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United Microelectronics (UMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$15.43 -0.33 (-2.11%)
Closing price 11/13/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$15.00 -0.43 (-2.77%)
As of 11/13/2026 08:00 PM Eastern
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About United Microelectronics Stock (NYSE:UMC)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$15.04
▼
$15.73
50-Day Range
$13.36
▼
$26.29
52-Week Range
$6.97
▼
$28.96
Volume
9.04 million shs
Average Volume
14.09 million shs
Market Capitalization
$38.84 billion
P/E Ratio
14.29
Dividend Yield
2.01%
Price Target
$36.79
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is a Taiwan-based semiconductor foundry that manufactures integrated circuits for other companies. It provides wafer fabrication and related services to fabless chip designers and integrated device manufacturers, rather than selling its own branded semiconductor products.

Founded in 1980, UMC was Taiwan’s first semiconductor company. Its manufacturing and technology offerings serve applications including communications, consumer electronics, computing, automotive and industrial products. The company provides process technologies such as specialty logic, embedded memory, high-voltage and radio-frequency solutions.

UMC operates manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, Singapore and China and serves customers around the world. Its services also include support for chip design and production, helping customers move semiconductor products from development into manufacturing.

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United Microelectronics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

UMC MarketRank™: 
4.36436239853 of 5 stars

United Microelectronics scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 142nd out of 594 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    United Microelectronics has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    United Microelectronics has a consensus price target of $36.79, representing about 138.4% upside from its current price of $15.43.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    United Microelectronics has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about United Microelectronics' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for United Microelectronics are expected to decrease by -11.40% in the coming year, from $1.14 to $1.01 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of United Microelectronics is 14.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of United Microelectronics is 14.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 42.20.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    United Microelectronics has a PEG Ratio of 0.44. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    United Microelectronics has a P/B Ratio of 2.64. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about United Microelectronics' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.45% of the float of United Microelectronics has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    United Microelectronics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in United Microelectronics has recently increased by 11.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    United Microelectronics pays a meaningful dividend of 1.95%, 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 28.70%. 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 30.69% next year. This indicates that United Microelectronics will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about United Microelectronics' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    United Microelectronics has a news sentiment score of 0.86. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for United Microelectronics this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 8 people have searched for UMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -64% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    9 people have added United Microelectronics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about United Microelectronics' insider trading history.
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UMC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

United Microelectronics' stock was trading at $7.86 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, UMC shares have increased by 96.3% and is now trading at $15.4280.

United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE:UMC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.02. The semiconductor company earned $2.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.33 billion. United Microelectronics had a net margin of 31.96% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.12%.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of United Microelectronics: 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.

United Microelectronics' top institutional investors include State Street Corp (0.17%), Empowered Funds LLC (0.08%), Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund (0.05%) and Matthews International Capital Management LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Che-Jen Hu, Chitung Liu and Jen-Tsung Lin.

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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that United Microelectronics investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Micron Technology (MU), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Intel (INTC) and Pfizer (PFE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/28/2026
Today
11/14/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
1/27/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Sub-Industry
Semiconductors
Current Symbol
NYSE:UMC
CIK
1033767
Employees
19,097
Year Founded
1980

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$68.00
Low Price Target
$8.60
Potential Upside/Downside
+138.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.08
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.29
Forward P/E Ratio
15.28
P/E Growth
0.44
Net Income
$1.29 billion
Net Margins
31.96%
Pretax Margin
35.87%
Return on Equity
20.12%
Return on Assets
13.53%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.13
Current Ratio
3.27
Quick Ratio
2.75

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.57 billion
Price / Sales
5.13
Cash Flow
$1.23 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.52
Book Value
$5.85 per share
Price / Book
2.64

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
2,517,630,000
Free Float
2,316,221,000
Market Cap
$38.84 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.76

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This page (NYSE:UMC) was last updated on 11/13/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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