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After finishing at $138.90 in the prior trading day, Universal Display Corp (NASDAQ: OLED) closed at $117.52, down -15.39%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$15.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.35 million shares were traded. OLED stock price reached its highest trading level at $133.2925 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $117.35.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of OLED by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.43. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.72 and its Current Ratio is at 7.18. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.01.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Oppenheimer on January 02, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $200 from $220 previously.
On October 31, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $250 to $225.
TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on August 02, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $210 to $250.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 04 ’24 when LACERTE LAWRENCE bought 742 shares for $180.89 per share. The transaction valued at 134,220 led to the insider holds 122,372 shares of the business.
ELIAS RICHARD C sold 5,064 shares of OLED for $975,326 on Aug 29 ’24. The Director now owns 4,439 shares after completing the transaction at $192.60 per share. On Aug 28 ’24, another insider, LACERTE LAWRENCE, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $187.99 each. As a result, the insider paid 187,990 and bolstered with 121,316 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, OLED now has a Market Capitalization of 5578568704 and an Enterprise Value of 5108881920. As of this moment, Universal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.75. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.888 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.056.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for OLED is 1.45, which has changed by -0.27866435 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.036926866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, OLED has reached a high of $237.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $136.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -20.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -33.97%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 723.29K shares per day over the past 3-months and 754060 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 47.47M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 43.76M. Insiders hold about 7.81% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.27% stake in the company. Shares short for OLED as of 1741910400 were 1534059 with a Short Ratio of 2.12, compared to 1739491200 on 1409047. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1534059 and a Short% of Float of 3.2899998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, OLED’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.6, compared to 1.65 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011519079The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.68.