William Blair Has Negative Estimate for STM Q1 Earnings

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) – Stock analysts at William Blair reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of STMicroelectronics in a research report issued on Monday, February 3rd. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer now forecasts that the semiconductor producer will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.18. The consensus estimate for STMicroelectronics’ current full-year earnings is $1.04 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for STMicroelectronics’ FY2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Barclays downgraded shares of STMicroelectronics from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Susquehanna decreased their target price on STMicroelectronics from $33.00 to $28.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of STMicroelectronics from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of STMicroelectronics from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Citigroup raised STMicroelectronics to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $31.26.

STMicroelectronics Stock Performance

Shares of STMicroelectronics stock opened at $22.29 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.37, a current ratio of 3.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The firm has a market cap of $20.13 billion, a PE ratio of 13.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.51. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $25.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.65. STMicroelectronics has a 52 week low of $21.36 and a 52 week high of $49.05.

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The semiconductor producer reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.02. STMicroelectronics had a net margin of 11.74% and a return on equity of 8.92%.

STMicroelectronics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 25th. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.62%. STMicroelectronics’s payout ratio is currently 18.67%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On STMicroelectronics

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in STM. Creative Planning grew its holdings in STMicroelectronics by 10.9% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 66,113 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock worth $1,966,000 after acquiring an additional 6,509 shares during the period. Washington Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in STMicroelectronics in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,112,000. Naviter Wealth LLC raised its position in STMicroelectronics by 25.5% during the third quarter. Naviter Wealth LLC now owns 13,945 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $416,000 after acquiring an additional 2,833 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of STMicroelectronics by 21.5% in the 3rd quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 15,760 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $469,000 after purchasing an additional 2,790 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in STMicroelectronics by 65.2% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 9,668 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $287,000 after buying an additional 3,814 shares in the last quarter. 5.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About STMicroelectronics

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.