Universal Display Co. (NASDAQ:OLED – Free Report) – Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Universal Display in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, April 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the semiconductor company will earn $5.35 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.34. The consensus estimate for Universal Display’s current full-year earnings is $4.72 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Universal Display’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS.
Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $158.32 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.08 million. Universal Display had a return on equity of 14.85% and a net margin of 35.22%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.36 EPS.
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Universal Display Trading Up 1.1 %
NASDAQ OLED opened at $153.90 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $7.29 billion, a PE ratio of 36.30, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.45. Universal Display has a 12 month low of $125.98 and a 12 month high of $194.84. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $167.08 and a 200-day moving average of $169.27.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp increased its position in Universal Display by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 3,367 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $643,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. 1492 Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Universal Display by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. 1492 Capital Management LLC now owns 9,543 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,825,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina increased its position in shares of Universal Display by 0.5% in the third quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 20,516 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,221,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its position in shares of Universal Display by 21.0% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 606 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $116,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Finally, Bahl & Gaynor Inc. increased its position in shares of Universal Display by 0.6% in the third quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. now owns 18,288 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,871,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.19% of the company’s stock.
Universal Display Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This is a boost from Universal Display’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 14th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.04%. Universal Display’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.74%.
About Universal Display
Universal Display Corporation engages in the research, development, and commercialization of organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies and materials for use in display and solid-state lighting applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers PHOLED technologies and materials for displays and lighting products under the UniversalPHOLED brand.
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