Research Analysts Offer Predictions for UMC Q2 Earnings

United Microelectronics Co. (NYSE:UMC) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of United Microelectronics in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 8th. Wedbush analyst M. Bryson now forecasts that the semiconductor company will earn $0.14 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.13. Wedbush currently 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’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.01). United Microelectronics had a return on equity of 12.78% and a net margin of 20.35%. The company had revenue of $1.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $57.63 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Separately, Citigroup upgraded United Microelectronics from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $7.40.

United Microelectronics Stock Up 3.2%

Shares of UMC opened at $7.69 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 2.19. United Microelectronics has a one year low of $5.61 and a one year high of $9.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.25, a PEG ratio of 4.44 and a beta of 1.13. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $6.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $6.62.

Institutional Trading of United Microelectronics

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Citigroup Inc. grew its holdings in United Microelectronics by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 6,030,617 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $43,119,000 after buying an additional 196,262 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in United Microelectronics by 7.9% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 90,510 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $647,000 after buying an additional 6,659 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in shares of United Microelectronics by 114.0% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 262,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,873,000 after purchasing an additional 139,592 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of United Microelectronics by 95.9% in the 1st quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 172,220 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,231,000 after purchasing an additional 84,306 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Canopy Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of United Microelectronics by 8.0% in the 1st quarter. Canopy Partners LLC now owns 26,781 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $191,000 after purchasing an additional 1,977 shares during the last quarter. 5.05% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.