United Microelectronics (UMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is a Taiwan-based semiconductor foundry that provides wafer fabrication and related manufacturing services to a global customer base. Founded in 1980, the company operates as a pure-play foundry, producing integrated circuits for a range of customers including fabless semiconductor companies and integrated device manufacturers. UMC is publicly listed (NYSE: UMC) and focuses on high-reliability manufacturing rather than branding consumer products.

UMC’s core services encompass wafer fabrication using a portfolio of process technologies, with particular emphasis on mature and specialty nodes that support analog, power-management, radio-frequency (RF), and mixed-signal applications. The company offers design enablement and process support to help customers migrate designs into production and optimize yield. Its manufacturing capabilities are applied across product types such as system-on-chip components, discrete analog devices, and other application-specific integrated circuits used in end markets ranging from consumer electronics to industrial and automotive systems.

UMC serves a global market through sales and technical support networks and maintains manufacturing capacity in Taiwan as well as operations abroad to meet regional demand. Over its multi-decade history the company has positioned itself within the semiconductor ecosystem as a reliable provider of mature-node and specialty manufacturing services, working with ecosystem partners to address industry needs for power efficiency, analog performance and application-specific integration. Public disclosures and company filings provide additional detail on UMC’s facilities, technology roadmap and corporate governance for investors and customers seeking further information.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.42 to $14.22
• 50-Day Range: $8.62 to $13.12
• 52-Week Range: $6.56 to $14.22
• Volume: 23.31 million shs
• Average Volume: 11.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $35.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.57
• Dividend Yield: 2.64%
• Price Target: $8.60
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell

United Microelectronics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

United Microelectronics scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 383rd out of 624 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Sell

Consensus Rating

United Microelectronics has received a consensus rating of Strong Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

United Microelectronics has a consensus price target of $8.60, representing about 38.7% downside from its current price of $14.02.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

United Microelectronics has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for United Microelectronics are expected to grow by 20.00% in the coming year, from $0.70 to $0.84 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of United Microelectronics is 21.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.56.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of United Microelectronics is 21.57, 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 77.83.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

United Microelectronics has a PEG Ratio of 1.54. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

United Microelectronics has a P/B Ratio of 3.02. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for UMC.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

United Microelectronics pays a meaningful dividend of 2.85%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

United Microelectronics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of United Microelectronics is 56.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, United Microelectronics will have a dividend payout ratio of 44.05% next year. This indicates that United Microelectronics will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.97

News Sentiment

United Microelectronics has a news sentiment score of 0.97. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for United Microelectronics this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

21 people have searched for UMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 320% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added United Microelectronics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, United Microelectronics insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.00% of the stock of United Microelectronics is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

5.05% of the stock of United Microelectronics is held by institutions.

UMC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have UMC shares performed this year?

United Microelectronics' stock was trading at $7.86 at the beginning of the year. Since then, UMC stock has increased by 78.4% and is now trading at $14.02.

How were United Microelectronics' earnings last quarter?

United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE:UMC) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The semiconductor company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.08. The semiconductor company had revenue of $1.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.92 billion. United Microelectronics had a net margin of 20.71% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.67%.
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Does United Microelectronics have any subsidiaries?

United Microelectronics subsidiaries include these companies: MIE FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED, Best Elite International Limited, ECP Vita Pte Ltd, Everrich Energy Investment (HK) Limited, Everrich (Shandong) Energy Co Ltd, Fortune Venture Capital Corp, Green Earth Limited, and more.

Who are United Microelectronics' major shareholders?

United Microelectronics' top institutional investors include Matthews International Capital Management LLC (0.04%), Moran Wealth Management LLC (0.04%), Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC (0.01%) and SG Americas Securities LLC.

How do I buy shares of United Microelectronics?

Shares of UMC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of United Microelectronics own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that United Microelectronics investors own include Cuisine Solutions (CUSI), InnerScope Hearing Technologies (INND), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Corning (GLW) and Devon Energy (DVN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/29/2026
• Today: 5/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: ELEC COMP - SEMIC
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UMC
• CIK: 1033767
• Web: www.umc.com
• Phone: (863) 578-2258
• Fax: 886-3577-9392
• Employees: 19,016
• Year Founded: 1980

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for United Microelectronics: $8.60
• High Price Target: $8.60
• Low Price Target: $8.60
• Potential Upside/Downside: -38.7%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.57
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.03
• P/E Growth: 1.54
• Net Income: $1.29 billion
• Net Margins: 20.71%
• Pretax Margin: 22.62%
• Return on Equity: 13.67%
• Return on Assets: 8.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.12
• Current Ratio: 2.72
• Quick Ratio: 2.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $240.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.15
• Cash Flow: $1.36 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.34
• Book Value: $4.64 per share
• Price / Book: 3.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,512,143,000
• Free Float: 2,311,172,000
• Market Cap: $35.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.41