STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) Stock Rating Upgraded by BNP Paribas

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) was upgraded by research analysts at BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

STM has been the subject of several other research reports. Baird R W upgraded shares of STMicroelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of STMicroelectronics in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Oddo Bhf upgraded shares of STMicroelectronics to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of STMicroelectronics from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $31.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $26.50 price target on STMicroelectronics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.06.

STMicroelectronics Trading Up 1.4%

NYSE:STM opened at $26.82 on Thursday. STMicroelectronics has a one year low of $17.25 and a one year high of $33.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 1.96 and a current ratio of 2.74. The firm has a market cap of $24.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.87, a P/E/G ratio of 4.16 and a beta of 1.62. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $28.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.91.

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The semiconductor producer reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.04). STMicroelectronics had a net margin of 5.49% and a return on equity of 4.55%. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.71 billion. STMicroelectronics has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that STMicroelectronics will post 0.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of STMicroelectronics

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in STM. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its stake in STMicroelectronics by 27.2% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 14,295 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $435,000 after purchasing an additional 3,053 shares during the last quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in STMicroelectronics during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $436,000. 44 Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in STMicroelectronics during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $744,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of STMicroelectronics by 132.7% in the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 2,916 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $89,000 after acquiring an additional 1,663 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of STMicroelectronics by 87.4% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 94,254 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock worth $2,866,000 after acquiring an additional 43,958 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 5.05% of the company’s stock.

STMicroelectronics Company Profile

STMicroelectronics N.V., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through Automotive and Discrete Group; Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group; and Microcontrollers and Digital ICs Group segments.