Wedbush Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for UMC

United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE:UMC) – Investment analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of United Microelectronics in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 30th. Wedbush analyst M. Bryson now anticipates that the semiconductor company will earn $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.13. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for United Microelectronics’ current full-year earnings is $0.51 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for United Microelectronics’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS.

United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.14 by ($0.02). United Microelectronics had a net margin of 16.71% and a return on equity of 11.05%. The business had revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $61.88 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.17 earnings per share.

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of United Microelectronics in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, United Microelectronics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $7.40.

United Microelectronics Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:UMC opened at $6.81 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $7.66 and its 200 day moving average is $7.02. United Microelectronics has a 1 year low of $5.61 and a 1 year high of $8.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.90, a P/E/G ratio of 4.11 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 2.15.

United Microelectronics Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 24th were paid a dividend of $0.3661 per share. This represents a yield of 460.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 24th. This is a boost from United Microelectronics’s previous annual dividend of $0.36. United Microelectronics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 75.51%.

Institutional Trading of United Microelectronics

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in United Microelectronics during the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in United Microelectronics by 134.8% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,980 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 2,859 shares during the last quarter. Choreo LLC purchased a new stake in United Microelectronics during the 1st quarter valued at about $80,000. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in United Microelectronics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $82,000. Finally, Savvy Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in United Microelectronics during the 4th quarter valued at about $86,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 5.05% of the company’s stock.

United Microelectronics Company Profile

United Microelectronics Corporation operates as a semiconductor wafer foundry in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides circuit design, mask tooling, wafer fabrication, and assembly and testing services. It serves fabless design companies and integrated device manufacturers.