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. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 14th will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share on Friday, December 28th. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend 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) posted its earnings results on Thursday, November, 1st. The semiconductor company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.18. The semiconductor company had revenue of $77.55 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.21 million. Universal Display had a net margin of 24.70% and a return on equity of 12.77%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 25.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.28 earnings per share. 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 updated its FY 2018 earnings guidance on Thursday, November, 1st. The company provided earnings per share 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 Wall Street 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 stock price to reach $144.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 48.6% 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.

News articles about OLED stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Universal Display earned a media sentiment score of 0.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the semiconductor company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Universal Display saw a increase in short interest in the month of 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 short-interest ratio is currently 5.0 days. Currently, 23.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 acquired 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 $97.40.

Universal Display has a market capitalization of $4.52 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]