STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE:STM) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• STMicroelectronics N.V. has received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from 18 research firms, with one analyst issuing a sell recommendation.
• The company's stock price has a 1-year average target of $32.0625 set by analysts, reflecting optimistic expectations despite recent earnings misses.
• Several hedge funds have aggressively increased their stakes in STMicroelectronics, including Acadian Asset Management, which boosted its ownership by 148.4%.

STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE:STM - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the eighteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $32.0625.

A number of equities research analysts have commented on STM shares. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of STMicroelectronics in a report on Thursday, September 4th. Oddo Bhf raised shares of STMicroelectronics to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. BNP Paribas raised shares of STMicroelectronics from a "hold" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 4th. TD Cowen reduced their target price on shares of STMicroelectronics from $34.00 to $27.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $26.50 price objective on shares of STMicroelectronics and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in STM. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its holdings in shares of STMicroelectronics by 248.4% in the 2nd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,303 shares of the semiconductor producer's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 929 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of STMicroelectronics by 139.6% during the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,862 shares of the semiconductor producer's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,085 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of STMicroelectronics by 63.1% during the first quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 2,167 shares of the semiconductor producer's stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 838 shares during the period. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of STMicroelectronics during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in shares of STMicroelectronics by 85.4% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,269 shares of the semiconductor producer's stock valued at $69,000 after buying an additional 1,045 shares during the period. 5.05% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

STMicroelectronics Stock Performance

Shares of STM traded down $0.60 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $27.79. 9,505,138 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,163,709. The company has a quick ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 2.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. STMicroelectronics has a twelve month low of $17.25 and a twelve month high of $33.47. The company has a market cap of $24.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.28, a PEG ratio of 4.61 and a beta of 1.62. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $27.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.97.

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The semiconductor producer reported $0.06 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.71 billion. STMicroelectronics has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that STMicroelectronics will post 0.85 earnings per share for the current year.

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.