William Blair Expects Weaker Earnings for STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) – Equities researchers at William Blair reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of STMicroelectronics in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 3rd. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer now expects that the semiconductor producer will post earnings of $0.17 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.25. The consensus estimate for STMicroelectronics’ current full-year earnings is $1.04 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for STMicroelectronics’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS.

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The semiconductor producer reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.02. STMicroelectronics had a return on equity of 8.92% and a net margin of 11.74%.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on STM. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on STMicroelectronics from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 1st. Morgan Stanley cut STMicroelectronics from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Craig Hallum decreased their price objective on STMicroelectronics from $42.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Sanford C. Bernstein cut STMicroelectronics from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of STMicroelectronics in a report on Monday, December 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $33.40.

STMicroelectronics Stock Up 3.3 %

STMicroelectronics stock opened at $22.36 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $20.20 billion, a PE ratio of 13.47, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.51. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $25.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $27.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 2.37 and a current ratio of 3.11. STMicroelectronics has a fifty-two week low of $21.36 and a fifty-two week high of $49.05.

STMicroelectronics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 25th. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.61%. STMicroelectronics’s payout ratio is currently 18.67%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On STMicroelectronics

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of STMicroelectronics during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Archer Investment Corp purchased a new stake in shares of STMicroelectronics in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Waldron Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of STMicroelectronics in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of STMicroelectronics by 81.4% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,183 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 531 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of STMicroelectronics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 5.05% of the company’s stock.

STMicroelectronics Company Profile

STMicroelectronics N.V., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through Automotive and Discrete Group; Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group; and Microcontrollers and Digital ICs Group segments.