Q2 EPS Estimates for STMicroelectronics Cut by William Blair

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) – Investment analysts at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of STMicroelectronics in a report issued on Monday, February 3rd. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer now anticipates that the semiconductor producer will earn $0.17 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.25. The consensus estimate for STMicroelectronics’ current full-year earnings is $1.04 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for STMicroelectronics’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on STM. Barclays downgraded shares of STMicroelectronics from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating on shares of STMicroelectronics in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered STMicroelectronics from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $33.00 to $26.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Craig Hallum reduced their price target on STMicroelectronics from $42.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of STMicroelectronics from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, STMicroelectronics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $31.26.

STMicroelectronics Trading Down 0.4 %

NYSE STM opened at $22.29 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.42, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 2.37 and a current ratio of 3.11. STMicroelectronics has a one year low of $21.36 and a one year high of $49.05. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $25.08 and its 200 day moving average price is $27.65.

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

STMicroelectronics Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in STM. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in shares of STMicroelectronics by 26.5% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 8,195,521 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock worth $228,655,000 after purchasing an additional 1,719,257 shares during the period. Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its holdings in shares of STMicroelectronics by 674.2% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 1,396,700 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock worth $41,524,000 after purchasing an additional 1,216,300 shares during the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd acquired a new position in STMicroelectronics during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $7,642,000. Raymond James & Associates grew its stake in STMicroelectronics by 25.3% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 192,372 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock worth $5,719,000 after buying an additional 38,874 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in STMicroelectronics in the third quarter worth $4,158,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 5.05% of the company’s stock.

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.