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

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

Universal Display declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, November 5th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.24%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 13th. View Universal Display's Dividend History.

Universal Display Co. (NASDAQ:OLED) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 1st. The semiconductor company reported $0.48 earnings per share (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 analyst estimates of $92.21 million. Universal Display had a return on equity of 12.77% and a net margin of 24.70%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 25.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $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 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 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Universal Display's stock. Their forecasts range from $105.00 to $175.00. On average, they expect Universal Display's share price to reach $144.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 44.7% 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 coverage about OLED stock has trended positive on Friday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Universal Display earned a coverage optimism score of 2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the semiconductor company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

Universal Display saw a increase in short interest during 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 daily 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 a variety of 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 bought 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 $100.01.

Universal Display has a market capitalization of $4.53 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]