Universal Display (OLED) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: OLED) is a technology company specializing in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) solutions. The company develops and commercializes materials, technologies and software used in the creation of OLED displays and lighting. Its offerings include proprietary phosphorescent OLED (PHOLED) materials, display driver integrated circuits and process technologies that enable higher efficiency, longer lifetimes and improved color performance for a range of display and lighting applications.

Universal Display’s core business is licensing its extensive OLED patent portfolio to display manufacturers and providing them with the key organic materials needed for device fabrication. The company’s PHOLED materials are widely used by leading global display producers to manufacture OLED screens for smartphones, televisions, wearable devices and virtual-reality headsets. Universal Display also collaborates with equipment suppliers and research institutions to advance OLED process development and scale production platforms.

Founded in 1994 as a spin-off from the University of Michigan, Universal Display is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey, with research, development and sales operations across North America, Asia and Europe. It became publicly traded in 2000 and has since established partnerships with major electronics companies in South Korea, Japan, China and the United States. These collaborations support the commercialization of next-generation OLED technologies for both consumer electronics and solid-state lighting markets.

As of the latest available information, Stephen V. Abramson serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, leading the company’s strategic efforts to expand OLED adoption worldwide. Under his leadership, Universal Display continues to invest in research and development, strengthen its patent position and explore new applications for its materials and technologies in emerging display and lighting segments.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $91.82 to $94.73
• 50-Day Range: $87.09 to $100.52
• 52-Week Range: $83.64 to $163.21
• Volume: 563,080 shs
• Average Volume: 1.23 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.05
• Dividend Yield: 2.12%
• Price Target: $130.60
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Universal Display Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Universal Display scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 50th out of 626 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Universal Display has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Universal Display has a consensus price target of $130.60, representing about 38.5% upside from its current price of $94.31.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Universal Display has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.73%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Universal Display are expected to grow by 17.73% in the coming year, from $4.23 to $4.98 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Universal Display is 21.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Universal Display is 21.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 170.50.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Universal Display has a P/B Ratio of 2.59. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.22% of the float of Universal Display has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Universal Display has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.91, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Universal Display has recently increased by 16.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Universal Display pays a meaningful dividend of 2.12%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Universal Display has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Universal Display is 44.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Universal Display will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.16% next year. This indicates that Universal Display will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.22

News Sentiment

Universal Display has a news sentiment score of -0.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Universal Display this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

16 people have searched for OLED on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,500% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Universal Display to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Universal Display insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.00% of the stock of Universal Display is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.19% of the stock of Universal Display is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Today: 5/25/2026
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/16/2026
• AGM 2026: 6/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: ELEC - MISC COMPONENTS
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:OLED
• CIK: 1005284
• Web: www.oled.com
• Phone: (609) 671-0980
• Fax: 609-671-0995
• Employees: 440
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Universal Display: $130.60
• High Price Target: $168.00
• Low Price Target: $100.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +38.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.48
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.05
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.30
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $242.07 million
• Net Margins: 34.08%
• Pretax Margin: 41.49%
• Return on Equity: 12.34%
• Return on Assets: 11.04%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 9.54
• Quick Ratio: 7.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $650.61 million
• Price / Sales: 6.78
• Cash Flow: $6.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.53
• Book Value: $36.45 per share
• Price / Book: 2.59

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 46,750,000
• Free Float: 45,816,000
• Market Cap: $4.41 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.54