In the past week, OLED stock has gone up by 3.76%, with a monthly decline of -4.05% and a quarterly plunge of -27.75%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.07%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.95% for Universal Display Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.02% for OLED’s stock, with a simple moving average of -17.71% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Universal Display Corp (NASDAQ: OLED) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Universal Display Corp (NASDAQ: OLED) is 30.46x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for OLED is 1.39. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for OLED is 43.83M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.52% of that float. On January 09, 2025, OLED’s average trading volume was 558.64K shares.
OLED) stock’s latest price update
Universal Display Corp (NASDAQ: OLED) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -1.47 compared to its previous closing price of 153.97. However, the company has seen a gain of 3.76% in its stock price over the last five trading days. accesswire.com reported 2025-01-08 that NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 8, 2025 / Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors that it has commenced an investigation of Universal Display Corporation (“Universal Display Corporation”) (NASDAQ:OLED) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws. On August 1, 2024, Universal reported solid 2Q 2024 results and raised the bottom-end of its full year revenue outlook.
Analysts’ Opinion of OLED
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OLED stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for OLED by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for OLED in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $200 based on the research report published on January 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OLED reach a price target of $225, previously predicting the price at $250. The rating they have provided for OLED stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 31st, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to OLED, setting the target price at $250 in the report published on August 02nd of the previous year.
OLED Trading at -8.09% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OLED to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -35.99% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.95%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.07%, as shares sank -3.95% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -24.96% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OLED rose by +3.76%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -8.71% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $153.26. In addition, Universal Display Corp saw 3.76% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at OLED starting from LACERTE LAWRENCE, who purchase 742 shares at the price of $180.89 back on Nov 04 ’24. After this action, LACERTE LAWRENCE now owns 122,372 shares of Universal Display Corp, valued at $134,220 using the latest closing price.
ELIAS RICHARD C, the Director of Universal Display Corp, sale 5,064 shares at $192.60 during a trade that took place back on Aug 29 ’24, which means that ELIAS RICHARD C is holding 4,439 shares at $975,326 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OLED
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.39 for the present operating margin
- 0.75 for the gross margin
The net margin for Universal Display Corp stands at 0.37. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 15.99, with 13.82 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 260.59 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 11.09. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.34for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.36. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 7.18.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Universal Display Corp (OLED) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
