Both in Semiconductors
Kulicke & Soffa Industries vs IPG Photonics
Over the past year KLIC returned +78.3% and IPGP returned −16.5%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.43.
KLIC +78.3% IPGP −16.5%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | KLIC | IPGP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $68.44 | $70.11 |
| Market cap | $3.58B | $2.98B |
| Today | −5.52% | −5.79% |
| 1 month | −30.1% | −16.2% |
| 6 months | −27.0% | −31.2% |
| Year to date | +50.2% | −2.1% |
| 1 year | +70.2% | −18.4% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +122.6% | +11.1% |
| Gross margin | 47.8% | 40.4% |
| Net margin | 17.4% | 1.9% |
| P/E (TTM) | 30.9× | 108.2× |
| Price / sales | 3.8× | 2.8× |
| Net cash | $516.6M | $871.3M |
| Dividend yield | 1.20% | — |
| Volatility (60d) | 56.5% | 45.4% |
| Short % of float | 4.6% | 19.2% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).