Microchip Technology - MCHP Stock Forecast, Price & News

19 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Microchip Technology in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" MCHP shares.
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19 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Microchip Technology's stock. Their MCHP share price forecasts range from $72.00 to $125.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $84.85 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.2% from the stock's current price.
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Microchip Technology's stock was trading at $70.25 at the start of the year. Since then, MCHP stock has increased by 10.6% and is now trading at $77.68.
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Microchip Technology saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,600,000 shares, a decrease of 13.4% from the December 31st total of 15,700,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,770,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 2nd 2023.
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Microchip Technology will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 2nd at 5:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:MCHP) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 3rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.02. The semiconductor company earned $2.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.06 billion. Microchip Technology had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 47.90% and a net margin of 24.14%.

Microchip Technology declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.328 per share on Tuesday, December 6th. This represents a $1.31 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 21st. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30.
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Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) pays an annual dividend of $1.31 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.68%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 19 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 40.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MCHP will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.56% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Microchip Technology updated its third quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Saturday, December, 10th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.13 billion-$2.18 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.16 billion.

534 employees have rated Microchip Technology Chief Executive Officer Steve Sanghi on Glassdoor.com. Steve Sanghi has an approval rating of 90% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Microchip Technology investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Applied Materials (AMAT), Lam Research (LRCX) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Microchip Technology trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MCHP."

Microchip Technology's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Coho Partners Ltd. (0.68%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.47%), Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.24%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (0.13%), Fifth Third Bancorp (0.13%) and Ardevora Asset Management LLP (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Ganesh Moorthy, James Eric Bjornholt, John P Sexton, Karlton D Johnson, Karlton D Johnson, Matthew W Chapman, Mitchell R Little, Richard J Simoncic, Stephen V Drehobl, Steve Sanghi and Wade F Meyercord.
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One share of MCHP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $77.68.

Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) has a market capitalization of $42.72 billion and generates $6.82 billion in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $1.29 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.27 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 21,000 workers across the globe.

Microchip Technology's mailing address is 2355 W CHANDLER BLVD, CHANDLER AZ, 85224. The official website for the company is www.microchip.com. The semiconductor company can be reached via phone at (480) 792-7200, via email at ir@microchip.com, or via fax at 480-899-9210.