KLIC NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc · Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

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Latest close 89.20 USD
-12.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 55.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -12.0%, after a -26.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 55/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 50 out of 100
Latest Close 89.20 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -12.0% latest completed week
4W Return -26.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -13.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 92.3% 48 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 48-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 8 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -12.0% Latest completed week; four-week move -26.5%. Indicator stack 96/37 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Volatility 55/100 conviction; expected move 18.1%. News sentiment 51/100 40 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 4d Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 55.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -12.0%, after a -26.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9112-week average 0.93

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.91Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers88 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 8 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -26.5% over four weeks, -13.0% over 12 weeks, and 180.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 48 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-12.0%
4W-26.5%
12W-13.0%
26W56.3%
52W180.0%
Active trend streak48 weeks
Active weeks in one year48
Trend breadth92.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.22Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-111.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership26.47Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-65.6%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength16/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Value2/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Quality30/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Momentum99/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Growth68/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework8/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
96.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
6.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
57.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
0.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
48.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
9.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
3.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
9.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
11.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
155.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-84.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-3.4x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

KLIC shows volatility options pressure with a 55/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.04, expected move of 18.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction55/100
Expected move18.1%
Put/call volume0.04
Pressure97
Speculation5
Volatility96
Trend agreement15
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Insider activity12 / 5

12 acquisitions and 5 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 40 relevant articles.

10 positive · 26 neutral · 4 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move18.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-34.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+23.7%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-14.3%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week-12.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses4
Recent vol9.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.2% / -3.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape60/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 60/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis80/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.91; 8 reversal markers Factors33/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 32; Small Cap Core rank 98 SVQF8/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 671.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options41/100

KLIC shows volatility options pressure with a 55/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.04, expected move of 18.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 18.1% Sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 40 relevant articles.

Kulicke And Soffa Industries (KLIC) Stock Looks Strong On Returns But Expensive On Earnings Insiders12 / 5

12 acquisitions and 5 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings4d

Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202689.20 USD-12.0%84.99 USD50.62 USD-0.2226.477.1MOn
24 Jul 2026101.3 USD4.2%83.62 USD50.39 USD0.3946.433.5MOn
17 Jul 202697.22 USD-14.3%81.79 USD50.10 USD1.1140.624.2MOn
10 Jul 2026113.4 USD-6.5%80.07 USD49.83 USD1.7659.615.1MOn
3 Jul 2026121.3 USD-3.1%77.87 USD49.45 USD1.9777.035.6MOn
26 Jun 2026125.2 USD2.7%75.43 USD49.01 USD1.7988.2210.9MOn
19 Jun 2026121.9 USD7.9%72.75 USD48.57 USD1.6279.135.3MOn
12 Jun 2026112.9 USD15.3%70.04 USD48.13 USD1.5174.153.4MOn
5 Jun 202698.00 USD-3.7%67.50 USD47.76 USD1.4857.744.0MOn
29 May 2026101.7 USD-2.4%65.50 USD47.48 USD1.6759.054.0MOn
22 May 2026104.2 USD2.3%63.43 USD47.15 USD1.5470.594.2MOn
15 May 2026101.9 USD-0.6%61.30 USD46.81 USD1.3572.014.6MOn
8 May 2026102.5 USD18.9%59.19 USD46.46 USD1.1375.736.7MOn
1 May 202686.19 USD-1.6%57.04 USD46.09 USD0.8658.882.9MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.