United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) Hits New 12-Month High After Earnings Beat

United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE:UMC)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday following a stronger than expected earnings report. The stock traded as high as $12.68 and last traded at $12.5110, with a volume of 26892402 shares. The stock had previously closed at $11.33.

The semiconductor company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.01. United Microelectronics had a net margin of 17.08% and a return on equity of 11.18%. The business had revenue of $1.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.93 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.10 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Trending Headlines about United Microelectronics

Here are the key news stories impacting United Microelectronics this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results showed sequential and year-over-year revenue growth and healthy margins: consolidated revenue rose to NT$61.81B (up vs 3Q25 and vs year-ago), with a 4Q25 gross margin of 30.7%, signaling continued demand and operating leverage. UMC Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Reported EPS of $0.13 beat the consensus cited by MarketBeat ($0.12); revenue was up ~7% YoY, net margin ~17% and ROE ~11%, indicating decent profitability metrics in the quarter. MarketBeat UMC summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcript is available for investors wanting management commentary on demand trends, capacity/mix and outlook — review for guidance or margin commentary that could drive near-term sentiment. UMC Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Several outlets reported the quarter as “mixed” and said shares tumbled after the results — media framing of a perceived earnings miss (despite the revenue beat/EPS cited above) appears to have driven selling pressure. UMC shares tumble 10.7% as Q4 earnings miss estimates despite revenue beat United Microelectronics falls amid mixed Q4 results
• Negative Sentiment: BNP Paribas Exane downgraded UMC from Neutral to Underperform and set a $8.60 price target, signaling analyst concern and adding downside pressure versus the current trading level. This downgrade amplifies bearish sentiment. (Source: analyst note summary)

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UMC has been the topic of several analyst reports. Bank of America downgraded United Microelectronics from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded United Microelectronics from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $8.60 price target for the company. in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of United Microelectronics in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of United Microelectronics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, United Microelectronics has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $8.60.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On United Microelectronics

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vise Technologies Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of United Microelectronics in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,474,000. Callan Family Office LLC lifted its stake in United Microelectronics by 406.8% in the 2nd quarter. Callan Family Office LLC now owns 54,754 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $419,000 after buying an additional 43,950 shares in the last quarter. West Family Investments Inc. grew its holdings in United Microelectronics by 37.2% during the 2nd quarter. West Family Investments Inc. now owns 187,696 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,436,000 after buying an additional 50,925 shares during the last quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC purchased a new position in United Microelectronics during the second quarter worth $475,000. Finally, North of South Capital LLP acquired a new position in shares of United Microelectronics in the third quarter worth $948,000. 5.05% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

United Microelectronics Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 2.34 and a quick ratio of 1.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.70 billion, a PE ratio of 22.40, a P/E/G ratio of 6.63 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $8.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $7.63.

About United Microelectronics

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is a Taiwan-based semiconductor foundry that provides wafer fabrication and related manufacturing services to a global customer base. Founded in 1980, the company operates as a pure-play foundry, producing integrated circuits for a range of customers including fabless semiconductor companies and integrated device manufacturers. UMC is publicly listed (NYSE: UMC) and focuses on high-reliability manufacturing rather than branding consumer products.

UMC’s core services encompass wafer fabrication using a portfolio of process technologies, with particular emphasis on mature and specialty nodes that support analog, power-management, radio-frequency (RF), and mixed-signal applications.