Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) Releases Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.400-0.460 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.590. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.1 billion-$1.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.3 billion. Microchip Technology also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.40-0.46 EPS.

Microchip Technology Price Performance

Shares of MCHP traded down $8.94 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $75.43. The stock had a trading volume of 17,482,866 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,510,382. Microchip Technology has a 52 week low of $68.75 and a 52 week high of $100.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $91.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $89.42. The company has a market capitalization of $40.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.74 and a beta of 1.54.

Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The semiconductor company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.01. Microchip Technology had a return on equity of 27.82% and a net margin of 20.80%. The company had revenue of $1.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.24 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.56 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 45.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Microchip Technology will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microchip Technology Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.454 per share. This is an increase from Microchip Technology’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 22nd. This represents a $1.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.41%. Microchip Technology’s payout ratio is currently 52.16%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Microchip Technology in a research note on Monday, May 13th. They issued a buy rating and a $115.00 price objective on the stock. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Microchip Technology from $96.00 to $89.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Evercore ISI assumed coverage on Microchip Technology in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. They set an outperform rating and a $106.00 price target on the stock. B. Riley reduced their price objective on Microchip Technology from $110.00 to $103.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, Mizuho raised Microchip Technology from a neutral rating to a buy rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $85.00 to $115.00 in a report on Friday, May 24th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Microchip Technology presently has an average rating of Moderate Buy and an average target price of $99.15.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO James Eric Bjornholt sold 3,188 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.98, for a total value of $318,736.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 33,257 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,325,034.86. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, Director Matthew W. Chapman sold 2,748 shares of Microchip Technology stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.88, for a total value of $257,982.24. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 35,682 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,349,826.16. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO James Eric Bjornholt sold 3,188 shares of Microchip Technology stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.98, for a total transaction of $318,736.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 33,257 shares in the company, valued at $3,325,034.86. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 23,993 shares of company stock worth $2,251,857 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.07% of the company’s stock.

Microchip Technology Company Profile

Microchip Technology Incorporated develops, manufactures, and sells smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company offers general purpose 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers; 32-bit embedded mixed-signal microprocessors; and specialized microcontrollers for automotive, industrial, computing, communications, lighting, power supplies, motor control, human machine interface, security, wired connectivity, and wireless connectivity applications.