Wedbush Lifts Earnings Estimates for United Microelectronics

United Microelectronics Co. (NYSE:UMC) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of United Microelectronics in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 8th. Wedbush analyst M. Bryson now expects that the semiconductor company will earn $0.14 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.13. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for United Microelectronics’ current full-year earnings is $0.51 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for United Microelectronics’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Separately, Citigroup raised United Microelectronics from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, United Microelectronics currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $7.40.

United Microelectronics Stock Performance

Shares of UMC opened at $7.74 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $6.85 and a 200 day moving average of $6.63. The company has a market capitalization of $19.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.35, a PEG ratio of 4.44 and a beta of 1.13. United Microelectronics has a 12 month low of $5.61 and a 12 month high of $9.00. The company has a current ratio of 2.19, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.78 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $57.63 billion. United Microelectronics had a return on equity of 12.78% and a net margin of 20.35%. United Microelectronics’s quarterly revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.13 EPS.

Institutional Trading of United Microelectronics

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in United Microelectronics during the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of United Microelectronics by 134.8% in the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,980 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 2,859 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC purchased a new position in United Microelectronics in the 4th quarter worth $66,000. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in United Microelectronics in the fourth quarter worth $69,000. Finally, Callan Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in United Microelectronics during the fourth quarter valued at about $70,000. 5.05% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About United Microelectronics

United Microelectronics Corporation operates as a semiconductor wafer foundry in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides circuit design, mask tooling, wafer fabrication, and assembly and testing services. It serves fabless design companies and integrated device manufacturers.