 down -5.03% from the previous closing price of $45.15. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. KLIC stock price reached its highest trading level at $44.485 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.28.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of KLIC, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 162.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.45 and its Current Ratio is at 5.41. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.04.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 2300469248 and an Enterprise Value of 1950554880. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.762 whereas that against EBITDA is -119.946.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KLIC is 1.37, which has changed by -0.14277577 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23883796 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KLIC has reached a high of $56.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $38.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.73%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, KLIC traded about 533.33K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KLIC traded about 381460 shares per day. A total of 53.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.93M. Insiders hold about 3.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.87% stake in the company. Shares short for KLIC as of 1735603200 were 3283843 with a Short Ratio of 6.16, compared to 1732838400 on 3263282. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3283843 and a Short% of Float of 9.020001.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.49.
