Brokers Issue Forecasts for Universal Display Co.’s FY2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:OLED)

Universal Display Co. (NASDAQ:OLED) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Universal Display in a report issued on Thursday, April 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of $5.35 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.34. The consensus estimate for Universal Display’s current full-year earnings is $4.72 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Universal Display’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on OLED. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and set a $180.00 price objective (up from $161.00) on shares of Universal Display in a research report on Friday, January 19th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $198.00 price target on shares of Universal Display in a report on Tuesday, March 26th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $200.00 price target (down previously from $210.00) on shares of Universal Display in a research report on Friday, February 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price objective on Universal Display from $165.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $199.86.

Universal Display Stock Down 2.1 %

NASDAQ OLED opened at $149.81 on Monday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $168.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $169.33. The firm has a market cap of $7.10 billion, a PE ratio of 35.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.45. Universal Display has a 52 week low of $125.98 and a 52 week high of $194.84.

Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.29 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.18 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $158.32 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.08 million. Universal Display had a return on equity of 14.85% and a net margin of 35.22%. The firm’s revenue was down 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.36 earnings per share.

Universal Display Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 15th were issued a $0.40 dividend. This is a positive change from Universal Display’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.07%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 14th. Universal Display’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.74%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Universal Display in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Universal Display in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Managment Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Universal Display during the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. raised its stake in shares of Universal Display by 1,977.8% in the fourth quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 187 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Universal Display in the third quarter valued at $31,000. 78.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Universal Display Company Profile

Universal Display Corporation engages in the research, development, and commercialization of organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies and materials for use in display and solid-state lighting applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers PHOLED technologies and materials for displays and lighting products under the UniversalPHOLED brand.