Wedbush Expects Higher Earnings for United Microelectronics

United Microelectronics Co. (NYSE:UMC) – Equities researchers at Wedbush upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of United Microelectronics in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, June 5th. Wedbush analyst M. Bryson now expects 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.

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

United Microelectronics Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of United Microelectronics stock opened at $7.89 on Monday. United Microelectronics has a 12-month low of $5.61 and a 12-month high of $9.00. The stock has a market cap of $19.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.60, a P/E/G ratio of 4.44 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 2.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The business’s 50 day moving average is $7.27 and its 200-day moving average is $6.74.

United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) last released 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). United Microelectronics had a net margin of 20.35% and a return on equity of 12.78%. The firm had revenue of $1.78 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $57.63 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.13 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of United Microelectronics

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of United Microelectronics during the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of United Microelectronics by 134.8% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,980 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 2,859 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of United Microelectronics during the 4th quarter worth $66,000. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of United Microelectronics during the 4th quarter worth $69,000. Finally, Callan Family Office LLC bought a new stake in shares of United Microelectronics during the 4th quarter worth $70,000. 5.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

United Microelectronics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 24th will be given a dividend of $0.3661 per share. This is an increase from United Microelectronics’s previous annual dividend of $0.36. This represents a dividend yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 24th. United Microelectronics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.