William Blair Issues Pessimistic Estimate for STM Earnings

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) – Research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for STMicroelectronics in a 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 previous forecast 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.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on STM. Morgan Stanley downgraded STMicroelectronics from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Susquehanna reduced their price target on STMicroelectronics from $35.00 to $33.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Craig Hallum reduced their price target on STMicroelectronics from $42.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. StockNews.com downgraded STMicroelectronics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their target price on STMicroelectronics from $50.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $37.63.

STMicroelectronics Stock Performance

NYSE STM opened at $26.49 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $23.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.90, a price-to-earnings-growth 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. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $28.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.08. STMicroelectronics has a twelve month low of $25.95 and a twelve month high of $51.27.

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

Institutional Trading of STMicroelectronics

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Van ECK Associates Corp grew 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 buying an additional 1,719,257 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in STMicroelectronics by 177.3% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,311,888 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $90,806,000 after acquiring an additional 1,478,213 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in STMicroelectronics by 1,564,831.9% in the 1st quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,079,803 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $46,690,000 after acquiring an additional 1,079,734 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its holdings in STMicroelectronics by 128.1% in the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 648,403 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $25,469,000 after acquiring an additional 364,184 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Delta Global Management LP grew its stake in shares of STMicroelectronics by 31.3% during the 1st quarter. Delta Global Management LP now owns 1,047,650 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $45,300,000 after buying an additional 249,905 shares during the period. 5.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

STMicroelectronics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 17th. STMicroelectronics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 12.35%.

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.