NYSE:AUOAU Optronics Stock Price, Forecast & News

$2.50

+0.03 (+1.21 %)

(As of 05/29/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$2.46

Now: $2.50▼

$2.50

50-Day Range

$2.13

MA: $2.41▼

$2.56

52-Week Range

$2.16

Now: $2.50▼

$4.29

Volume187,949 shs

Average Volume2.43 million shs

Market Capitalization$2.41 billion

P/E Ratio7.35

Dividend Yield4.26%

Beta0.73

AU Optronics Corp. researches, develops, produces, and sells thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and other flat panel displays. The company operates through two segments, Display and Solar. The Display segment designs, develops, manufactures, assembles, and markets flat panel displays for use in televisions (TVs), TV sets, and other related products; desktop monitors; mobile PCs, such as notebooks and tablets; mobile phones; and commercial and other applications, including displays for automobiles, industrial PCs, automated teller machines, point of sale terminals, pachinko machines, medical equipment, and others. This segment serves original equipment manufacturing service providers; and brand companies. The Solar segment manufactures and sells solar materials, including ingots, solar wafers, and solar modules, as well as provides technical engineering and maintenance services for solar system projects. This segment sells its ingot and solar wafer products primarily to solar cell manufacturers; and solar modules to installers, solar system integrators, property developers, and other value-added resellers. The company also engages in the renewable energy power generation; repairing and sale support of TFT-LCD modules, as well as sale support of solar-related products; injecting and stamping parts; manufacture and sale of molds, light guide plates, liquid crystal products, backlight modules, and related parts, as well as precision plastic and metal parts; IP related business; design, development and sales of software and hardware for health care industry; manufacture, assembly, and sale of automotive parts; manufacture and sale of motorized treadmills; and planning, design, and development of construction for environmental protection and related project management. It operates in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, and internationally. AU Optronics Corp. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

0.0 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for AU Optronics.

2.3 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
AU Optronics has received 493 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
AU Optronics has received 588 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
AU Optronics has received 54.39% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about AU Optronics and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe AUO will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe AUO will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

2.5 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
AU Optronics is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.26%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
AU Optronics has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of AU Optronics is 32.35 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

0.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, AU Optronics insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 16.00% of the stock of AU Optronics is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 6.60% of the stock of AU Optronics is held by institutions.

1.9 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for AU Optronics are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.37) to ($0.39) per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of AU Optronics is 7.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 13.76.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of AU Optronics is 7.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 35.61.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
AU Optronics has a P/B Ratio of 0.35. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.34 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Semiconductors & related devices

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorComputer and Technology

Current SymbolNYSE:AUO

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIK1172494

Webwww.auo.com

Phone886-3500-8800

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.49

Current Ratio1.56

Quick Ratio1.29

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio7.35

Forward P/E RatioN/A

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$10.05 billion

Price / Sales0.24

Cash Flow$1.50 per share

Price / Cash Flow1.67

Book Value$7.17 per share

Price / Book0.35

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.34

Net Income$433.98 million

Net Margins-0.59%

Return on Equity-0.81%

Return on Assets-0.42%

Miscellaneous

Employees52,241

Outstanding Shares962,420,000

Market Cap$2.41 billion

Next Earnings DateN/A

OptionableOptionable

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AU Optronics (NYSE:AUO) Frequently Asked Questions

How has AU Optronics' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

AU Optronics' stock was trading at $2.83 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AUO stock has decreased by 11.7% and is now trading at $2.50. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of AU Optronics?

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AU Optronics in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for AU Optronics.

How were AU Optronics' earnings last quarter?

AU Optronics Corp (NYSE:AUO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.16. The semiconductor company earned $86.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. AU Optronics had a negative return on equity of 0.81% and a negative net margin of 0.59%. The firm's revenue was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.36 earnings per share. View AU Optronics' earnings history.

Has AU Optronics been receiving favorable news coverage?

News headlines about AUO stock have been trending very negative on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. AU Optronics earned a media sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the semiconductor company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutAU Optronics.

Who are some of AU Optronics' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to AU Optronics include Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Cypress Semiconductor (CY), ASE Technology (ASX), IPG Photonics (IPGP), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Solaredge Technologies (SEDG), Mellanox Technologies (MLNX), ON Semiconductor (ON), Inphi (IPHI), United Microelectronics (UMC), Cree (CREE), First Solar (FSLR), SUMCO CORP/ADR (SUOPY), Cirrus Logic (CRUS) and Cabot Microelectronics (CCMP). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of AU Optronics own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AU Optronics investors own include Micron Technology (MU), NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Novavax (NVAX), Paypal (PYPL), SunPower (SPWR), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Opko Health (OPK) and Energous (WATT).

Who are AU Optronics' key executives?

AU Optronics' management team includes the following people:

Mr. Shuang-Lang Peng, Chairman & CEO (Age 60)
Mr. Kuo-Hsin Tsai, Pres, COO & Director (Age 55)
Mr. Benjamin Tseng, CFO & VP (Age 51)
Mr. Wei-Lung Liau, CTO & Sr. VP (Age 48)
Julia Chao, Head of IR Department

What is AU Optronics' stock symbol?

AU Optronics trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AUO."

Who are AU Optronics' major shareholders?

AU Optronics' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (0.52%).

Which institutional investors are selling AU Optronics stock?

AUO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC.

How do I buy shares of AU Optronics?

Shares of AUO 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is AU Optronics' stock price today?

One share of AUO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $2.50.

How big of a company is AU Optronics?

AU Optronics has a market capitalization of $2.41 billion and generates $10.05 billion in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $433.98 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.34 on an earnings per share basis. AU Optronics employs 52,241 workers across the globe.

What is AU Optronics' official website?

The official website for AU Optronics is www.auo.com.

How can I contact AU Optronics?

AU Optronics' mailing address is 1 Li-Hsin Road 2 Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu F5, 30078. The semiconductor company can be reached via phone at 886-3500-8800 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 5/31/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff