STMicroelectronics N.V. $STM Shares Bought by ABC Arbitrage SA

ABC Arbitrage SA raised its stake in shares of STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE:STM) by 378.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 620,238 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 490,652 shares during the period. STMicroelectronics accounts for 1.7% of ABC Arbitrage SA’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. ABC Arbitrage SA owned about 0.07% of STMicroelectronics worth $17,528,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in STMicroelectronics by 43.9% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,348,569 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $132,240,000 after acquiring an additional 1,326,020 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in STMicroelectronics by 6.8% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,349,547 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock worth $101,860,000 after purchasing an additional 212,499 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of STMicroelectronics by 50.7% in the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 3,020,721 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $91,860,000 after acquiring an additional 1,016,035 shares in the last quarter. Analog Century Management LP boosted its stake in STMicroelectronics by 37.3% during the 2nd quarter. Analog Century Management LP now owns 2,182,403 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $66,367,000 after purchasing an additional 592,599 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in STMicroelectronics during the second quarter valued at about $58,593,000. 5.05% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on STM shares. Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of STMicroelectronics from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Robert W. Baird set a $45.00 price objective on STMicroelectronics in a research report on Friday, October 24th. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of STMicroelectronics in a report on Friday, October 24th. Mizuho set a $28.00 target price on STMicroelectronics in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of STMicroelectronics in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $31.93.

Trending Headlines about STMicroelectronics

Here are the key news stories impacting STMicroelectronics this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expanded multi‑billion USD engagement with Amazon Web Services — positions STM as a strategic supplier for advanced chips used in AWS high‑performance compute and AI data‑center instances, a clear near‑term revenue and credibility catalyst. STMicroelectronics expands strategic engagement with Amazon Web Services
• Positive Sentiment: New automotive MCU (Stellar P3E) with built‑in AI acceleration — targets software‑defined vehicles and X‑in‑1 ECUs, boosting STM’s addressable content per car for safety, ADAS and zonal architectures (longer‑term margin and share benefits). STMicroelectronics introduces the first automotive microcontroller with AI acceleration for edge intelligence
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call‑option activity — traders bought ~16,658 calls (≈308% above typical volume), signaling short‑term bullish sentiment that can amplify intraday price moves.
• Neutral Sentiment: Product launches for niche markets — an ultra‑compact thyristor driver for small appliances and a space‑grade driver for data/low‑voltage logic expand STM’s product breadth but likely have smaller near‑term revenue impact versus the AWS and automotive news. STMicroelectronics unveils ultra-compact thyristor driver for small appliances STMicroelectronics’ space-grade driver supports data and low-voltage logic
• Negative Sentiment: Recent quarterly results showed an EPS miss and thin margins (reported Jan 29), and STM trades at a high PE — these fundamentals increase sensitivity to execution risk and could limit upside if AWS/automotive collaborations take longer to monetize.

STMicroelectronics Stock Up 3.0%

NYSE:STM opened at $33.47 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 185.95 and a beta of 1.59. STMicroelectronics N.V. has a 1-year low of $17.25 and a 1-year high of $33.90. The company has a current ratio of 3.36, a quick ratio of 2.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $27.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $26.58.

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The semiconductor producer reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.16). STMicroelectronics had a return on equity of 2.70% and a net margin of 1.41%.The company had revenue of $3.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.29 billion. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that STMicroelectronics N.V. will post 0.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

STMicroelectronics Profile

STMicroelectronics is a global semiconductor company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, formed through the 1987 merger of SGS Microelettronica and Thomson Semiconducteurs. The company designs, develops and manufactures a broad range of semiconductor products and solutions that serve multiple end markets worldwide. ST’s offerings span from basic components to integrated systems, emphasizing energy-efficient and high-performance devices for modern electronics.

Product categories include microcontrollers (notably the widely used STM32 family), analog and mixed-signal ICs, power MOSFETs and power-management devices, MEMS and sensors, image sensors, and discrete semiconductors.