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Universal Display (OLED) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$82.33 -0.31 (-0.38%)
As of 09/4/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

About Universal Display Stock (NASDAQ:OLED)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$81.68
$83.22
50-Day Range
$77.94
$94.04
52-Week Range
$76.42
$153.38
Volume
482,908 shs
Average Volume
713,389 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.78 billion
P/E Ratio
19.93
Dividend Yield
2.43%
Price Target
$116.33
Consensus Rating
Hold

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.

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Universal Display Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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OLED MarketRank™: 

Universal Display scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 595 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Universal Display has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Universal Display has a consensus price target of $116.33, representing about 41.3% upside from its current price of $82.33.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Universal Display has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Universal Display's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Universal Display are expected to grow by 15.35% in the coming year, from $4.17 to $4.81 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Universal Display is 19.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.04.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Universal Display is 19.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 76.07.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Universal Display has a P/B Ratio of 2.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Universal Display's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.57% 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 5.44.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Universal Display has recently decreased by 10.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Universal Display pays a meaningful dividend of 2.43%, 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 48.43%. 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 41.58% next year. This indicates that Universal Display will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Universal Display's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Universal Display has a news sentiment score of 1.42. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Universal Display this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    8 people have searched for OLED on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

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

    2.20% 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.

  • Read more about Universal Display's insider trading history.
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OLED Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Universal Display's stock was trading at $116.78 at the beginning of the year. Since then, OLED shares have decreased by 29.5% and is now trading at $82.33.

Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ:OLED) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 30th. The semiconductor company reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.03. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 11.4% on a year-over-year basis.
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Top institutional shareholders of Universal Display include XXEC Inc. (494.68%), California State Teachers Retirement System (9.44%), BlackRock Inc. (9.39%) and Primecap Management Co. CA (4.78%). Insiders that own company stock include Lawrence Lacerte, Julia J Brown and Mauro Premutico.
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Shares of OLED stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Universal Display investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Salesforce (CRM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/16/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
6/16/2026
Dividend Payable
6/30/2026
Last Earnings
7/30/2026
Today
9/06/2026
Citi’s 2026 Global TMT Conference
9/09/2026
Record date for 9/30 Dividend
9/16/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
9/16/2026
Dividend Payable
9/30/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/05/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Sub-Industry
Semiconductors
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:OLED
CIK
1005284
Employees
440
Year Founded
1994

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$168.00
Low Price Target
$85.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+41.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.13
Trailing P/E Ratio
19.93
Forward P/E Ratio
19.74
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$242.07 million
Net Margins
32.24%
Pretax Margin
39.07%
Return on Equity
11.35%
Return on Assets
10.17%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
8.50
Quick Ratio
6.25

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$650.61 million
Price / Sales
5.82
Cash Flow
$6.07 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.56
Book Value
$36.63 per share
Price / Book
2.25

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
45,970,000
Free Float
44,956,000
Market Cap
$3.78 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.56

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This page (NASDAQ:OLED) was last updated on 9/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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