Kulicke & Soffa Industries
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts are bullish on this stock with two analysts rating it as a buy and only one rating it as a sell. Analysts don't like Kulicke & Soffa Industries as much as competitor Rudolph Technologies overall. Analysts' rating of Kulicke & Soffa Industries has stayed constant from three months prior.
- Revenue Forecasts: On average, analysts predict $164.3 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a decline of 36.6% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.27 per share. Estimates range from $0.25 to $0.28.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly backing the stock with 96.9% assigning it an "outperform" rating. The community at large backs the All-Stars with 94.5% awarding it a rating of "outperform." Fools are gung-ho about Kulicke & Soffa Industries, though the message boards have been quiet lately with only 94 posts in the past 30 days. Even with a robust four out of five stars, Kulicke & Soffa Industries' CAPS rating falls a little short of the community's upbeat outlook.
Management:
Kulicke & Soffa Industries' profit has risen year over year by an average of more than threefold over the past five quarters.
Quarter | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 |
Gross Margin | 45.5% | 47.9% | 48.4% | 43.3% |
Operating Margin | 27.7% | 21.1% | 14.8% | 21.9% |
Net Margin | 24.0% | 19.3% | 10.1% | 21.6% |
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