How to buy Universal Display Corporation stock

Universal Display Corporation is a semiconductor equipment & materials business based in the US. Universal Display Corporation shares (OLED) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Universal Display Corporation employs 349 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Universal Display Corporation share price

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Universal Display Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-23.

52-week range	$138.58 - $262.53
50-day moving average	$226.39
200-day moving average	$223.77
Wall St. target price	$242.18
PE ratio	78.2536
Dividend yield	$0.6 (0.27%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$2.80

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Is Universal Display Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Universal Display Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Universal Display Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Universal Display Corporation's P/E ratio

Universal Display Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 78x. In other words, Universal Display Corporation shares trade at around 78x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Universal Display Corporation's PEG ratio

Universal Display Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.7025. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Universal Display Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Universal Display Corporation's EBITDA

Universal Display Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $194.7 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Universal Display Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Universal Display Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$428.9 million
Operating margin TTM	36.73%
Gross profit TTM	$324.7 million
Return on assets TTM	8.24%
Return on equity TTM	15.47%
Profit margin	31.1%
Book value	$19.16
Market capitalisation	$10.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Universal Display Corporation shares

There are currently 822,709 Universal Display Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Universal Display Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 17.8% down from 1.0 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Universal Display Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Universal Display Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Universal Display Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Universal Display Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Universal Display Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 475554.33526012). Universal Display Corporation's SIR currently stands at 1.73. In other words for every 100,000 Universal Display Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1730 shares are currently held short.

However Universal Display Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Universal Display Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Universal Display Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Universal Display Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Universal Display Corporation shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0206% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Universal Display Corporation shares, roughly 21 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Universal Display Corporation.

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Universal Display Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 23.21% of net profits

Recently Universal Display Corporation has paid out, on average, around 23.21% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.36% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Universal Display Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0.36% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Universal Display Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.6 per share.

While Universal Display Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Universal Display Corporation is investing more in its future growth.

Universal Display Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 30 March 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 14 March 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Universal Display Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Universal Display Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $138.5755 up to $262.5332. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Universal Display Corporation's is 1.38. This would suggest that Universal Display Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Universal Display Corporation overview

Universal Display Corporation engages in the research, development, and commercialization of organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies and materials for use in display and solid-state lighting applications. As of February 18, 2021, it owned, exclusively licenses, or had sole rights to sublicense approximately 5,000 issued and pending patents worldwide. The company licenses and supplies its proprietary UniversalPHOLED materials to display and lighting manufacturers, and others. It is also involved in the research, development, and commercialization of other OLED device and manufacturing technologies, including FOLED that are flexible OLEDs for the fabrication of OLEDs on flexible substrates; OVJP, an organic vapor jet printing technology; thin-film encapsulation technology for the packaging of flexible OLEDs and other thin-film devices, as well as for use as a barrier film for plastic substrates; and UniversalP2OLED, which are printable phosphorescent OLEDs. In addition, the company provides technology development and support services, including third-party collaboration and support to third parties for the commercialization of their OLED products. Further, it provides contract research services in the areas of chemical materials synthesis research, development, and commercialization for non-OLED applications. Universal Display Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Universal Display Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 8.884% of Universal Display Corporation shares are held by insiders and 74.547% by institutions.

• How many people work for Universal Display Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 349 work at Universal Display Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for Universal Display Corporation?

  Universal Display Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Universal Display Corporation based?

  Universal Display Corporation's address is: 375 Phillips Boulevard, Ewing, NJ, United States, 08618

• What is Universal Display Corporation's ISIN number?

  Universal Display Corporation's international securities identification number is: US91347P1057

• What is Universal Display Corporation's CUSIP number?

  Universal Display Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 91347P105