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United Micro (UMCB) Stock Price & Analysis

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UMCB Stock Chart & Stats

€13.00€0.00(0.00%)
At close: 5:30 PM GMT+1
€12.5€15€17.5€20Aug 6Aug 25Sep 7Sep 22Oct 5Oct 22Nov 2
Day’s Range
EUR 13.00 - EUR 13.70
52-Week Range
EUR 5.95 - EUR 25.00
Previous Close
EUR 13.00
Volume
N/A
Average Volume (3M)
154
Market Cap
EUR 34.57B
Enterprise Value
EUR 59.46B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
EUR 151.58B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
EUR 70.39B
Price to Earnings (P/E)
15.3
Beta
0.12
Next Earnings
Jan 26, 2027 (Est.)
EPS Estimate
0.19
Next Dividend Ex-Date
N/A
Dividend Yield
2.69%

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Strong Profitability And Low Leverage

UMC combines high current profitability with conservative leverage, giving it financial flexibility through the semiconductor cycle. A strong equity base and low debt burden can support capacity investment, protect resilience during downturns, and preserve room for strategic growth initiatives.

Improving Demand And Utilization

Record shipments, rising utilization, and double-digit year-to-date revenue growth indicate broadening demand across UMC’s foundry operations. Higher fab loading improves fixed-cost absorption, while sustained customer demand supports revenue visibility and strengthens operating leverage over the next several quarters.

Differentiated Specialty Technology Expansion

Qualification by multiple hyperscalers and planned ramps in silicon photonics and advanced packaging broaden UMC’s technology portfolio beyond traditional mature-node demand. These differentiated platforms can deepen customer relationships, capture AI infrastructure growth, and support attractive margins as production scales.

Bears Say

Sustained Gross-margin Pressure

The investment cycle is expected to raise depreciation while raw material costs also increase, creating a durable headwind to gross margins. Even with pricing improvement, cost inflation may limit earnings conversion and prevent profitability from returning to prior peak levels.

Capacity Constraints Limit Growth

Utilization above 90% and several technologies operating near full capacity leave limited room to increase shipments before new fabs come online. Because most additional capacity is delayed until late 2028, constrained supply could cap near-term revenue growth and defer customer opportunities.

Cyclical And Uneven End-market Demand

UMC’s history of sharp revenue declines and current weakness in selected smartphone and computer segments demonstrate continuing sensitivity to semiconductor cycles. Uneven recovery across end markets can create volatility in wafer volumes, utilization, product mix, and margins despite stronger demand elsewhere.

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UMCB FAQ

What was United Micro’s price range in the past 12 months?
United Micro lowest stock price was €5.95 and its highest was €25.00 in the past 12 months.
What is United Micro’s market cap?
United Micro’s market cap is €34.57B.
When is United Micro’s upcoming earnings report date?
United Micro’s next earnings report is estimated for Jan 26, 2027 (not yet confirmed), which is in 75 days.
How were United Micro’s earnings last quarter?
United Micro released its earnings results on Oct 28, 2026. The company reported €0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of €0.187 by -€0.006.
Is United Micro overvalued?
Not enough analysts have published a price target to calculate whether the price is overvalued.
Does United Micro pay dividends?
United Micro does not currently pay dividends.
What is United Micro’s EPS estimate?
United Micro’s EPS estimate is 0.19.
How many shares outstanding does United Micro have?
United Micro has 2,514,018,800 shares outstanding.
What happened to United Micro’s price movement after its last earnings report?
United Micro reported an EPS of €0.18 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of €0.187. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 1.786%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of United Micro?
Hedge funds hold United Micro shares: the largest hedge-fund position in United Micro is 1,640,870,991 shares, and hedge funds decreased their holdings by 124.6K shares last quarter.
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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