The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc shares valued at $1,695,780 were sold by WONG NELSON MUNPUN on Jan 12 ’26. At $56.53 per share, WONG NELSON MUNPUN sold 30,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 126,369 shares worth approximately $7.14 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MUNPUN NELSON WONG purchased 40,000 shares, netting a total of over 2,252,800 in proceeds.
Before that, MUNPUN NELSON WONG had added 30,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,680,000, the Officer – SVP Global Sales & S bought Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc shares for $56.00 each.
As published in a research note from TD Cowen on August 07, 2025, Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc [KLIC] has been retained to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $38. Analysts at TD Cowen resumed the stock at ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. As of November 15, 2024, Needham has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for KLIC. Earlier on November 15, 2024, TD Cowen resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for KLIC stock.
Analyzing KLIC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc [NASDAQ: KLIC] rose 2.02% to $56.53. The stock’s lowest price that day was $54.67, but it reached a high of $57.19 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.70%. Over the course of the year, Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc shares have jumped approximately 25.04%.
Is Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.33 million shares to 1.43 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 1.76 million shares. A decline of -22.81% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.47 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.47.
Which companies own the most shares of Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc (KLIC)?
In terms of Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 56 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.06% from the previous closing price of $55.41. Analysts anticipate Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc stock to reach 57 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 55. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On August 08, 2024, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $45.
