Universal Electronics (UEIC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ: UEIC) designs, develops, manufactures and distributes control and connectivity products for home entertainment and smart-home systems. Its offerings include universal remote controls, streaming-device remotes, replacement remotes, wireless and connected-home products, and related software and technology solutions.

The company serves consumers, retailers, consumer-electronics manufacturers, cable and satellite providers, telecommunications companies and other service providers. Its products are marketed through retail channels and supplied to businesses for use with televisions, audio equipment, set-top boxes, streaming devices and other connected-home products.

Universal Electronics sells its products internationally, with operations and customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. The company was founded in 1986 and is associated with brands including One For All and various licensed and private-label product lines.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.33 to $5.74
• 50-Day Range: $4.30 to $5.88
• 52-Week Range: $2.69 to $5.99
• Volume: 32,706 shs
• Average Volume: 56,888 shs
• Market Capitalization: $73.09 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $4.25
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Universal Electronics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Universal Electronics scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 395th out of 477 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Universal Electronics has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Universal Electronics has a consensus price target of $4.25, representing about 25.0% downside from its current price of $5.67.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Universal Electronics has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Universal Electronics is -4.89, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Universal Electronics is -4.89, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Universal Electronics has a P/B Ratio of 0.52. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.38% of the float of Universal Electronics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Universal Electronics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.21, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Universal Electronics has recently increased by 30.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Universal Electronics does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Universal Electronics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.20

News Sentiment

Universal Electronics has a news sentiment score of 0.20. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Universal Electronics this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for UEIC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Universal Electronics insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,201,304.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.10% of the stock of Universal Electronics is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.35% of the stock of Universal Electronics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 8/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 8/24/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Household Durables
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Electronics
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:UEIC
• CIK: 101984
• Web: www.uei.com
• Phone: (480) 530-3000
• Fax: 714-918-4100
• Employees: 3,099
• Year Founded: 1986

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Universal Electronics: $4.25
• High Price Target: $5.00
• Low Price Target: $3.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: -25.0%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.16)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$18.60 million
• Net Margins: -4.57%
• Pretax Margin: -2.36%
• Return on Equity: 2.70%
• Return on Assets: 1.44%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.77
• Quick Ratio: 1.16

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $368.29 million
• Price / Sales: 0.20
• Cash Flow: $1.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.69
• Book Value: $10.94 per share
• Price / Book: 0.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,890,000
• Free Float: 10,682,000
• Market Cap: $73.09 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.19