Wedbush Issues Optimistic Estimate for UMC Earnings

United Microelectronics Co. (NYSE:UMC) – Wedbush upped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for United Microelectronics in a note issued to investors on Thursday, June 5th. Wedbush analyst M. Bryson now anticipates that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.12. Wedbush 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’ FY2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $1.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $57.63 billion. United Microelectronics had a return on equity of 12.78% and a net margin of 20.35%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating on shares of United Microelectronics in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Citigroup upgraded shares of United Microelectronics from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, United Microelectronics currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $7.40.

United Microelectronics Trading Up 1.5%

NYSE UMC opened at $7.75 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $19.46 billion, a PE ratio of 13.35, a P/E/G ratio of 4.44 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a fifty day moving average of $7.24 and a 200 day moving average of $6.73. United Microelectronics has a 1 year low of $5.61 and a 1 year high of $9.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.19 and a quick ratio of 1.76.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in United Microelectronics in the first quarter valued at $29,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of United Microelectronics by 134.8% during the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,980 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 2,859 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of United Microelectronics during the fourth quarter worth about $66,000. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of United Microelectronics during the fourth quarter worth about $69,000. Finally, Callan Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of United Microelectronics during the fourth quarter worth about $70,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 5.05% of the company’s stock.

United Microelectronics Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 24th will be issued a $0.3661 dividend. This is a boost from United Microelectronics’s previous annual dividend of $0.36. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 24th. This represents a yield of 4.6%. United Microelectronics’s payout ratio is presently 64.81%.

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.