William Blair Issues Pessimistic Estimate for STM Earnings

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) – Stock analysts at William Blair reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for STMicroelectronics in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 4th. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer now anticipates that the semiconductor producer will post earnings of $0.18 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.46. The consensus estimate for STMicroelectronics’ current full-year earnings is $1.64 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for STMicroelectronics’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.26 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Craig Hallum reduced their target price on shares of STMicroelectronics from $42.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Susquehanna dropped their target price on shares of STMicroelectronics from $35.00 to $33.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 1st. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of STMicroelectronics from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of STMicroelectronics from $50.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of STMicroelectronics from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $37.63.

STMicroelectronics Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:STM opened at $26.49 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $23.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.90, a P/E/G ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a quick ratio of 2.16, a current ratio of 2.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. STMicroelectronics has a 12 month low of $25.95 and a 12 month high of $51.27. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $28.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $35.08.

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The semiconductor producer reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $3.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.27 billion. STMicroelectronics had a net margin of 16.11% and a return on equity of 13.29%. The business’s revenue was down 26.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.16 EPS.

STMicroelectronics Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th will be paid a $0.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 17th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.36%. STMicroelectronics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 12.35%.

Institutional Trading of STMicroelectronics

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of STM. Archer Investment Corp purchased a new position in shares of STMicroelectronics during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in STMicroelectronics by 15.8% in the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 20,465 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock worth $608,000 after purchasing an additional 2,799 shares during the period. Arjuna Capital purchased a new position in STMicroelectronics in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $266,000. Aigen Investment Management LP purchased a new position in STMicroelectronics in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,157,000. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. increased its stake in shares of STMicroelectronics by 53.9% during the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 64,812 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $1,927,000 after buying an additional 22,692 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.