STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE:STM) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• STMicroelectronics has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from seventeen research firms, with one sell, nine hold, five buy, and two strong buy recommendations.
• The company's average price target among brokers is $32.21, while recent trading saw STM stock open at $27.51.
• STMicroelectronics will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share on March 31st, resulting in an annualized dividend yield of 1.3%.

STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE:STM - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the seventeen research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have issued a hold recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $32.2143.

STM has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Oddo Bhf raised shares of STMicroelectronics to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Baird R W raised shares of STMicroelectronics from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Craig Hallum cut shares of STMicroelectronics from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $28.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird raised shares of STMicroelectronics from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $23.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of STMicroelectronics in a research report on Friday, July 25th.

STMicroelectronics Trading Up 6.3%

STM stock opened at $27.5130 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $24.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.87, a PEG ratio of 4.32 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 2.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $28.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.72. STMicroelectronics has a 52 week low of $17.25 and a 52 week high of $33.47.

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The semiconductor producer reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.71 billion. STMicroelectronics had a return on equity of 4.55% and a net margin of 5.49%. STMicroelectronics has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that STMicroelectronics will post 0.85 EPS for the current year.

STMicroelectronics Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. STMicroelectronics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 44.93%.

Institutional Trading of STMicroelectronics

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. ABC Arbitrage SA raised its stake in shares of STMicroelectronics by 55.1% during the first quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA now owns 95,851 shares of the semiconductor producer's stock valued at $2,105,000 after purchasing an additional 34,042 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of STMicroelectronics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,738,000. Foresight Global Investors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of STMicroelectronics in the first quarter worth $11,154,000. Ridgewood Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of STMicroelectronics by 325.1% in the first quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 13,174 shares of the semiconductor producer's stock worth $289,000 after buying an additional 10,075 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of STMicroelectronics by 146.1% in the first quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 25,585 shares of the semiconductor producer's stock worth $562,000 after buying an additional 15,190 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 5.05% of the company's stock.

About STMicroelectronics

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.

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