5 Best Semiconductor Equipment Stocks to Buy

4. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC)

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Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) is one of the best semiconductor equipment stocks to buy.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) gave investors a fresh recovery signal on May 6, when it reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $242.6 million, up from $162.0 million in the prior-year period. Net income came in at $35.1 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, while non-GAAP EPS was $0.79. The rebound was tied to stronger demand across the general semiconductor, memory, automotive, and industrial end markets, which keeps the company directly linked to a broader recovery in demand for assembly and packaging equipment.

The forward guide was the more useful part of the update. Kulicke and Soffa said it expects fiscal third-quarter revenue of about $310 million, plus or minus $20 million, with non-GAAP diluted EPS of about $1.00, plus or minus 10%. The company also said it plans to raise fiscal 2026 capital spending from about $12 million to about $22 million to expand production of its thermo-compression bonding systems, supporting up to about $400 million in annual TCB system sales. That matters because advanced packaging is becoming a larger pressure point in AI and high-performance chip manufacturing.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) provides semiconductor assembly equipment and interconnect solutions used across automotive, compute, industrial, memory, communications, and related electronics markets.