NASDAQ:OLED - Universal Display Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Universal Display trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "OLED."

Universal Display announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.06 per share on Friday, December 28th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 13th. View Universal Display's Dividend History.

Universal Display Co. (NASDAQ:OLED) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 1st. The semiconductor company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.18. The semiconductor company earned $77.55 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.21 million. Universal Display had a return on equity of 12.77% and a net margin of 24.70%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 25.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.28 EPS. View Universal Display's Earnings History.

Universal Display is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 28th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Universal Display.

Universal Display issued an update on its FY 2018 earnings guidance on Thursday, November, 1st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $240-250 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $298.78 million.

9 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Universal Display's shares. Their forecasts range from $105.00 to $175.00. On average, they anticipate Universal Display's share price to reach $144.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 50.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Universal Display.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Universal Display in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Universal Display.

Media coverage about OLED stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Universal Display earned a media sentiment score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the semiconductor company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Universal Display saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 14th, there was short interest totalling 9,781,648 shares, an increase of 35.4% from the November 30th total of 7,226,460 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,936,986 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.0 days. Currently, 23.1% of the company's stock are short sold. View Universal Display's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Universal Display include Minebea Mitsumi (MNBEY), Hubbell (HUBB), AVX (AVX), Vishay Intertechnology (VSH), Mercury Systems (MRCY), KEMET (KEM), Control4 (CTRL), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), IntriCon (IIN), MICT (MICT), Video Display (VIDE), ACS Motion Control (ACSEF), Electronic Systems Technology (ELST) and Viewtran Group (VIEWF).

Universal Display's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include KAMES CAPITAL plc (0.37%), Endurance Wealth Management Inc. (0.37%), QCI Asset Management Inc. NY (0.27%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.24%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.12%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.02%). Company insiders that own Universal Display stock include C Keith Hartley, Elizabeth H Gemmill, Julia J Brown, Lawrence Lacerte, Leonard Becker, Mauro Premutico, Richard C Elias, Rosemarie B Greco, Sherwin I Seligsohn, Sidney D Rosenblatt and Steven V Abramson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Universal Display.

OLED stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including KAMES CAPITAL plc, Scout Investments Inc., QCI Asset Management Inc. NY and Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC. Company insiders that have sold Universal Display company stock in the last year include Elizabeth H Gemmill, Lawrence Lacerte, Mauro Premutico, Richard C Elias and Rosemarie B Greco. View Insider Buying and Selling for Universal Display.

OLED stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Retirement Systems of Alabama, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Endurance Wealth Management Inc. and Carroll Financial Associates Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Universal Display.

Shares of OLED can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of OLED stock can currently be purchased for approximately $96.24.

Universal Display has a market capitalization of $4.39 billion and generates $335.63 million in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $103.88 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.43 on an earnings per share basis. Universal Display employs 224 workers across the globe.

The official website for Universal Display is http://www.oled.com.

Universal Display's mailing address is 375 PHILLIPS BOULEVARD, EWING NJ, 08618. The semiconductor company can be reached via phone at 609-671-0980 or via email at [email protected]