Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The semiconductor company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by ($0.15), Zacks reports. Microchip Technology had a net margin of 6.49% and a return on equity of 12.41%. Microchip Technology updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 0.050-0.150 EPS.

Microchip Technology Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MCHP opened at $51.89 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.87 billion, a PE ratio of 92.66 and a beta of 1.50. Microchip Technology has a 12 month low of $50.21 and a 12 month high of $100.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The business has a 50-day moving average of $58.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $70.26.

Microchip Technology Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 24th will be given a dividend of $0.455 per share. This represents a $1.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. Microchip Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 325.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on MCHP shares. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Microchip Technology from $90.00 to $87.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Mizuho reduced their target price on Microchip Technology from $85.00 to $72.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com raised Microchip Technology from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their price objective on Microchip Technology from $85.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Microchip Technology from $72.00 to $63.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $77.11.

About Microchip Technology

Microchip Technology Incorporated engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company offers general purpose 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit mixed-signal microcontrollers; 32-bit embedded mixed-signal microprocessors; and specialized microcontrollers for automotive, industrial, computing, communications, lighting, power supplies, motor control, human machine interface, security, wired connectivity, and wireless connectivity applications.