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United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
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United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC - Free Report) closed at $9.05 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.91% move from the prior day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.95%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.8%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.28%.
Coming into today, shares of the company had gained 14.43% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector lost 0.21%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.1%.
United Microelectronics Corporation will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect United Microelectronics Corporation to post earnings of $0.33 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 83.33%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $2.32 billion, up 26.93% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $1.26 per share and revenue of $9.21 billion, which would represent changes of +51.81% and +20.77%, respectively, from the prior year.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for United Microelectronics Corporation should also be noted by investors. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. United Microelectronics Corporation is holding a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) right now.
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that United Microelectronics Corporation has a Forward P/E ratio of 7.05 right now. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 16.56.
The Electronics - Semiconductors industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 105, putting it in the top 42% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.
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United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC - Free Report) closed at $9.05 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.91% move from the prior day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.95%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.8%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.28%.
Coming into today, shares of the company had gained 14.43% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector lost 0.21%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.1%.
United Microelectronics Corporation will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect United Microelectronics Corporation to post earnings of $0.33 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 83.33%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $2.32 billion, up 26.93% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $1.26 per share and revenue of $9.21 billion, which would represent changes of +51.81% and +20.77%, respectively, from the prior year.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for United Microelectronics Corporation should also be noted by investors. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. United Microelectronics Corporation is holding a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) right now.
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that United Microelectronics Corporation has a Forward P/E ratio of 7.05 right now. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 16.56.
The Electronics - Semiconductors industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 105, putting it in the top 42% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.