Chips · Stock report · Kulicke & Soffa (NASDAQ: KLIC)
Kulicke & Soffa — ranks 31st of 86 chip stocks over a month, and has just closed under its 200-day
The Closelooknet read
Kulicke & Soffa (NASDAQ: KLIC) sits in the middle of our chip section: 31st of the 86 stocks we track worldwide on one-month move. Our money-flow reading (a gauge of net buying pressure) is 67.3, still positive but slowing, and it has dropped 7.3 points in five days and 28.7 points in 21 days. On 14 October the stock closed at $84.51, under the average close of the last 200 sessions, $84.89. We watch whether it climbs back above $84.89 in the coming sessions, or stays under it while the flow reading keeps falling.
Where Kulicke & Soffa stands among chip stocks
Kulicke & Soffa gained 7.3% over the past month, 31st of 86. Its packaging and bonding peers are mixed. Nordson (NDSN) rose 6.3% and sits 1.8% below its August high, while LPKF Laser & Electronics (LPK.DE) rose 12.1%. In Asia and Europe, BESI (BESI.AS) fell 1.0%, ASMPT (0522.HK) 3.4% and Hanmi Semiconductor (042700.KS) 13.2%. Kulicke & Soffa is 36.8% below its 1 July closing high of $133.81.
Our money-flow and quality readings
Our composite score for Kulicke & Soffa is 49 of 100. Cash quality is the strongest reading at 78, followed by balance sheet at 70 and capital allocation at 60. Growth is 50, while quality and momentum are both 38 and valuation is 28. The Piotroski score, a check of financial health, is 7 of 8. Money flow is rated warm (our label for the strength of net buying) and is still positive but slowing.
Price trend
The stock fell 4.5% on 14 October after opening 3.3% lower, and is down 11.0% over five days. It is up 85.5% this year and 111.1% over a year, but down 14.7% over three months. It trades 4.1% under its 50-day average of $88.12 and 0.5% under its 200-day average of $84.89. Its typical daily swing is about 3.6%.
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