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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 08 May 2024.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc: what insiders have been doing
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc, founded in 1951, is a Industry company based in Washington, United States. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). Over the twelve months to 18 October 2026, the company's managers filed 55 filings, from 15 insiders.
All open-market trades in the period are sales: 9 sales worth €6.0M, by 5 insiders, with no purchase on record. At €2.1M, the sale published on 9 February 2026 by Wong Nelson Munpun is the largest of the period (0.048% of market cap).
With 55 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 22 filings across the 5,458 companies we follow on the same exchange. Our records for Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc go back to 2016, with 2 purchases and 47 sales on the open market in total. On the fundamentals side, the SEC filing (10-K) for the period ending 4 October 2025 lists revenue at 654.1 m USD and net income at 213,000 USD; the dividend was 0.82 USD per share.
Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 2 days. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4. A sale on its own says little: insiders also sell to pay tax, fund a purchase or diversify.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at Tennant Co and Butler National Corp also feature in our signals. This summary is built from SEC (Form 4) disclosures alone and does not predict where the share price will go.
Insider Decl.
303
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€134,351
2 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€31M
47 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleNelson Munpun Wong5 sales
Robert Nestor Chylak2 sales
Zi Yao Lim2 sales
Chen Fusen Ernie1 sale
Chong Chan Pin1 sale
David Jeffrey Richardson1 sale
+4 other insiders
Since the insiders bought
- -30.5%Entry 47.17 · Close at T+365 32.76
- -4.5%Entry 50.50 · Close at T+365 48.24
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Financial data
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Last declaration on 16 October 2026
Declarations303 total
5,734 shares0Common StockSEC:0001536288-26-000013:0
6,424 shares0Common StockSEC:0001529306-26-000009:0
4,071 shares0Common StockSEC:0002004903-26-000006:0
28,398 shares0Common StockSEC:0001961877-26-000049:0
5,753 shares0Common StockSEC:0001887782-26-000009:0
1,157 shares@ US$88.543.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001887782-26-000007:0
9,498 shares0Common StockSEC:0001887782-26-000005:0
19,225 shares0Common StockSEC:0001529306-26-000007:0
10,986 shares0Common StockSEC:0001536288-26-000011:0
3,338 shares@ US$47.446.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001887782-26-000005:1
610 shares@ US$47.441.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001887782-26-000005:2
493 shares0Common StockSEC:0001196440-26-000008:0
493 shares0Common StockSEC:0001559360-26-000011:0
493 shares0Common StockSEC:0001848475-26-000007:0
493 shares0Common StockSEC:0001356626-26-000009:0
493 shares0Common StockSEC:0001331263-26-000008:0
493 shares0Common StockSEC:0001329724-26-000010:0
89,697 shares0Common StockSEC:0001961877-26-000046:0
407 shares0Common StockSEC:0001356626-26-000007:0
407 shares0Common StockSEC:0001848475-26-000005:0
407 shares0Common StockSEC:0001559360-26-000009:0
407 shares0Common StockSEC:0001196440-26-000006:0
407 shares0Common StockSEC:0001329724-26-000008:0
407 shares0Common StockSEC:0001331263-26-000006:0
60,000 shares@ US$121.7092100.0% of flowCommonSEC144:0001950047-26-006306
25 of 303 declarations
About Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) is a U.S.-based industrial technology company focused on semiconductor assembly and packaging equipment. Headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, the company operates as a global supplier with manufacturing, engineering, sales, and customer-support capabilities across Asia, Europe, and North America. Its footprint includes key locations in Singapore, Israel, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States, reflecting the international nature of the semiconductor supply chain.
K&S has a long operating history in the semiconductor capital equipment space and is widely recognized for its expertise in bonding and packaging technologies. A core element of its strategy is that it develops both equipment and the associated consumables/tools, which supports process optimization and creates a differentiated technology offering. Its principal product families include ball bonders, wedge bonders, advanced assembly systems, die placement and mass die transfer solutions for display and semiconductor applications, as well as related consumables such as capillaries, wedges, and dicing blades.
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From a competitive standpoint, Kulicke & Soffa operates in a highly cyclical and intensely competitive market. Demand is driven by the capital spending plans of semiconductor manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers, foundries, and electronics manufacturers. The company emphasizes R&D, product refreshes, and local customer support as its main competitive levers. This is important because performance, throughput, process control, quality, delivery time, and service are all critical buying criteria in semiconductor equipment. Its diversified manufacturing base also provides resilience, although it leaves the company exposed to supply-chain disruptions, trade restrictions, tariffs, and geopolitical risk.
Recent developments have been material for investors. In its 2025 communications, K&S reported improving order activity and described a constructive tone around end-market demand, while also continuing share repurchases and maintaining a strong liquidity position. The company highlighted substantial cash and short-term investment resources, supporting ongoing R&D, capital returns, and potential strategic flexibility. Governance changes were also notable: the company disclosed that CEO Dr. Fusen Chen retired effective December 1, 2025, and that CFO Lester Wong was appointed interim CEO while a permanent search is underway.
For investors in French-speaking markets, the key takeaway is that KLIC is a specialized, globally diversified semiconductor equipment supplier listed on the NASDAQ in the United States. Its earnings profile is closely tied to semiconductor capex cycles, with meaningful exposure to China, advanced packaging trends, and the transition toward more sophisticated electronic assembly processes.
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