William Blair Issues Negative Forecast for STM Earnings

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) – Equities research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for STMicroelectronics in a report issued on Monday, February 3rd. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer now forecasts that the semiconductor producer will post earnings of $0.17 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

STM has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Craig Hallum reduced their target price on STMicroelectronics from $42.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 31st. TD Cowen lowered STMicroelectronics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $32.00 to $25.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating on shares of STMicroelectronics in a report on Monday, December 9th. BNP Paribas started coverage on shares of STMicroelectronics in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $28.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut STMicroelectronics from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $31.26.

STMicroelectronics Stock Up 1.9 %

STM opened at $22.73 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $20.53 billion, a PE ratio of 13.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.51. STMicroelectronics has a twelve month low of $21.36 and a twelve month high of $49.05. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $25.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $27.61. The company has a quick ratio of 2.37, a current ratio of 3.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The semiconductor producer reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be paid a $0.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 25th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.58%. STMicroelectronics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.67%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On STMicroelectronics

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in shares of STMicroelectronics by 0.7% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 68,885 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock worth $2,048,000 after buying an additional 493 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in STMicroelectronics by 81.4% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,183 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 531 shares during the last quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in STMicroelectronics by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 68,573 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock worth $2,039,000 after acquiring an additional 634 shares in the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC increased its position in shares of STMicroelectronics by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 10,278 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $306,000 after purchasing an additional 733 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of STMicroelectronics by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 15,267 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $454,000 after purchasing an additional 736 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 5.05% of the company’s stock.

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.