Universal Display (OLED) Competitors $149.51 -2.41 (-1.59%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$150.05 +0.54 (+0.36%) As of 07:48 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock OLED vs. STM, NOK, ERIC, UI, ON, ASX, GFS, HUBB, FLEX, and UMCShould you be buying Universal Display stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Display include STMicroelectronics (STM), Nokia (NOK), Ericsson (ERIC), Ubiquiti (UI), ON Semiconductor (ON), ASE Technology (ASX), GlobalFoundries (GFS), Hubbell (HUBB), Flex (FLEX), and United Microelectronics (UMC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Universal Display vs. Its Competitors STMicroelectronics Nokia Ericsson Ubiquiti ON Semiconductor ASE Technology GlobalFoundries Hubbell Flex United Microelectronics Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is OLED or STM more profitable? Universal Display has a net margin of 35.40% compared to STMicroelectronics' net margin of 8.94%. Universal Display's return on equity of 15.35% beat STMicroelectronics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Universal Display35.40% 15.35% 13.47% STMicroelectronics 8.94%6.28%4.43% Which has more risk & volatility, OLED or STM? Universal Display has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STMicroelectronics has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OLED or STM? 78.2% of Universal Display shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of STMicroelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Universal Display shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is OLED or STM a better dividend stock? Universal Display pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. STMicroelectronics pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Universal Display pays out 37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. STMicroelectronics pays out 26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Universal Display has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Universal Display is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate OLED or STM? Universal Display currently has a consensus target price of $190.43, suggesting a potential upside of 27.37%. STMicroelectronics has a consensus target price of $33.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.47%. Given Universal Display's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Universal Display is more favorable than STMicroelectronics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Universal Display 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71STMicroelectronics 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OLED or STM? STMicroelectronics has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Display. STMicroelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Display, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUniversal Display$647.68M10.97$222.08M$4.8131.08STMicroelectronics$13.27B1.82$1.56B$1.1822.74 Does the media refer more to OLED or STM? In the previous week, STMicroelectronics had 16 more articles in the media than Universal Display. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for STMicroelectronics and 11 mentions for Universal Display. Universal Display's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat STMicroelectronics' score of 0.57 indicating that Universal Display is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Universal Display 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive STMicroelectronics 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryUniversal Display beats STMicroelectronics on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Universal Display News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OLED and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding OLED and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart OLED vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUniversal DisplayELEC IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.22B$5.60B$28.86B$9.48BDividend Yield1.18%2.75%3.00%3.99%P/E Ratio31.0829.9831.1017.21Price / Sales10.972.281,792.45103.11Price / Cash26.2323.5138.6558.97Price / Book4.392.297.825.90Net Income$222.08M$171.53M$781.95M$258.42M7 Day Performance-1.25%1.38%1.29%1.94%1 Month Performance-3.96%4.35%7.09%12.02%1 Year Performance-33.28%-1.84%52,962.36%20.80% Universal Display Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OLEDUniversal Display4.528 of 5 stars$149.51-1.6%$190.43+27.4%-34.3%$7.22B$647.68M31.08440Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionSTMSTMicroelectronics4.6893 of 5 stars$31.81-1.4%$29.67-6.7%-21.2%$28.57B$13.27B26.9549,602Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap DownNOKNokia3.5266 of 5 stars$4.89-1.9%$5.85+19.8%+21.8%$26.29B$20.80B32.5780,361Trending NewsGap DownERICEricsson3.9145 of 5 stars$7.84-2.5%$9.80+25.0%+15.2%$26.25B$249.58B156.8094,326UIUbiquiti1.8339 of 5 stars$411.90+1.7%$343.50-16.6%+163.7%$24.92B$1.93B45.361,515News CoverageAnalyst RevisionONON Semiconductor3.9108 of 5 stars$59.07-1.1%$57.65-2.4%-18.8%$24.68B$7.08B41.0226,490Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastASXASE Technology3.368 of 5 stars$10.22-1.9%N/A-4.7%$22.55B$610.76B21.7397,079Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGFSGlobalFoundries3.162 of 5 stars$40.35-2.1%$47.46+17.6%-25.4%$22.31B$6.79B-118.6713,000HUBBHubbell2.384 of 5 stars$415.46-0.9%$456.25+9.8%+14.5%$22.17B$5.63B28.1117,700Upcoming EarningsFLEXFlex3.3349 of 5 stars$51.96-0.4%$49.43-4.9%+81.0%$19.42B$25.81B24.51147,979Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownUMCUnited Microelectronics3.0766 of 5 stars$7.45-0.7%$7.40-0.6%-3.6%$18.70B$7.09B13.7919,016News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies STMicroelectronics Competitors Nokia Competitors Ericsson Competitors Ubiquiti Competitors ON Semiconductor Competitors ASE Technology Competitors GlobalFoundries Competitors Hubbell Competitors Flex Competitors United Microelectronics Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:OLED) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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