B. Riley cuts target to USD 86 for Kulicke and Soffa stock

Published on 10/20/2026 at 19:52 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Revenue hit USD 330.41 million in the third quarter, up 122.60 percent. Kulicke and Soffa stock costs EUR 71.75 on October 20, 2026.

Analyst target and earnings date

B. Riley Securities cut its target from USD 105.00 to USD 86.00 on October 20, 2026.
Third-quarter revenue reached USD 330.41 million, up 122.60 percent year over year.
Kulicke and Soffa expects to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results on November 18, 2026.
Kulicke and Soffa stock was trading at EUR 71.75 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:44 p.m. CEST.

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Kulicke and Soffa Industries (ISIN US5012421013) is facing a lower analyst target after B. Riley Securities cut its view from USD 105.00 to USD 86.00 on October 20, 2026. The revised target remains 6.99 percent above the Nasdaq price of USD 80.38, while the stock was trading at EUR 71.75 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:44 p.m. CEST.

Target cut follows strong quarter

According to Moomoo News, B. Riley analyst Craig Ellis kept a Hold rating while reducing the target from USD 105.00 to USD 86.00. The change places the target below the earlier USD 115.00 objective cited for Needham and shifts attention from the recent earnings momentum to valuation discipline.

Kulicke and Soffa reported USD 330.41 million of revenue in the fiscal third quarter, compared with USD 308.50 million expected, while adjusted earnings per share reached USD 1.20 against USD 1.06 consensus. MarketBeat reported that quarterly revenue rose 122.60 percent year over year in the results released on August 5, 2026.

Stock remains below its yearly high

The Nasdaq quote of USD 80.38 on October 20, 2026 at 1:50 p.m. ET put Kulicke and Soffa at a market capitalization of USD 4.2 billion and a trailing P/E ratio of 37.07. Its 52-week range was USD 35.02 to USD 135.80, leaving the stock 40.78 percent below the high and 129.70 percent above the low.

The comparison matters because the latest target cut still sits above the primary-market price, but the target is materially below the earlier B. Riley level. That gap leaves the analyst view tied closely to the durability of advanced-packaging demand rather than to the latest revenue acceleration alone.

November 18 is the next date

Kulicke and Soffa is scheduled to release fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results on November 18, 2026, according to Yahoo Finance. The company describes its business as semiconductor assembly technology spanning capital equipment and aftermarket products and services. Its investor-relations page lists a SEMI award for fluxless thermocompression bonding technology dated October 13, 2026, linking the next reporting date to a period of active advanced-packaging development.

Target distance is the key measure

For investors, the central calculation is the spread between USD 80.38 on Nasdaq and the revised USD 86.00 target. The 6.99 percent difference is smaller than the earlier target gap, while the latest quarter provides a concrete operating benchmark with revenue of USD 330.41 million and adjusted earnings per share of USD 1.20.

The price at Lang & Schwarz was EUR 71.75 on October 20, 2026 at 7:44 p.m. CEST.

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